Lamrim Retreat – KMC Wales, Swansea

The Path to Pure Happiness – Lamrim Winter Retreat

What better way to start the new year than with a Lamrim retreat, the supreme method to make all of our daily activities meaningful. The stages of the path to enlightenment, or Lamrim in Tibetan, is the very heart of Kadampa Buddhism and the essence of all Buddha’s teachings. Because it is easy to understand and very practical it is ideally suited to modern life.

Kadam Paul will guide this special weekend retreat that will enable us to dive deeper with our experience of lamrim, based on Venerable Geshe Kelsang’s presentation in The New Meditation Handbook.

There will be four guided sessions each day – suitable for all levels of experience.

When

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th January

Session times (all 1 hour):

10am, 11.45am, 2.30pm, 4pm

Price

£22 per day, £38 for both days, £6 per session

Free as part of all membership levels (£4 lunch)

Where

At KMC Wales

Retreat Structure

One hour sessions using Prayers for Meditation prayers and guided meditations taken from The New Meditation Handbook

Teacher

Kadam Paul Jenkins

The principal Teacher at KMC Wales is Kadam Paul Jenkins. A dedicated student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Kadam Paul has been studying and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for over 30 years. He has practical experience of integrating Modern Buddhism within a busy, professional, family life and is able to share this through the clarity and warmth of his teachings.

When

Saturday 3rd to Thursday 8th January

Daily session times 9-10am, 11am-12pm, 4-5pm and 7.30-8.30pm

Price

Free as part of all membership levels

Where

At KMC Wales

Retreat Structure

One hour sessions using Prayers for Meditation prayers and guided meditations taken from The New Meditation Handbook

Meditations

Friday

Session 1 – Precious human life

Session 2 – Death

Session 3 – Dangers of lower rebirth

Session 4 – Going for refuge

Saturday

Session 1 – Karma

Session 2 – Renunciation

Session 3 – Renunciation

Session 4 – Determination to recognize, reduce and abandon self-grasping ignorance

Sunday

Session 1 – Determination to engage in the actual path to liberation

Session 2 – Determination to attain cessations

Session 3 – Cherishing all living beings

Session 4 – Universal Compassion

Monday

Session 1 – The supreme good heart Bodhichitta

Session 2 – Determination and promise to sincerely practice the six perfections

Session 3 – Emptiness

Session 4 – Relying on our Spiritual Guide

Booking Options

Saturday 3rd January:

At the Centre

Sunday 4th January:

At the Centre

Both Days

At the Centre

Individual Sessions – please indicate number of sessions on the basket page (there is no requirement to state which sessions you will attend – just turn up):

At the Centre

This retreat is included in the standard and study membership - to subscribe please click here

Booking Options

Week Ticket

At the Centre

Saturday 3rd January:

Sunday 4th January:

Monday 5th January:

Tuesday 6th January:

Wednesday 7th January:

At the Centre

Thursday 8th January:

At the Centre

Individual Sessions – please indicate number of sessions on the basket page (there is no requirement to state which sessions you will attend – just turn up):

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.