Daily Programme

Below this calander is the daily programme in a list format.

*for HYT Practitioners only

February 2012
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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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12:30 pm1:00 pm

Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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2:30 pm3:00 pm

Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

7:30pm Foundation Programme Event Details

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7:30 pm9:30 pm

Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Lamrim meditation class Event Details

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12:30 pm1:10 pm

Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Lamrim meditation class

4:30pm Quick Path* Event Details

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4:30 pm6:15 pm

Vajrayogini self generation Sadhana

The instructions on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini were taught by Buddha Vajradhara in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters of the Condensed Root Tantra of Heruka. This particular lineage of instructions, the Narokhachö lineage, was passed directly from Vajrayogini to Naropa, and from him through an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners to the present-day Teachers.

After Buddha Vajradharma had taught the practice he left the mandalas of Heruka and Vajrayogini intact in twenty-four auspicious places in this world. Thus even to this day there are countless manifestations of Vajrayogini in this world who help sincere practitioners to gain realizations by blessing their mental continuum.

In many respects the practice of Vajrayogini is ideally suited to the present day. By relying upon this practice sincerely, with a good heart and a mind of faith, it is definitely possible to attain full enlightenment; but to accomplish such results we must practise the extensive sadhana regularly.

This particular sadhana, Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To practise the sadhana successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.

This sadhana is suitable both for our regular daily practice and for retreat; and we can practise it alone or in a group.

Open to those who have received Vajrayogini Empowerment.

7.30pm Free Public Talk with Gen Chonden Event Details

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7:30 pm9:00 pm

With Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chonden.
Everything depends on the mind – completely. Improving the quality and capacity of our mind is the best and only effective way of improving our experience of our world. Find out how to change everything for the better….

7.30pm Free Public Talk with Gen Chonden

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

08:30am Confession Buddhas Event Details

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8:30 am9:15 am

The purification practice of the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps

In our previous lives, while under the influence of deluded minds, we created a great deal of negative karma, and we also transgressed our commitments and incurred root and secondary downfalls. As a result we now experience difficulties in developing faith and conviction in Dharma, and in making progress on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Moreover, if we do not purify all this negativity while we have the chance we shall have to experience great suffering in the future.

Any living being, even a worm or an insect, can commit negative actions, but only humans have the fortune to be able to purify them. We have been accumulating non-virtuous actions and experiencing their suffering results since beginningless time, but we now have the opportunity to purify them completely. We should make use of this precious opportunity to purify our negative karma, not to create more! Since purification is the root of future happiness and spiritual realizations we should strive to cleanse our mind of delusions and negative karma.

One of the best methods for purifying negativities and downfalls is the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, otherwise known as The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls, or the Bodhisattva Mahayana Confession Sutra.

This sadhana contains the root text of the Sutra and a short explanation of the practice.

A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind Event Details

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12:30 pm1:10 pm

Meditations for a Happy Mind – with Natalie Franco
This lunchtime class includes a short teaching and meditation on various Buddhist topics, with an emphasis on generating happiness from within and putting basic Buddhist teachings into practice. Beginners and more experienced meditators welcome.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind

Welsh Dharma Celebration (Swansea) Event Details

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7:30 pm1:30 pm

3-5 February 2012 / 3-5 Chwefror 2012

Everyone is welcome to the Welsh Dharma Celebration in Swansea, where the NKT UK National Spiritual Director Kadam Bridget Heyes will be granting the blessing empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teaching on taking and giving, a special and practical method to bring inner peace to ourself and others.

Mae croeso i bawb ddod i'r Dathliad Dharma Cymreig yn Abertawe, lle bydd Cyfarwyddydd Ysbrydol Cenedlaethol y Du, Kadam Bridget Heyes yn addef grymusiad bendithio y Bwdha Avalokiteshvara ac yn rhoi gwersi ar gymeryd a rhoi.

Welsh Dharma Celebration (Swansea)

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

Welsh Dharma Celebration (Swansea) Event Details

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7:30 pm1:30 pm

3-5 February 2012 / 3-5 Chwefror 2012

Everyone is welcome to the Welsh Dharma Celebration in Swansea, where the NKT UK National Spiritual Director Kadam Bridget Heyes will be granting the blessing empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teaching on taking and giving, a special and practical method to bring inner peace to ourself and others.

Mae croeso i bawb ddod i'r Dathliad Dharma Cymreig yn Abertawe, lle bydd Cyfarwyddydd Ysbrydol Cenedlaethol y Du, Kadam Bridget Heyes yn addef grymusiad bendithio y Bwdha Avalokiteshvara ac yn rhoi gwersi ar gymeryd a rhoi.

Welsh Dharma Celebration (Swansea)

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Welsh Dharma Celebration (Swansea) Event Details

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7:30 pm1:30 pm

3-5 February 2012 / 3-5 Chwefror 2012

Everyone is welcome to the Welsh Dharma Celebration in Swansea, where the NKT UK National Spiritual Director Kadam Bridget Heyes will be granting the blessing empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara and teaching on taking and giving, a special and practical method to bring inner peace to ourself and others.

Mae croeso i bawb ddod i'r Dathliad Dharma Cymreig yn Abertawe, lle bydd Cyfarwyddydd Ysbrydol Cenedlaethol y Du, Kadam Bridget Heyes yn addef grymusiad bendithio y Bwdha Avalokiteshvara ac yn rhoi gwersi ar gymeryd a rhoi.

Welsh Dharma Celebration (Swansea)

7:30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering Event Details

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7:30 pm9:00 pm

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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12:30 pm1:00 pm

Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism Event Details

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7:00 pm8:30 pm

Drop-in Meditation class with Mandy.

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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2:30 pm3:00 pm

Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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12:30 pm1:00 pm

Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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2:30 pm3:00 pm

Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

7:30pm Foundation Programme Event Details

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7:30 pm9:30 pm

Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Lamrim meditation class Event Details

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12:30 pm1:10 pm

Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Lamrim meditation class

4:30pm Quick Path* Event Details

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4:30 pm6:15 pm

Vajrayogini self generation Sadhana

The instructions on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini were taught by Buddha Vajradhara in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters of the Condensed Root Tantra of Heruka. This particular lineage of instructions, the Narokhachö lineage, was passed directly from Vajrayogini to Naropa, and from him through an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners to the present-day Teachers.

After Buddha Vajradharma had taught the practice he left the mandalas of Heruka and Vajrayogini intact in twenty-four auspicious places in this world. Thus even to this day there are countless manifestations of Vajrayogini in this world who help sincere practitioners to gain realizations by blessing their mental continuum.

In many respects the practice of Vajrayogini is ideally suited to the present day. By relying upon this practice sincerely, with a good heart and a mind of faith, it is definitely possible to attain full enlightenment; but to accomplish such results we must practise the extensive sadhana regularly.

This particular sadhana, Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To practise the sadhana successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.

This sadhana is suitable both for our regular daily practice and for retreat; and we can practise it alone or in a group.

Open to those who have received Vajrayogini Empowerment.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden Event Details

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7:30 pm9:00 pm

Drop-in meditation class with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chonden.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

08:30am Confession Buddhas Event Details

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8:30 am9:15 am

The purification practice of the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps

In our previous lives, while under the influence of deluded minds, we created a great deal of negative karma, and we also transgressed our commitments and incurred root and secondary downfalls. As a result we now experience difficulties in developing faith and conviction in Dharma, and in making progress on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Moreover, if we do not purify all this negativity while we have the chance we shall have to experience great suffering in the future.

Any living being, even a worm or an insect, can commit negative actions, but only humans have the fortune to be able to purify them. We have been accumulating non-virtuous actions and experiencing their suffering results since beginningless time, but we now have the opportunity to purify them completely. We should make use of this precious opportunity to purify our negative karma, not to create more! Since purification is the root of future happiness and spiritual realizations we should strive to cleanse our mind of delusions and negative karma.

One of the best methods for purifying negativities and downfalls is the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, otherwise known as The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls, or the Bodhisattva Mahayana Confession Sutra.

This sadhana contains the root text of the Sutra and a short explanation of the practice.

A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind Event Details

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12:30 pm1:10 pm

Meditations for a Happy Mind – with Natalie Franco
This lunchtime class includes a short teaching and meditation on various Buddhist topics, with an emphasis on generating happiness from within and putting basic Buddhist teachings into practice. Beginners and more experienced meditators welcome.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind

16:30pm Quick Path with Tsog Offering* Event Details

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4:30 pm6:15 pm

Vajrayogini self generation Sadhana

The instructions on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini were taught by Buddha Vajradhara in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters of the Condensed Root Tantra of Heruka. This particular lineage of instructions, the Narokhachö lineage, was passed directly from Vajrayogini to Naropa, and from him through an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners to the present-day Teachers.

After Buddha Vajradharma had taught the practice he left the mandalas of Heruka and Vajrayogini intact in twenty-four auspicious places in this world. Thus even to this day there are countless manifestations of Vajrayogini in this world who help sincere practitioners to gain realizations by blessing their mental continuum.

In many respects the practice of Vajrayogini is ideally suited to the present day. By relying upon this practice sincerely, with a good heart and a mind of faith, it is definitely possible to attain full enlightenment; but to accomplish such results we must practise the extensive sadhana regularly.

This particular sadhana, Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To practise the sadhana successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.

This sadhana is suitable both for our regular daily practice and for retreat; and we can practise it alone or in a group.

Open to those who have received Vajrayogini Empowerment.

7:30pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide with Tsog Offering Event Details

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7:30 pm9:30 pm

Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän, as a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra.

The essence of Guru yoga is to develop a strong conviction that our Spiritual Guide is a Buddha, to make prostrations, offerings, and sincere requests to him or her, and then to receive his or her profound blessings. According to the Guru yoga of Offering to the Spiritual Guide, we develop conviction that our Spiritual Guide is the same nature as Je Tsongkhapa, who is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

By relying upon Je Tsongkhapa, our compassion, wisdom, and spiritual power naturally increase. In particular, because Je Tsongkhapa is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, his faithful followers never experience difficulty in increasing their wisdom. There are many other benefits from practising Offering to the Spiritual Guide. These are explained in the book Great Treasury of Merit, which contains a complete commentary to the practice.

7:30pm Foundation Programme Event Details

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7:30 pm9:30 pm

Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

9:15am Foundation Programme Event Details

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9:15 am1:45 pm

Study programme with Gen Chonden, studying Joyful Path of Good Fortune.

9:15am Foundation Programme

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7:30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering Event Details

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7:30 pm9:00 pm

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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12:30 pm1:00 pm

Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism Event Details

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7:00 pm8:30 pm

Drop-in Meditation class with Mandy.

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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7:00 am8:15 am

Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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2:30 pm3:00 pm

Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class

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2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

7:30pm Foundation Programme Event Details

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Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Lamrim meditation class Event Details

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4:30pm Quick Path* Event Details

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Vajrayogini self generation Sadhana

The instructions on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini were taught by Buddha Vajradhara in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters of the Condensed Root Tantra of Heruka. This particular lineage of instructions, the Narokhachö lineage, was passed directly from Vajrayogini to Naropa, and from him through an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners to the present-day Teachers.

After Buddha Vajradharma had taught the practice he left the mandalas of Heruka and Vajrayogini intact in twenty-four auspicious places in this world. Thus even to this day there are countless manifestations of Vajrayogini in this world who help sincere practitioners to gain realizations by blessing their mental continuum.

In many respects the practice of Vajrayogini is ideally suited to the present day. By relying upon this practice sincerely, with a good heart and a mind of faith, it is definitely possible to attain full enlightenment; but to accomplish such results we must practise the extensive sadhana regularly.

This particular sadhana, Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To practise the sadhana successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.

This sadhana is suitable both for our regular daily practice and for retreat; and we can practise it alone or in a group.

Open to those who have received Vajrayogini Empowerment.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden Event Details

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Drop-in meditation class with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chonden.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

08:30am Confession Buddhas Event Details

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The purification practice of the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps

In our previous lives, while under the influence of deluded minds, we created a great deal of negative karma, and we also transgressed our commitments and incurred root and secondary downfalls. As a result we now experience difficulties in developing faith and conviction in Dharma, and in making progress on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Moreover, if we do not purify all this negativity while we have the chance we shall have to experience great suffering in the future.

Any living being, even a worm or an insect, can commit negative actions, but only humans have the fortune to be able to purify them. We have been accumulating non-virtuous actions and experiencing their suffering results since beginningless time, but we now have the opportunity to purify them completely. We should make use of this precious opportunity to purify our negative karma, not to create more! Since purification is the root of future happiness and spiritual realizations we should strive to cleanse our mind of delusions and negative karma.

One of the best methods for purifying negativities and downfalls is the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, otherwise known as The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls, or the Bodhisattva Mahayana Confession Sutra.

This sadhana contains the root text of the Sutra and a short explanation of the practice.

A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind Event Details

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Meditations for a Happy Mind – with Natalie Franco
This lunchtime class includes a short teaching and meditation on various Buddhist topics, with an emphasis on generating happiness from within and putting basic Buddhist teachings into practice. Beginners and more experienced meditators welcome.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind

A World of Loving Kindness (Manjushri Centre) Event Details

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A World of Loving Kindness – Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Maitreya

with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
February 17 – 19
Buddha Maitreya is the Buddha of Loving Kindness and the source of Kadam Lamrim. From these precious teachings, we can learn the three aspects of love and begin to practise them in our busy daily lives. Through our own experience we will understand how keeping a loving heart makes us happy and is the best protection from problems and pain. Eventually, through receiving Buddha Maitreya’s blessings continually, we will come to know the most powerful love, that wishes everyone to be happy all the time and works tirelessly towards that goal.

A World of Loving Kindness (Manjushri Centre)

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Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

A World of Loving Kindness (Manjushri Centre) Event Details

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7:30 pm1:30 pm

A World of Loving Kindness – Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Maitreya

with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
February 17 – 19
Buddha Maitreya is the Buddha of Loving Kindness and the source of Kadam Lamrim. From these precious teachings, we can learn the three aspects of love and begin to practise them in our busy daily lives. Through our own experience we will understand how keeping a loving heart makes us happy and is the best protection from problems and pain. Eventually, through receiving Buddha Maitreya’s blessings continually, we will come to know the most powerful love, that wishes everyone to be happy all the time and works tirelessly towards that goal.

A World of Loving Kindness (Manjushri Centre)

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A World of Loving Kindness – Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Maitreya

with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
February 17 – 19
Buddha Maitreya is the Buddha of Loving Kindness and the source of Kadam Lamrim. From these precious teachings, we can learn the three aspects of love and begin to practise them in our busy daily lives. Through our own experience we will understand how keeping a loving heart makes us happy and is the best protection from problems and pain. Eventually, through receiving Buddha Maitreya’s blessings continually, we will come to know the most powerful love, that wishes everyone to be happy all the time and works tirelessly towards that goal.

A World of Loving Kindness (Manjushri Centre)

7:30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class with Mandy.

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

7:30pm Foundation Programme Event Details

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Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Lamrim meditation class Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Lamrim meditation class

4:30pm Quick Path* Event Details

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4:30 pm6:15 pm

Vajrayogini self generation Sadhana

The instructions on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini were taught by Buddha Vajradhara in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters of the Condensed Root Tantra of Heruka. This particular lineage of instructions, the Narokhachö lineage, was passed directly from Vajrayogini to Naropa, and from him through an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners to the present-day Teachers.

After Buddha Vajradharma had taught the practice he left the mandalas of Heruka and Vajrayogini intact in twenty-four auspicious places in this world. Thus even to this day there are countless manifestations of Vajrayogini in this world who help sincere practitioners to gain realizations by blessing their mental continuum.

In many respects the practice of Vajrayogini is ideally suited to the present day. By relying upon this practice sincerely, with a good heart and a mind of faith, it is definitely possible to attain full enlightenment; but to accomplish such results we must practise the extensive sadhana regularly.

This particular sadhana, Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To practise the sadhana successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.

This sadhana is suitable both for our regular daily practice and for retreat; and we can practise it alone or in a group.

Open to those who have received Vajrayogini Empowerment.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden Event Details

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Drop-in meditation class with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chonden.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

08:30am Confession Buddhas Event Details

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The purification practice of the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps

In our previous lives, while under the influence of deluded minds, we created a great deal of negative karma, and we also transgressed our commitments and incurred root and secondary downfalls. As a result we now experience difficulties in developing faith and conviction in Dharma, and in making progress on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Moreover, if we do not purify all this negativity while we have the chance we shall have to experience great suffering in the future.

Any living being, even a worm or an insect, can commit negative actions, but only humans have the fortune to be able to purify them. We have been accumulating non-virtuous actions and experiencing their suffering results since beginningless time, but we now have the opportunity to purify them completely. We should make use of this precious opportunity to purify our negative karma, not to create more! Since purification is the root of future happiness and spiritual realizations we should strive to cleanse our mind of delusions and negative karma.

One of the best methods for purifying negativities and downfalls is the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, otherwise known as The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls, or the Bodhisattva Mahayana Confession Sutra.

This sadhana contains the root text of the Sutra and a short explanation of the practice.

A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind Event Details

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Meditations for a Happy Mind – with Natalie Franco
This lunchtime class includes a short teaching and meditation on various Buddhist topics, with an emphasis on generating happiness from within and putting basic Buddhist teachings into practice. Beginners and more experienced meditators welcome.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind

7:30pm Foundation Programme Event Details

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Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

9:15am Foundation Programme Event Details

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9:15 am1:45 pm

Study programme with Gen Chonden, studying Joyful Path of Good Fortune.

9:15am Foundation Programme

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7:30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class with Mandy.

7pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

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7:00am Wishfulfilling Jewel Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

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12.30pm Simply meditate Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class

12.30pm Simply meditate

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja Event Details

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Prayers and Meditations related to the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara.

2.30pm Avalokiteshvara Puja

7:30pm Foundation Programme Event Details

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Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

7:30pm Foundation Programme

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12.30pm Lamrim meditation class Event Details

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Drop-in Meditation class

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4:30pm Quick Path* Event Details

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Vajrayogini self generation Sadhana

The instructions on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Venerable Vajrayogini were taught by Buddha Vajradhara in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters of the Condensed Root Tantra of Heruka. This particular lineage of instructions, the Narokhachö lineage, was passed directly from Vajrayogini to Naropa, and from him through an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners to the present-day Teachers.

After Buddha Vajradharma had taught the practice he left the mandalas of Heruka and Vajrayogini intact in twenty-four auspicious places in this world. Thus even to this day there are countless manifestations of Vajrayogini in this world who help sincere practitioners to gain realizations by blessing their mental continuum.

In many respects the practice of Vajrayogini is ideally suited to the present day. By relying upon this practice sincerely, with a good heart and a mind of faith, it is definitely possible to attain full enlightenment; but to accomplish such results we must practise the extensive sadhana regularly.

This particular sadhana, Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To practise the sadhana successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.

This sadhana is suitable both for our regular daily practice and for retreat; and we can practise it alone or in a group.

Open to those who have received Vajrayogini Empowerment.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden Event Details

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Drop-in meditation class with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chonden.

7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

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08:30am Confession Buddhas Event Details

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The purification practice of the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps

In our previous lives, while under the influence of deluded minds, we created a great deal of negative karma, and we also transgressed our commitments and incurred root and secondary downfalls. As a result we now experience difficulties in developing faith and conviction in Dharma, and in making progress on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Moreover, if we do not purify all this negativity while we have the chance we shall have to experience great suffering in the future.

Any living being, even a worm or an insect, can commit negative actions, but only humans have the fortune to be able to purify them. We have been accumulating non-virtuous actions and experiencing their suffering results since beginningless time, but we now have the opportunity to purify them completely. We should make use of this precious opportunity to purify our negative karma, not to create more! Since purification is the root of future happiness and spiritual realizations we should strive to cleanse our mind of delusions and negative karma.

One of the best methods for purifying negativities and downfalls is the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, otherwise known as The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls, or the Bodhisattva Mahayana Confession Sutra.

This sadhana contains the root text of the Sutra and a short explanation of the practice.

A more detailed explanation of this practice can be found in the book, The Bodhisattva Vow.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind Event Details

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Meditations for a Happy Mind – with Natalie Franco
This lunchtime class includes a short teaching and meditation on various Buddhist topics, with an emphasis on generating happiness from within and putting basic Buddhist teachings into practice. Beginners and more experienced meditators welcome.

12:30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind

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Week day evening Foundation Programme with Kelsang Lamchen.

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Study programme with Gen Chonden, studying Joyful Path of Good Fortune.

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7:30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering Event Details

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Chanted Prayers and Meditations.
The Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This sadhana includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is a special Guru yoga in which we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa, who himself is a manifestation of Manjushri. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we shall naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we shall attain a very special Dharma wisdom.

The second practice is a method for relying upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Through this, we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favourable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our Dharma realizations. If we rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden sincerely, our faith in Je Tsongkhapa will naturally increase and we shall easily gain experience of the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

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Daily Programme List:

January 2012

Sun 29th Protector Day
7.00am Retreat session
10.30am Retreat session
6.00pm Melodious Drum Victorious in all Directions

Mon 30th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
12.30pm Simply meditate
7.00pm Meditation class with Mandy

Tues 31st
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
12.30pm Prayers for World Peace
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja

February 2011

Wed 1st
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
12.30pm Simply Meditate
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja
7.30pm Foundation Programme

Thurs 2nd
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
12.30pm Lamrim Meditation class
4.30pm Quick Path to Great Bliss*
7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

Fri 3rd Welsh Dharma Celebration
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
8.30am Confession Buddhas
12.30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind

Sat 4th Welsh Dharma Celebration
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel

Sun 5th Welsh Dharma Celebration
7.30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog offering

Mon 6th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Simply Meditate
7.00pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

Tues 7th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Prayers for World Peace
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja

Wed 8th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme Teaching Skills session
12.30pm Simply Meditate
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja
7.30pm Foundation Programme

Thurs 9th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Lamrim Meditation class
4.30pm Quick Path to Great Bliss*
7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

Fri 10th-  Tsog Day
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
8.30am Confession Buddhas
12.30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind
4.30pm Quick Path with Tsog offering*
7.30pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide

Sat 11th Living Mediation Course; the art of relaxation
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.15am Foundation Programme
10.00am The art of relaxation
11.45am Foundation Programme
3.00pm Children’s class
3.00pm Teaching Skills session
5.30pm Feast of Great Bliss*

Sun 12th Day Course How to solve our Human Problems
7.00am Quick Path to Great Bliss*
10.30am to 5pm How to solve our human problems
7.30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog offering

Mon 13th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Simply Meditate
7.00pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

Tues 14th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Prayers for World Peace
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja

Wed 15th  -  Mahayana Precepts
6.30am Mahayana Precepts
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Simply Meditate
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja
7.30pm Foundation Programme

Thurs 16th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Lamrim Meditation class
4.30pm Quick Path to Great Bliss*
7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

Fri 17th -19th A World of Loving Kindness at ManjushriKMC
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel

Sat 18th A World of Loving Kindness at ManjushriKMC

Sun 19th A World of Loving Kindness at ManjushriKMC
7.30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog offering

Mon 20th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Simply Meditate
7.00pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

Tues 21st
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Prayers for World Peace
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja

Wed 22nd
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Simply Meditate
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja
7.30pm Foundation Programme

Thurs 23rd
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Lamrim Meditation class
4.30pm Quick Path to Great Bliss*
7.30pm Meditation class with Gen Chonden

Fri 24th  -26th Amitayus Retreat
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9am Amitayus session
11am Amitayus session
12.30pm Meditations for a Happy Mind
4.00pm Amitayus session
5.30pm Feast of Great Bliss*
7.30pm Foundation Programme

Sat 25th Tsog Day– Amitayus Retreat
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Amitayus session
9.15am Foundation Programme
11.00pm Amitayus session
11.45am Foundation Programme
3.00pm Children’s class
4.00pm Amitayus session
7.30pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide

Sun 26th – Amitayus Retreat
9.00am Amitayus session
10.00am Coffee and cake served to peaceful people
11.00am Prayers for World Peace
11.00am Amitayus session
4.00pm Amitayus session
7.30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog offering

Mon 27th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Simply Meditate
7.00pm Basics of Meditation & Buddhism

Tues 28th
7.00am Wishfulfilling Jewel
9.00am Teacher Training Programme
12.30pm Prayers for World Peace
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja

Weds 29th
7.00am Melodious Drum Victorious in all Directions
12.30pm Simply Meditate
2.30pm Avalokiteshvara puja
7.30pm Foundation Programme

* For  Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only

 

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  • Nema Dongje says:

    Dear Sir:

    I would like to know whether your centre will be holding retreats for Dorje Shugden. If yes, please send me details, time and expenses.

    Sincerely,

    Nema Dongje

    • web admin says:

      Dear Nema,
      Thanks for you enquiry. Sorry we don’t have Dorje Shugden retreats on the Centre’s spiritual programme. We do hold a number of other retreats throughout the year, you can find details of these on our Retreats webpage. If you are interested in Dorje Shugden group practice we do have daily pujas to Dorje Shugden and also Dorje Shugden Kangso on the 29th of each month. Please contact us if you are interested in any of these.
      Kind regards,
      Duncan



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