Fasting Retreat – KMC Wales, Swansea

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Nyungnay Fasting and Purification Retreat

This special fasting and purification practice is traditionally done by Kadampa Centers worldwide in April. It is a special opportunity to purify negativity and pacify our bad mental habits, such as strong attachment and anger. It can also greatly improve our experiences of love, compassion and bodhichitta.

The retreat is done in conjunction with Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara practice. It involves taking the Mahayana precepts ( a promise to avoid all non virtue for 24 hours), conjoined with the practice of prostrations.

Please note in order to participate you must take precepts each morning you participate and it is an unguided retreat.

Nyungnay Fasting and Purification Retreat

Reset your year with Nyungnay, one of our most precious Kadampa Dharma jewels, which is offered just once a year at the Centre .

During this retreat we will spend a day with thousand-armed (eleven-faced) Avalokiteshvara – ‘Mahakaruna’ – the nature of our Guru’s great compassion, making exquisite offerings, praises and prostrations and thereby accumulate huge merit, purify vast negativity for our self and others and receive the most powerful blessing to propel our self swiftly along our path to enlightenment.

Please note in order to participate you must take precepts each morning you participate and it is an unguided retreat.

When

Tuesday 14th April

Session times:

Precepts: 6.30 to 7am

Session I: 7 to 8am

Session II: 11 to 12pm

Session III 4 to 5pm

Price

£8 per day

Free for all membership levels

Where

In-person at KMC Wales

Retreat Structure

This practice is done over two days, with the eight Mahayana precepts being taken at the beginning of each day. On the first day it is customary to abstain from all meals apart from lunch*. On the second day we engage in a complete fast, abstaining from all food and drink for 24 hours.

On both days, we do three sessions of meditation, combining prostrations with chanted meditation. Those who are unable to engage in a complete fast can participate in the sessions on the second day, provided they take the Mahayana precepts on that day.

*Our lunch should be eaten before or at 12.30pm. It should not include eggs, meat, fish, alcohol, garlic, onions or spices.

When

Tuesday 14th April

Session times:

Precepts: 6.30 to 7am

Session I: 7 to 8am

Session II: 11 to 12pm

Session III 4 to 5pm

Price

£8 per day

Free for all membership levels

Where

In-person at KMC Wales

Retreat Structure

This retreat begins with the practice of taking Mahayana Precepts, which entail promising to abstain from all non-virtue for 24 hours, and a full or partial fast (taking lunch only). After taking Precepts we will engage in three sessions of the sadhana ‘Drop of Essential Nectar‘ combining prostrations with chanted meditation. To participate in the sessions you must take the Precepts – everyone is welcome.

Booking Options

Tuesday 14th April

At the Centre

This retreat is included in all the membership levels - to subscribe please click here

Springfield, Ffynone Road, Uplands, Swansea SA1 6DE

01792 458245/email

Registered Charity No: 1039234

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Kadampa Meditation Centre Wales is a member of the NKT-IKBU The New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union, an international association of Mahayana Buddhist Centres that follow the Kadampa Buddhist Tradition founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.