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Rain of Blessings: Vajra Chants
His best-known record: Tibetan chant carried by Jean-Philippe Rykiel's keyboards, made for Real World.
About the artist
Lama Gyurme
Lama Gyurme was born in Bhutan in 1948 and was entrusted by his family at the age of four to the monastery of Djang Tchub Tcheu Ling, where his interest in sacred music showed itself early. He became a permanent resident there at nine.
He has lived in France since 1974 and has directed the Kagyu-Dzong centre in Paris since 1982, alongside Vajradhara-Ling in Normandy and, since 2011, a centre near Barcelona — all of them working with mantra chant and meditation.
His recordings, made with the pianist Jean-Philippe Rykiel, set the chants of his lineage against a spare instrumental setting and carried them to listeners who would never otherwise have heard them.
Upcoming events
Meet Lama Gyurme in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
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Green Tara Practice
Paris, France · Meditation practice
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Mahakala and Chenrezi Meditations
Paris, France · Meditation practice
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Show 3 past gatherings
14OCT
Milarepa Initiation and Refuge Vows
Paris, France · Evening initiation
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10OCT
Guided Chod Meditation Weekend with Lama Gyourme
Paris, France · Weekend practice
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16SEP
Milarepa Practice with Tsok
Paris, France · Meditation practice and offering ceremony
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Talks & videos
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Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.
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Recordings from Lama Gyurme.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this artist publishes them on.
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Roads of Blessings: Songs of Awakening
Twelve chants recorded ten years after Rain of Blessings, with the same restraint.
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Chants for Peace
Eight pieces, again with Rykiel, closer to prayer than to performance.
Path
The wider context.
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Meditation & compassion
Buddhism
From vipassana and Zen to Tibetan Buddhism: mindfulness, wisdom and compassion.
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