Visit Marpa House to share your memories and tributes

We are all honouring Rinpoche, both together as a Sangha and alone in our own space. We pray for his swift and auspicious rebirth and for his enlightened activity to continue.

As we come to terms with this profound loss, we invite you to share your thoughts and memories in a Book of Condolence to honour his life and legacy. We can reflect on the immense gratitude we have for Rinpoche’s guidance and support in our lives.

Rinpoche’s vast compassion, loving-kindness, and timeless wisdom touched all our hearts, and meeting such a realised and perfect teacher is precious beyond words.

Until further notice, a Book of Condolence will be available in the library at Marpa House every day from 7 am until 10 pm for you to share your thoughts.

In the book, please share a reflection, memory or message as a collection of the immense gratitude, devotion and love we all have for Rinpoche.

Unable to visit Marpa House

We will also be providing an online Book of Condolence for those unable to visit Marpa House. Details will follow in due course.

The Trustees of the Dharma Trust, Marpa House.

You are warmly invited to join us, online via Zoom or in person, to recite Calling the Lama from Afar for our precious guru, Kyabje Chime Rinpoche, at Marpa House on Friday, 17th April at 7 pm (BST).

Calling the Lama from Afar is a Kagyu-lineage Vajrayana prayer and meditation by Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, serving as a guru yoga so we can connect with our root teacher.

It is a request for blessings and guidance, expressing unwavering devotion and trust in our lama as a mirror of our own mind. The prayer acknowledges our suffering, and it relies on our pure devotion to “call” the lama.

It is particularly powerful when an enlightened being has passed into Parinirvana. In Tibetan Buddhism, the lama is seen as one with the Buddha, a living embodiment of awakened wisdom. Through this practice, we nurture devotion, open to blessings, and attune to our teacher’s luminous mind—an awareness that flows beyond the boundaries of physical life.

Join us as we reinforce our devotion and connection to Kyabje Chime Rinpoche.

We will be livestreaming at 7:00 pm BST. For those who regularly join our online sessions, this is one hour earlier than usual for ‘Calling the Lama from Afar’.

To request the link to join, email mail@marpahouse.org.uk

Please send your request by 1 pm latest on the day to ensure you receive the link. 

We very much look forward to seeing you either in-person or online.

The Trustees of the Dharma Trust, Marpa House.

Following Rinpoche’s peaceful passing into Parinirvana, you are warmly invited to join us, both via Zoom and in person, for the practice sessions at Marpa House this weekend.

On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March, we will be practicing Vajrasattva and the Four Session Guru Yoga, following Kyabje Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche’s and Lama Kunga’s advice.

Further practice sessions will be added soon. We will keep you updated.

We will be livestreaming at 2:30 pm on both days.

Please note that the Saturday session is in GMT and the Sunday session is in BST as the clocks go forward this weekend in the UK.

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Please just click the button below to request the link to join or email mail@marpahouse.org.uk

Please send your request by 1 pm to ensure you receive the link. This link will be valid for both days.

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We have informed all of the relevant teachers and monasteries of Rinpoche’s passing, including HH 14th Dalai Lama, HH Sakya Trizin, HH 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s office, HE Guru Vajradhara Tai Situ Rinpoche, HE Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Sangye Nenpa Rinpoche, Gangshar Tulku, Tulku Pasang Rinpoche, Tulku Damcho, Choje Lama, Lama Kunga Dorje and Traleg Khandro. 

Prayers and practices are now being done for him around the world. We are deeply grateful for their wonderful messages of kindness and support.

We very much look forward to seeing you all again and practicing together soon.

The Trustees of the Dharma Trust, Marpa House.

After yesterday’s incredibly sad news of our beloved teacher’s peaceful passing into Parinirvana, we would like to share details of the prayers and practices we’ve been recommended to do, and the arrangements for visiting Marpa House.

Prayers and Practices

Kyabje Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche has advised us to do additional Vajrasattva prayers with our regular practices. In addition, Lama Kunga Dorje has advised us to practice the Four Session Guru Yoga.

The daily schedule at Marpa House will continue unchanged. The Tara and Chenrezik pujas and periods of silent meditation will take place at the usual times.

We will be livestreaming our regular online Chenrezik practice on Thursday 26th March at 8 pm from the shrine room.

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Please just click the button below to request the link to join or email mail@marpahouse.org.uk

On Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March, we will hold in-person only practice sessions at 2.30 pm in the shrine room, and every Tuesday from 31st March at 2.30 pm until Tuesday 12th May.

Visiting Marpa House

Everyone is welcome to visit between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm to use the shrine room and support one another at this sad time. However, we regret that we are unable to accept overnight guests.

We are unable to offer meals to day visitors – please bring a vegetarian packed lunch if you wish. Please also be aware that parking is limited at Marpa House, and if you have to park in the village, please respect our neighbours and help us to maintain the good relations we have with them.

Latest Information

For the most up-to-date information, please refer to our website and Facebook page, which will be updated regularly.

The Marpa House phone is currently set to voicemail, and we will respond to any messages as soon as we are able. Alternatively, you may contact us by email at mail@marpahouse.org.uk. Thank you for your patience.

Memorial for Rinpoche

A memorial ceremony to honour Rinpoche’s extraordinary life and legacy will be held at Marpa House at a suitable time in the future. Further details will be shared once arrangements have been made.

Supporting each other at this time

Thank you for all your heartwarming messages of sympathy and support.

For more than sixty years, Rinpoche demonstrated wisdom and compassion through his enlightened activity, offering a perfect example to all of us.

However painful this time may be, Rinpoche often reminded us of our “great heart” and we trust that together we will continue to meet these current circumstances with loving-kindness and inspiration – as ‘one sky, one mind’.

Finally, we extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Rinpoche’s family and respectfully ask that their wish for privacy be honoured at this time.

May all beings be peaceful and happy. May all be auspicious.

 

The Trustees of the Dharma Trust, Marpa House.