About
The Palmo Center for Peace and Education, a non-profit organization, provides a welcoming environment where people of all faiths, cultures, political affiliations, and social orientations can thrive.
The Center's programs are based on wisdom drawn from the disciplines of neuroscience, psychology, economics, medicine, ecology, and contemplative traditions. Programs are offered in schools, hospitals, prisons, military institutions, and community venues. We host an array of well-known public figures, such as The Dalai Lama and Dr. Arun Ghandi, as a way to educate the heart and the mind, and promote dialogues which explore and honor interconnectedness.
The Center's programs are based on wisdom drawn from the disciplines of neuroscience, psychology, economics, medicine, ecology, and contemplative traditions. Programs are offered in schools, hospitals, prisons, military institutions, and community venues. We host an array of well-known public figures, such as The Dalai Lama and Dr. Arun Ghandi, as a way to educate the heart and the mind, and promote dialogues which explore and honor interconnectedness.
“I make [a] sincere appeal to all the generous and kindhearted to help the center in every way possible for enabling them to fulfill this great wish.”
~ The 41st Sakya Trichen
Our MissionThe Palmo Center’s mission is to educate hearts and minds in order to foster a compassionate world. Inspired by the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, the center offers educational activities that promote positive human values, interfaith dialogue and preserve the ancient endangered culture of Tibet. |
Founder and Director
Jigme Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation and philosophy teacher, as well as the director and founder of the Palmo Center for Peace and Education. Rinpoche is a premier example of the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist masters. Having been brought up in both the East and the West and having observed the reality of people’s lives, Rinpoche is able to communicate the most profound aspects of the ancient wisdom teachings with clarity, insight, and humor relevant to the modern world. Rinpoche was recognized and ordained as the reincarnation of the great teacher and meditation master Vidhadhara Jigme Yeshe Dhargye by His Holiness Trulshik Rinpoche. He received thorough education and training in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, studying with some of the most accomplished masters of modern time. His main teachers are His Holiness Trulshik Rinpoche, His Holiness Sakya Trichen, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Kyabje Tenga Rinpoche. With a combination of the scholarly and contemplative traditions of Buddhism, Rinpoche playfully teaches and assists students in developing the tools necessary to uncover their innate basic goodness lying hidden beneath our obscuring and habitual ways of perceiving ourselves and our world. Rinpoche travels the world teaching courses and giving retreats and seminars in temples, Buddhist centers and universities in Asia, America and Europe. He also actively participates and hosts dialogues with world renowned scientists, thinkers and Nobel Laureates, such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dr. Arun Gandhi and Dr. Richard Davidson. |
Yogini Palmo
A woman of wisdom and compassion, affectionately known as Amala, (Honored Mother,) Yogini Palmo (1943-2014) was a prominent peace advocate, spiritual teacher, and engaged member of Eugene’s community. Amala is a role model and an inspiration for all who hear her extraordinary story. Her early life, marked by incredible suffering, clearly illustrates how love and compassion, when rooted in a deep, all-permeating inner peace, can triumph over even the direst of circumstances. In recognition of Yogini Palmo's tireless dedication to peace and the betterment of humankind, the Palmo Center for Peace and Education was aptly named in her honor. |
Ngaglo Rinpoche
Ngaglo Rinpoche is recognized by his fellow Tibetans as a revered teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche has accomplished studies equivalent to a Doctoral level in Buddhist Philosophy, and has completed several solitary retreats. He is a Co-founder and Director of the Eugene Sakya Center, which is the Palmo Center for Peace and Education's sister center. |