Special Events
June 28th and 29th
Gelong Thubten - weekend retreat: ‘Finding Purpose’
Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: 9am to 4pm
With tea and lunch breaks.
Suggested donation £50 per day, although nobody will be excluded due to
lack of funds.
It is essential to book - please email admin@yorkshire.samye.org
A weekend retreat, led by Buddhist monk and author Gelong Thubten, on
meditation, mindfulness and how to deepen our commitment to daily practice. We
will explore themes such as how to discover and strengthen our inner spiritual
purpose. We can often struggle to meditate every day - life becomes
increasingly busy and stressful - there never seems to be enough time. There
are powerful methods we can use to transform our attitude towards our
meditation practice. Through strengthening our inner commitment, we will always
find the time and energy to meditate.
This is an opportunity for a deep-dive into Buddhist philosophy and
practice, focusing on some of the themes in Gelong Thubten’s Sunday Times
bestselling book ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness, Meditation in the 21st Century’.
For those traveling from afar, reasonably priced accommodation is
available at the nearby hotels, within walking distance across the park in
front of our centre.
August 2nd and 3rd.
Gelong Thubten - weekend retreat: ‘Compassion and Forgiveness’
Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: 9am to 4pm
With tea and lunch breaks.
Suggested donation £50 per day, although nobody will be excluded due to
lack of funds.
It is essential to book - please email admin@yorkshire.samye.org
A weekend retreat, led by Buddhist monk and author Gelong Thubten,
focusing on some of the key themes in his second book, the bestseller ‘Handbook
for Hard Times’. Thubten will explain some of the Buddhist methods for
deepening our compassion and working with challenging situations, feelings and
relationships. There will be a special emphasis on the practice of
forgiveness.
Another great opportunity for a weekend retreat of learning and
practice. For those traveling from afar, reasonably priced accommodation is
available at the nearby hotels, within walking distance across the park in
front of our centre.
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He
became a monk at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland 30 years ago and has spent
over six years in enclosed meditation retreats, including one which lasted for
four years. He is regarded as one of the UK’s most influential meditation
teachers, working with hospitals, schools, companies, prisons and rehab
centres. He has lectured at Oxford University and for large organisations such
as Google and The United Nations. He is also a director of meditation centres
and a trustee of the humanitarian aid charity ROKPA International. Thubten is
the author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ as well
as his latest book, ‘Handbook for Hard Times’. He also co-authored ‘How to be
Human’ with Ruby Wax and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura.