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The Transformative Power of Tantra
Saturday 27 April 2024,10am to 1.15pm
At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre, Golders Green
With Kadam John McBretney
All of us have the potential to experience lasting peace and happiness. To accomplish this, we need to practice Tantra, the quick path to enlightenment. Buddha’s Tantric teachings are methods that harness the imagination born from wisdom to produce powerful and profound inner transformations.
We use our imagination to begin our journey, but then through continuous training our pure imagination becomes reality. We will become a being beyond suffering and problems, and have the ability to lead everyone to that same state. How wonderful! Find out more by joining us on this course led by Kadam John McBretney.
You will discover:
- What Tantra is and how it works
- The meaning of deep lasting happiness
- Ripening your inner potential
Includes teachings and guided meditation, with time for Q&A.
Delicious lunch available.
Everybody welcome!
Event Schedule
- Registration - 9.30am - 10am
- Session 1 - 10am - 11.15am
- Break - 11.15am - 11.45am
- Session 2 - 11.45am - 1.15pm
Teacher
Kadam John McBretney has studied and practised Kadampa Buddhism for 30 years under the guidance of his teacher Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Through his experience of putting Buddha’s advice into practice, he presents the teachings in a clear and practical way that inspires us to develop inner peace, happiness and wisdom.
This is an in-person event suitable for everybody.
The event is free for members. Become a member.
A Positive, Joyful Mind retreat
Saturday 4 May 2024, 10am to 1.15pm
At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre, Golders Green
With Kadam Ai Peng McBretney
Meditation is a powerful tool for finding peace and happiness in our lives. In this retreat, you’ll learn techniques to help you cultivate a positive and joyful mindset, no matter what life throws your way.
These practices will help you develop a deeper connection to your inner self and tap into a source of joy and positivity that you can draw from in difficult times.
You will discover:
- Meditations to help you be joyful
- How to respond to difficulties positively
- How to protect you mind from becoming negative
Led by Kadam Ai Peng McBretney. Includes teachings and guided meditation, with time for Q&A.
Delicious lunch available.
Everybody welcome!
Event Schedule
- Registration - 9.30am - 10am
- Session 1 - 10am - 11.15am
- Break - 11.15am - 11.45am
- Session 2 - 11.45am - 1.15pm
Teacher - Kadam Ai Peng McBretney
Kadam Ai Peng McBretney, the Resident Teacher of Duldzin Dragpa Centre, has studied and practised Kadampa Buddhism for many years under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Through her experience of putting Buddha’s advice into practice, she presents the teachings in a clear and practical way that inspires us to develop inner peace, happiness and wisdom.
This is an in-person event suitable for everybody.
The event is free for members, lunch is £5 for everybody. Become a member.
How to Stop Overthinking
Saturday 18 May 2024, 10am to 1.15pm
At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre, Golders Green
With Kadam John McBretney
Do you find it hard to quieten your mind and just let go? While we all need to think – to reflect, understand and make decisions – sometimes we can end up overthinking. Our thoughts become repetitive, negative, unclear or stuck. We find it hard to ‘switch off’, which can be exhausting and unproductive.
Buddha’s insight into the nature and function of the mind can help. Certain meditations in particular can help us to balance our thoughts and feel calmer as we navigate our busy, modern world with all its stress and stimulation.
You will discover how to:
- Identify unhelpful thoughts
- Gain mental clarity and freedom
- Protect your mind from stress, worry and anxiety
Includes teachings and guided meditation, with time for Q&A.
Delicious lunch available.
Everybody welcome!
Event Schedule
- Registration - 9.30am - 10am
- Session 1 - 10am - 11.15am
- Break - 11.15am - 11.45am
- Session 2 - 11.45am - 1.15pm
Teacher
Kadam John McBretney has studied and practised Kadampa Buddhism for 30 years under the guidance of his teacher Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Through his experience of putting Buddha’s advice into practice, he presents the teachings in a clear and practical way that inspires us to develop inner peace, happiness and wisdom.
This is an in-person event suitable for everybody.
The event is free for members. Become a member.
Post-Spring Festival Guided Retreat
Accomplishing the Great Power and Joy of the Wisdom Dharma Protector
At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre
With Resident Teacher, Kadam John McBretney
8 - 9 June 2024
This meditation retreat will follow the empowerment and teachings given at the International Spring Festival 2024 by Gen-la Jampa.
We will make a special connection with the enlightened Buddha, Dorje Shugden, who is the Dharma Protector of our tradition. Through this connection Dorje Shugden will dispel obstacles to our spiritual practice and create the conditions necessary for us to attain spiritual realisations.
The retreat teacher, Kadam John McBretney, has been practising Kadampa Buddhism for 30 years.
This in-person retreat is suitable for all levels – Everybody is welcome.
Lunch is available each day for £5.
Schedule
Saturday 8 June and Sunday 9 June
Session 1: 9am - 10.15am
Session 2: 11.15am - 12.30pm
Session 3: 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Session 4: 4:45pm - 6.00pm
The retreat is free for members.
FAQs about meditation courses
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"Happiness is a part of the mind that experiences inner peace, or peace of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions."
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso