Special Events

A Special Visit by Lama Rinchen Palmo

‘Awakening from the Dream of Samsara’
Saturday and Sunday 17 & 18 October 2026, 2pm to 5pm with tea break.

We are delighted to welcome Lama Rinchen Palmo to Samye Dzong Scarborough.

Lama Rinchen will guide us through the Four Ways of Changing the Mind, with meditation, teachings and time for questions.

These contemplations help us to cultivate gratitude for this precious life, understand impermanence, develop confidence in karma, and discover deeper and more lasting happiness and freedom.

This will be a special opportunity to spend a weekend exploring these fundamental Buddhist contemplations with a highly experienced Lama.

About Lama Rinchen Palmo

Of French descent, Lama Rinchen Palmo is a highly experienced meditation teacher who has spent at least 20 years in strict meditation retreat. She previously assisted with the supervision of the long retreats on Holy Isle in Scotland. Lama Rinchen is one of the four Western Lamas appointed by Akong Tulku Rinpoche and is much loved for her compassionate, warm and down-to-earth style of teaching. She is the spiritual director of Samye Dzong Brussels and its associated retreat centre at Beaumont on the Belgian border. Her many years of experience and approachable teaching style make her a wonderful guide for both newer and more experienced practitioners.

It promises to be a very special weekend of teachings, meditation and reflection.

By donation. No booking required.

Please bring your own vegetarian or vegan lunch, or enjoy one of the many cafés and shops nearby.