Day Courses 2010
A Pure World – 19 September
Buddha's teachings on karma or the law of cause and effect are very important for everyone to accept on a heartfelt level, as firm belief in karma is the basis for our future happiness. By looking into the mirror of karma, we see what actions we have to perform and which ones we need to abandon to live in a pure world free from suffering. This course will explain Buddha's teaching on karma and how we can live our life in accordance with it. By doing this we can avoid fear and danger and establish the foundation for deep peace and joy.
Living in the Heart - 10 October
Modern life is full of busyness and stress - we have so many responsibilities and it's difficult to cultivate a focused and peaceful mind. The key to living a peaceful life is to live in our heart with clarity and wisdom, not in our head with confusion. What does this mean and how can we do it practically? This course is a guide to living a joyful life by always maintaining a peaceful but aware heart.
Improving Relationships - 12 December
Our whole life is defined by our relationships with our families, friends and others – when our relationships are good, we are happy and when they are bad, we suffer. It is not easy to have good, harmonious relationships but Buddha gave much good advice to help us to establish good relationships and to make them more and more pure. This course will give advice on how we can develop and improve our relationships by meditating on love.
Empowerments
An empowerment is a special ceremony in which we can recieve the blessings of an enlightened being and make a strong connection, so that we can recieve their help more easily.
Complete Purity - Vajrasattva Empowerment and Commentary - 20 November
Buddha Vajrasattva is the manifestation of the purifiying power of all the Buddhas. By relying sincerely upon him with strong faith, we can develop deep conviction in the truth of karma and purify all the non-virtuous actions committed in our countless past lives. This is very important as our negative karma is the main reason why we experience suffering and problems on daily basis, and from life to life.
Gen Pagpa will grant the empowerment and give a commentary to the meditation practice of Buddha Vajrasattva.
Retreats
Amitayus Retreat 5 - 7 February
Buddha Amitayus is the Buddha of long life, good fortune and wisdom. By engaging in this retreat we will be able to develop these qualities in abundance! A perfect start to the new academic year.
Vajrayogini Retreat Weekend 27 and 28 November
Guided meditations and instructions to invigorate and renew your experience of Vajrayogini tantra. This retreat is for those who have received Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments only
Other retreats:
Refuge Retreat 29 March to 3 April
Fasting Retreat for Buddha's 10 to 11 April
Enlightenment
Guru Yoga and Mandala retreat 1 8 to 14 June
Lamrim retreat 29 August to 4 September
Guru Yoga and Mandala retreat 2 13 to 18 September
Vajrasattva retreat 13 to 19 December