Week Six: Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying: Healing Practices in Buddhism
Week Six: Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying: Healing Practices in Buddhism
412 Glimmerglen Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Flexible Dates
About this Retreat
Tulku Migmar Tsering is a master of the Chokling New Treasures lineage of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Nubri, Nepal in 1975 and began his training at an early age after having been recognized as a reincarnate lama.
Tulku Migmar began his formal education in 1983 at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Kathmandu. Through the years, Tulku Migmar proved to be an outstanding practitioner, mastering all of the elaborate vajrayana rituals and sacred arts so essential to the Chokling New Treasures tradition. Tulku-la completed a 3-year retreat under the close guidance of his root guru, the renowned Dzogchen master, Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He has received extensive teachings and empowerments from Kyabje Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Kyabje Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche. He then went on to study for six years in the Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Shedra or Monastic College. There he excelled at the intricacies of Buddhist philosophy in the monastery’s advanced Buddhist studies program. Tulku-la has also been an integral part of humanitarian and cultural preservation activities within Nepal.
Tulku Migmar has been a friend of Phakchok Rinpoche since childhood and they share a close dharma bond. Tulku-la continues to work hard to develop his English language skills so that he can share the dharma in a way that allows his audience to truly understand and gain experience. For the past five years, Tulku Migmar has been based in Singapore, where he has fulfilled multiple roles of lama, spiritual advisor, ritual specialist, counselor, organizer, cook, and center manager. In addition, he has traveled throughout Asia and North America teaching and inspiring students at many centers. Tulku-la is a keen observer and is quick to understand the difficulties faced by students from many nationalities and walks of life. Phakchok Rinpoche has appointed him the senior lama and supporting teacher for his sangha based upon his wonderful qualities as a lama and his strong capacity and desire to help others.
Tsunma Jamyang Donma, RP, CRPO, is a certified clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor. She serves as Lead for Spiritual & Religious Care and The Mindfulness Project at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada and is an ordained Buddhist nun. Tsunma provides ongoing support to patients, families, and staff, as well as on-call throughout the hospital as needed. She is also an active supporting participant in the Pediatric Advanced Care Team at SickKids. Originally of the Anglican Christian faith, she took ordination as a Buddhist nun, within the Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana tradition.
Tsunma has over 25 years’ experience in meditation/mindfulness, Buddhist philosophy, contemplative bedside care, and Tibetan yoga. Tsunma is often asked to be a therapeutic presence for children and their families. Assisting families to be at peace with the circumstances they find themselves in with contemplative support at bedside. This includes: consultation, meditation, compassion, loving kindness practices, and clinical hypnosis.
Encouraged by senior administration, Tsunma currently leads a hospital wide initiative called "The Mindfulness Project". This initiative offers a dedicated website with resources for staff, an annual Mindfulness Month, Mindfulness & Compassion Rounds, the Compassion Champion Program, as well as ongoing mindfulness sessions for staff, as well as bedside care for families here at SickKids. The Mindfulness Project also provides presentations and trainings from qualified facilitators with skills in applied mindfulness in healthcare as well as a bi-annual Mindfulness Research Symposium.
Tsunma is also a founding member of the Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Toronto as well as an instructor for Samye Institute and Samye Hermitage in Cooperstown, NY. Tsunma has studied and practiced with such Masters as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Khen Rinpoche Sonam Tobgyal, Roshi Joan Halifax, Jetsunmma Tenzin Palmo, Ven Dhyani Ywahoo, His Eminence Chokling Rinpoche, and Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche.
Andrea Sherman, Ph.D., is a gerontologist, educator, trainer and end-of-life doula, and is co-author of Transitional Keys: Rituals to Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults. She is Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and New York Academy of Medicine, former Curriculum Consultant to the Bronx VA, and National Center for Creative Aging, and teaches Aging for Beginners at Westchester Meditation Center. As an educator her focus is on palliative and end of life care.
Details of this retreat
This final offering of the Samye Institute Summer Immersion: The Buddhist Arts & Sciences gathers the inner and outer sciences explored over the preceding weeks into an extended reflection on what it means to live, care, and die well. Drawing on the medicine teachings of Week Two, the contemplative training of the inner science weeks, and the philosophical inquiry into mind, perception, and reality, this offering turns toward the Buddhist tradition's deepest and most practical question: how do these understandings shape the way we accompany ourselves and one another through life, illness, and death?
The week centers on the Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying program, a body of teachings on healing and bodhisattva activity in Buddhism. Tulku Migmar Tsering leads the contemplative thread, with the NLNCND team offering complementary guidance and teachings on the Buddhist understanding of healing — how the practices of attention, compassion, and presence become forms of care for ourselves, our communities, and those approaching the end of life.
This offering is designed for two audiences. It serves as an excellent preparation for participants attending Phakchok Rinpoche's seminar that begins later in the week — including a Medicine Buddha practice on Wednesday, July 22 — and it stands on its own as a focused introduction to Buddhist healing practices for those drawn to these teachings without enrolling in the full seminar.
Format
The week weaves together several modes of learning and practice:
Teachings on Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying
Guided meditations and group practice
Embodied practice through movement
A public talk and community gathering
Facilitated Q&A and group discussion
Accessible Sessions:
We warmly welcome locals and newcomers to drop in:
The NLNCND Public Talk at Origins Cafe — Sunday, July 19, 4:00–6:00 pm–register here
The morning Guided Meditation sessions on Monday and Tuesday, 7:00–8:00 am
If you've been curious about Samye Institute, Buddhist healing practices, or the care of body and mind through illness and aging, these are an easy way to step in and experience the teachings firsthand.
Schedule
The offering opens with a public talk on the afternoon of Sunday, July 19 and continues through Tuesday, July 21, concluding before Phakchok Rinpoche and seminar attendees arrive that evening.
Sunday, July 19 — Opening
12:30 – 1:15 pm — Lunch
4:00 – 6:00 pm — NLNCND Public Talk at Origins Cafe, with light refreshments (register for this event separately here)
Monday, July 20 — Full Day
7:00 – 8:00 am — Guided Meditation (free and open to all)
8:00 – 9:00 am — Morning Group Practice
9:00 – 10:00 am — Breakfast
10:30 – 12:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (with a short break)
12:30 – 1:15 pm — Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (with a short break)
3:30 – 4:30 pm — Healing through Movement with Andrea
5:00 – 6:00 pm — Q&A on Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying
6:00 – 7:00 pm — Inner Science with Tulku Migmar Tsering: Bodhisattva Activity through NLNCND
7:00 – 8:00 pm — Dinner
Tuesday, July 21 — Closing Day
7:00 – 8:00 am — Guided Meditation (free and open to all)
9:00 – 10:00 am — Breakfast
10:30 – 12:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (with a short break)
12:30 – 1:15 pm — Lunch
Phakchok Rinpoche and seminar attendees arrive Tuesday afternoon, with the seminar beginning that evening.
1:30 – 3:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (concluding session, with a short break)
Balance of the afternoon free for joining the sangha and preparing for Rinpoche's public talk
6:00 – 6:45 pm — Dinner
Wednesday, July 22 — Medicine Buddha Day: The Power of Ritual Prayer and Group Practice
The formal NLNCND course closes Tuesday afternoon, but attendees are warmly encouraged to join Wednesday morning's Medicine Buddha Practice — the opening session of Phakchok Rinpoche's seminar, led by Tulku Migmar Tsering and the NLNCND team and livestreamed globally.
7:00 – 7:45 am — Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 am — Medicine Buddha Practice and Teaching with Tulku Migmar Tsering and the NLNCND team
Attendance & Hybrid Access
Participants are welcome to register for the full offering or for individual days as their schedules allow. To help sessions begin on time, we ask that all attendees arrive 15 minutes early.
The teaching, Inner Science, and Q&A sessions are offered in a hybrid format, accessible both in person and online. Recordings of these sessions will be made available to all registered attendees, so anyone who joins partway through will receive recordings of the days they missed.
Commuter registration includes lunch and dinner; residential registration includes all meals and on-site lodging. Scholarships are available on request — please reach out if cost is a barrier to attending.
Prerequisites
No prior experience is necessary. This offering is open to participants of all backgrounds, whether or not they attended earlier weeks of the immersion. It will be especially meaningful for caregivers, healthcare practitioners, chaplains, those facing illness or loss, and anyone drawn to the Buddhist tradition's teachings on how we live with care and meet life's most difficult passages.
The week centers on the Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying program, a body of teachings on healing and bodhisattva activity in Buddhism. Tulku Migmar Tsering leads the contemplative thread, with the NLNCND team offering complementary guidance and teachings on the Buddhist understanding of healing — how the practices of attention, compassion, and presence become forms of care for ourselves, our communities, and those approaching the end of life.
This offering is designed for two audiences. It serves as an excellent preparation for participants attending Phakchok Rinpoche's seminar that begins later in the week — including a Medicine Buddha practice on Wednesday, July 22 — and it stands on its own as a focused introduction to Buddhist healing practices for those drawn to these teachings without enrolling in the full seminar.
Format
The week weaves together several modes of learning and practice:
Teachings on Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying
Guided meditations and group practice
Embodied practice through movement
A public talk and community gathering
Facilitated Q&A and group discussion
Accessible Sessions:
We warmly welcome locals and newcomers to drop in:
The NLNCND Public Talk at Origins Cafe — Sunday, July 19, 4:00–6:00 pm–register here
The morning Guided Meditation sessions on Monday and Tuesday, 7:00–8:00 am
If you've been curious about Samye Institute, Buddhist healing practices, or the care of body and mind through illness and aging, these are an easy way to step in and experience the teachings firsthand.
Schedule
The offering opens with a public talk on the afternoon of Sunday, July 19 and continues through Tuesday, July 21, concluding before Phakchok Rinpoche and seminar attendees arrive that evening.
Sunday, July 19 — Opening
12:30 – 1:15 pm — Lunch
4:00 – 6:00 pm — NLNCND Public Talk at Origins Cafe, with light refreshments (register for this event separately here)
Monday, July 20 — Full Day
7:00 – 8:00 am — Guided Meditation (free and open to all)
8:00 – 9:00 am — Morning Group Practice
9:00 – 10:00 am — Breakfast
10:30 – 12:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (with a short break)
12:30 – 1:15 pm — Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (with a short break)
3:30 – 4:30 pm — Healing through Movement with Andrea
5:00 – 6:00 pm — Q&A on Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying
6:00 – 7:00 pm — Inner Science with Tulku Migmar Tsering: Bodhisattva Activity through NLNCND
7:00 – 8:00 pm — Dinner
Tuesday, July 21 — Closing Day
7:00 – 8:00 am — Guided Meditation (free and open to all)
9:00 – 10:00 am — Breakfast
10:30 – 12:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (with a short break)
12:30 – 1:15 pm — Lunch
Phakchok Rinpoche and seminar attendees arrive Tuesday afternoon, with the seminar beginning that evening.
1:30 – 3:00 pm — Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying (concluding session, with a short break)
Balance of the afternoon free for joining the sangha and preparing for Rinpoche's public talk
6:00 – 6:45 pm — Dinner
Wednesday, July 22 — Medicine Buddha Day: The Power of Ritual Prayer and Group Practice
The formal NLNCND course closes Tuesday afternoon, but attendees are warmly encouraged to join Wednesday morning's Medicine Buddha Practice — the opening session of Phakchok Rinpoche's seminar, led by Tulku Migmar Tsering and the NLNCND team and livestreamed globally.
7:00 – 7:45 am — Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 am — Medicine Buddha Practice and Teaching with Tulku Migmar Tsering and the NLNCND team
Attendance & Hybrid Access
Participants are welcome to register for the full offering or for individual days as their schedules allow. To help sessions begin on time, we ask that all attendees arrive 15 minutes early.
The teaching, Inner Science, and Q&A sessions are offered in a hybrid format, accessible both in person and online. Recordings of these sessions will be made available to all registered attendees, so anyone who joins partway through will receive recordings of the days they missed.
Commuter registration includes lunch and dinner; residential registration includes all meals and on-site lodging. Scholarships are available on request — please reach out if cost is a barrier to attending.
Prerequisites
No prior experience is necessary. This offering is open to participants of all backgrounds, whether or not they attended earlier weeks of the immersion. It will be especially meaningful for caregivers, healthcare practitioners, chaplains, those facing illness or loss, and anyone drawn to the Buddhist tradition's teachings on how we live with care and meet life's most difficult passages.
Getting Here
Samye Hermitage New York, 412 Glimmerglen Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Accommodation
Residential
On-site indoor lodging in the Shrine Hall with shared facilities.The Sustaining Rate reflects the full cost of offering this seminar and helps support the ongoing operation of Samye Hermitage New York.
Commuter
For participants arranging their own accommodations off-site.The Benefactor Rate helps subsidize reduced-rate participation for others and supports the continuity of these teachings within the community.
Online
All online participants will have access to the teaching sessions of the program, as well recordings afterwards.
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