Special Events
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.
September 27th and 28th . SCARBOROUGH, UK
Weekend retreat with Gelong
Thubten:
‘Buddhist psychology’.
At Samye Dzong Scarborough,
Londesborough Lodge, The Crescent, Scarborough YO11 2PW
Saturday: 9am to 6pm. Sunday: 9am to 4pm.
With tea and lunch breaks.
Suggested donation £50 (all funds will go to
charity) 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 themes from his bestselling books, ‘A Monk’s Guide
to Happiness’ and ‘Handbook for Hard Times’.
The retreat will focus on the Buddhist
understanding of psychology and how to work with difficult emotions. There will
be a combination of talks and practical meditation sessions, with time for
questions and answers.
A 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 easy walking distance
across the park in front of the meditation centre.
November 22nd and 23rd . SCARBOROUGH, UK
Weekend retreat with Gelong Thubten:
‘The power of visualisation’.
At Samye Dzong Scarborough, Londesborough Lodge, The Crescent, Scarborough YO11 2PW
Saturday: 9am to 6pm, Sunday: 9am to 4pm.
With tea and lunch breaks.
Suggested donation £50 (all funds will go to charity) 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 the practice of visualisation, and how it helps to reveal the innate purity of our minds. In Tibetan Buddhism, the practice of Tantra uses visualisations that cleanse and transform our perception of reality, connecting us with the ‘inner Buddha’, our inherent capacity for awakening.
The retreat will provide a combination of talks and practical meditation sessions, with time for questions and answers.
A 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 easy walking distance across the park in front of the meditation
centre.
Save the date! November 2nd and 3rd: Lama Zangmo teaching at Samye Dzong Scarborough.
More details nearer the time.