Upcoming Event
Meditation Day Retreat
A Chance To Learn, Explore & Deepen Our Meditation Practice
Dirk De Klerk
The day will be lead by Dirk de Klerk, a long standing student of Ringu Tulku, who completed a four year secluded meditation retreat at the Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery Scotland, and has been teaching Buddhist Meditation since 1994. He founded Bodhicharya London in 1999.
Dirk will help us relax and explore four different approaches to meditation:
1. Foundations and Shamatha - Preparing the mind for meditation and stabilising the mind by doing calm abiding meditation.
2. Vipassana - We do contemplations to establish what is meant by ‘emptiness’. Then, through further contemplations, we gain confidence in the Buddhist teachings regarding ‘self’.
3. Stillness Movement and Awareness - We follow the instructions by Mipham Rinpoche in his ‘ Pith Instructions On Mahamudra’.
4. Silent Practise - We deepen our practise.
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We will be taking comfort breaks during the day and we encourage people to look after themselves. There are lovely gardens at our venue should you want some fresh air and time in nature. Meditation cushions will be available but if you have your own feel free to bring it with you, along with any blankets you want for your own comfort .
Please bring a packed lunch or a dish to share.
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Coming for the whole day will make the most of this opportunity as each practice builds on the last. But feel free to come for just the morning or afternoon session if you prefer. To keep disturbance to a minimum, please arrive before the start of the morning session or during the lunch time period. Thank you.
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Sunday 7th December 2025
Arrive 10 am
10.30 am Morning Session Starts
* Lunch 12:30 - 13:30
1.30 pm Afternoon Session Starts
3.30 pm Session Closes​
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*Slight Amendment from originally advertised - Lunch will now be an hour long.
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The Green Door Centre,
BOSHAM HOUSE,
Main Road, Bosham,
Nr Chichester,
PO18 8PJ
£10 Suggested Donation on the door.
Those on a low income can pay what they can afford.
NO BOOKING REQUIRED.
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Parking. There is a fair amount of venue parking, plus an overflow carpark, plus street parking on the near by service road. However we recommend you arrive early if you need to park close. It gets busy, the closest parking is accessed via a narrow single lane, and parking spaces are limited there.
Where is the venue?
Past Event
The Illusion Of Separateness
Public Talk
RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE
We think of ourselves as separate individuals, and our individuality is often a reason to celebrate - and why not ! What a delightfully diverse group of beings we are. However sometimes we can feel very isolated, lonely, and when we are separated from what and those we love, we can suffer greatly. From a Buddhist perspective, us individuals are never separate and this illusion of separateness is at the heart of our suffering. When we deeply understand this, this realisation can be truly liberating!
THURSDAY 3rd July 2025
Doors open 7.15 pm
7.30 pm start
9 pm finish
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The Green Door Centre,
BOSHAM HOUSE,
Main Road, Bosham,
Nr Chichester,
PO18 8PJ
£15 Suggested Donation on the door.
Those on a low income can pay what they can afford.
NO BOOKING REQUIRED.
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Parking. There is a fair amount of venue parking, plus an overflow carpark, plus street parking on the near by service road. However we recommend you arrive early if you need to park close. It gets busy, the closest parking is accessed via a narrow single lane, and parking spaces are limited there.
COME EARLY, GRAB A SEAT & HAVE A CHAT
ALL PROFITS FROM THIS EVENT WILL GO TO RIGUL TRUST
Rigul Trust is a UK charity providing long term funding for a school and clinic in Ringu Tulku’s homeland of Rigul, Tibet. The medical staff, teachers, food and resources they fund have improved the lives of a whole community. 100% of donations made, go to the projects they support.
Where is the venue?
Past Events
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Gladdening The Mind
TSERING PALDRON
Tsering will be teaching a Buddhist approach to creating a positive mind and a happier life.
Tsering Paldron is a buddhist teacher and close student of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. She is currently visiting the UK and has kindly agreed to visit us here in Bosham. Tsering has been teaching and traveling since 1992. With Rinpoche’s blessing, Bodhicharya Portugal was founded in 2011, and Tsering has been in charge there ever since.
Tsering was born in Lisbon and travelled to Brussels in 1973, at the age of 19, where she first met with Tibetan Buddhism. She did a three years’ retreat in the 80’s in France, under the guidance of Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and under the supervision of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche. Read More About Tsering
THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2024
Doors open 7.30 pm
7.40 pm start
9 pm finish
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The Green Door Centre,
BOSHAM HOUSE,
Main Road, Bosham,
Nr Chichester,
PO18 8PJ
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Love & Attachment
RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE
- A Buddhist Perspective
In our western world, the words 'love' and 'attachment' are often used synonymously. However, love and attachment from a Buddhist perspective have two very different meanings. The Buddha taught us that one leads to greater happiness, the other to greater suffering. During this years visit, Rinpoche will discuss the differences, and how we might create greater happiness and peace in our lives by cultivating one and diminishing the other.
THURSDAY 9TH MAY 2024
Doors open 7 pm
7.30 pm start
9 pm finish
Chidham & Hambrook Village Hall
Chidham Ln, Chidham, Chichester,
PO18 8TL. (see map below)
Entrance is at the back of the building on the ground floor. Look out for our sign!
£15 Suggested Donation on the door.
Those on a low income can pay what they can afford.
NO BOOKING REQUIRED.
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Nutbourne Station is a short walk from the venue.
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Parking. We recommend you arrive early as entrance numbers and parking spaces at the venue are both limited. Plenty of street parking is available near by. BLUE BADGE HOLDERS contact us
COME EARLY, GRAB A SEAT & HAVE A CHAT
ALL PROFITS FROM THIS EVENT WILL GO TO RIGUL TRUST
Rigul Trust is a UK charity providing long term funding for a school and clinic in Ringu Tulku’s homeland of Rigul, Tibet. The medical staff, teachers, food and resources they fund have improved the lives of a whole community. 100% of donations made, go to the projects they support.
SIMPLE PRACTICE
SIMPLE LIFE
TSERING PALDRON
Tsering will teaching on a Buddhist approach to cutting through chaos and confusion, to live a more simple and peaceful life.
Tsering Paldron is a buddhist teacher and close student of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. She is currently visiting the UK and has kindly agreed to visit us here in Bosham. Tsering has been teaching and traveling since 1992. With Rinpoche’s blessing, Bodhicharya Portugal was founded in 2011, and Tsering has been in charge there ever since.
Tsering was born in Lisbon and travelled to Brussels in 1973, at the age of 19, where she first met with Tibetan Buddhism. She did a three years’ retreat in the 80’s in France, under the guidance of Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and under the supervision of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche. Read More About Tsering
THURSDAY 7TH MARCH 2024
Doors open 7.15 pm
7.30 pm start
9 pm finish
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The Green Door Centre,
BOSHAM HOUSE,
Main Road, Bosham,
Nr Chichester,
PO18 8PJ
£10 Suggested Donation on the door.
Those on a low income can pay what they can afford.
NO BOOKING REQUIRED.
​
Parking. There is a fair amount of venue parking, plus an overflow carpark, plus street parking on the near by service road. However we recommend you arrive early if you need to park close. It gets busy, the closest parking is accessed via a narrow single lane, and parking spaces are limited there.
Life As Illusion 'vs'
Life As Reality
RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE
A teaching on the Buddhist concepts of emptiness and no-self, and how an understanding of these might help us suffer less.
THURSDAY 8TH JUNE 2023
Doors open 7 pm
7.30 pm start
9 pm finish
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Hamblin Hall,
BOSHAM HOUSE,
Main Road, Bosham,
Nr Chichester,
PO18 8PJ
£15 Suggested Donation on the door.
Those on a low income can pay what they can afford.
NO BOOKING REQUIRED.
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Parking. There is a fair amount of venue parking, plus an overflow carpark, plus street parking on the near by service road. However we recommend you arrive early if you need to park close. It gets busy, the closest parking is accessed via a narrow single lane, and parking spaces are limited there.
COME EARLY, GRAB A SEAT, A CUPPA AND BROWSE THE RIGUL TRUST STALL
ALL PROFITS WILL GO TO THE CHARITY RIGUL TRUST
Rigul Trust is a UK charity providing long term funding for a school and clinic in Ringu Tulku’s homeland of Rigul, Tibet. The medical staff, teachers, food and resources they fund have improved the lives of a whole community. 100% of donations made, go to the projects they support.
Finding Peace & Stability In Uncertain Times
RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE
MONDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2022
Doors open 6.30 pm
7 pm start
8.30 pm finish
Chidham & Hambrook Village Hall
Chidham Ln, Chidham, Chichester,
PO18 8TL. (see map below)
Entrance is at the back of the building on the ground floor. Look out for the balloons!
£15 Suggested Donation on the door.
Those on a low income can pay what they can afford.
NO BOOKING REQUIRED.
​
Parking. We recommend you arrive early as entrance numbers and parking spaces at the venue are both limited. Plenty of street parking is available near by. BLUE BADGE HOLDERS contact us
COME EARLY, GRAB A SEAT, A CUPPA AND BROWSE THE RIGUL TRUST STALL
WE RAISED £400 WITH YOUR HELP AT THIS EVENT FOR RIGUL TRUST
Rigul Trust is a UK charity providing long term funding for a school and clinic in Ringu Tulku’s homeland of Rigul, Tibet. The medical staff, teachers, food and resources they fund have improved the lives of a whole community. 100% of donations made, go to the projects they support.