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Meditation and Evening Meal

Eating out with a difference

Friday 18 October 2024

6.45pm

At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre, Golders Green

with Kadam John McBretney

Relax with meditation and a short talk on modern Buddhism in the meditation hall.

Then at 7.30pm enjoy a delicious vegetarian or vegan meal in the World Peace Cafe.

  • Unwind at the week end
  • Relax and meditate
  • Enjoy great food and conversation

Suitable for all, everybody welcome.

£22 for the meditation, talk and evening meal.

Schedule

  • Meditation and talk - 6.45pm - 7.30pm
  • Evening meal - 7.30pm

£22.00

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Refuge Retreat

Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 October 2024

9am to 6.30pm - 4 sessions a day

At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre, Golders Green

Introduction to the retreat with Kadam John McBretney on Saturday 19 October, 9am to 10.30am

Refuge Retreat is the first of the four great preliminary guides that we need to practice if we want to enter into Buddhism and  make progress on our spiritual path to enlightenment. Through training in sincerely going for refuge we enter the gateway to Buddhism; and training in the compassionate mind of bodhichitta we enter the gateway to the Mahayana – the main path to the state of enlightenment.

If we do not have a practice of refuge in the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma and Sangha – we will not enter Buddhism and this means we have no opportunity to attain permanent liberation from suffering or the supreme happiness of Enlightenment. Then we will have lost the meaning of human life.

There will be four unguided sessions a day, except when there are tsog offering Pujas, and the practice is accomplished within the sadhana Essence of Good Fortune.

Please note: this is not a guided retreat.

***  There will be an introductory teaching and explanation of the retreat by Kadam John McBretney in the first session on Saturday 19 October, 9am to 10.30am ***

This retreat is part of the Teacher Training Programme. It is suitable for those with some experience of Buddhist meditation and practice, but everyone is welcome.

Please email us at epc@meditateinlondon.org or phone 07949 916 144 or 0208 455 7563 for more information

Schedule

  • Session 1 - 9am - 10.30am
  • Session 2 - 11.30am - 1pm
  • Session 3 - 2.30pm - 4pm
  • Session 4 - 5pm - 6.30pm
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Highest Yoga Tantra Retreat

Post-Fall Festival Guided Retreat

At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre

With Resident Teacher, Kadam John McBretney

Saturday 9th to Sunday 10th November 2024

This meditation retreat will follow the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments and teachings of Heruka and Vajrayogini given at the 2024 International Fall Festival by Gen-la Dekyong

Having received the blessing empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini we now have the precious opportunity to practice together and go deeper.

Kadam John McBretney will guide us through the meditations that will help take the teachings deep into our heart so that we can progress towards the quick path to enlightenment.

The retreat teacher, Kadam John McBretney, has been practising Kadampa Buddhism for 30 years. He will guide you clearly and gently on this retreat from his heart.

Lunch is available for £5 a day.

Schedule
Saturday, Sunday, 9-10 November 2024

Session 1:  10am - 11.15am
Session 2:  12noon - 1.15pm
Lunch:  1.15pm
Session 3:  2:30pm - 3:45pm
Session 4:  4:15pm - 5.30pm

The retreat is free for members.

Available live-streamed on Zoom for members

£40.00

£25.00

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Stop Worrying, Relax and Let Go

Saturday 23 Nov 2024, 10am to 1.15pm

At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre, Golders Green

With Kadam Ai Peng McBretney

We all experience so many problems and uncertainties day after day and we naturally respond with worry and our mind becomes tight and uncomfortable. Although most of these problems appear to be coming from other people and external situations, according to Buddha these problems are rooted in our own negative states of mind, known as the delusions. When we understand the relationship between our problems and our mind, we will learn how to take control of our life by letting go and transforming problems into inner freedom. In this half day course we will learn to replace worry with positive, constructive attitudes so that we can enjoy life with confidence.

Why do we struggle and experience so much inner conflict?

You will discover how to:

  • Let go of inner tension and pain
  • Create inner space and calm
  • Understand how a peaceful mind creates a peaceful life

Led by Kadam Ai Peng McBretney. Includes teachings and guided meditation, with time for Q&A.
Delicious lunch available.

This half-day course is suitable for everyone.

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.

The event is free for members, lunch is £5 for everybody.

Available live-streamed on Zoom for members

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£25.00
£5.00

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The Inner Gift of a Happy Heart

Saturday 7 December 2024

10am to 1:15pm

At Heruka Kadampa Meditation Centre, Golders Green

With Kadam John McBretney

“Cherishing others is the best method to solve our own and others’ problems.” Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

In these modern times we each live in the pursuit of our own happiness, misled by the delusion of self-cherishing. Because we are so familiar with self-cherishing, we continue to encounter problems and suffering.

In this half-day course, we will learn a simple method to change the focus of our cherishing from ourself to others. Through learning to cherish others we can see how our life transforms and our relationships with others become more stable and satisfying.

The power of cherishing others cannot be underestimated; learning to cherish others solves all our problems!

You will discover:

  • Cherishing others brings happiness
  • How to fulfil all your wishes
  • All suffering and problems will disappear

Schedule

  • Session 1 - 10am - 11.15am
  • Break - 11.15am - 11.45am
  • Session 2 - 11.45am - 1.15pm
  • Lunch - 1.15pm

£25.00
£5.00

 

Free for Silver, Gold & Platinum members.

Available live-streamed on Zoom for members

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Christmas Party & Prayers for World Peace

Saturday 14 December 2024, 12 noon

With Resident Teacher Kadam John McBretney

Prayers for World Peace, including Meditation, 12 noon

Vegetarian Christmas Buffet, 1pm

Enjoy giving the gift of Prayers for World Peace with Kadam John McBretney at 12 noon

Then enjoy a delicious vegetarian buffet in the World Peace Café of Heruka KMC

Family, friends, newcomers welcome!

Tickets: £20
Silver members £10 with coupon code
Gold & Platinum members £5 with coupon code
Under 16 £10
Children Free

£20.00

£10.00

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New Year's Eve Party and World Peace Prayers

With Resident Teacher Kadam John McBretney

Tuesday 31 December 2024, 9pm to past midnight

Celebrate New Year’s Eve and start the New Year with a peaceful, positive mind and a loving heart.

This special event is a wonderful opportunity for making our resolutions for the New Year heartfelt and effective, and creating causes for world peace.

Enjoy a delicious vegetarian buffet and non-alcoholic drinks in good company.

Be inspired by guided meditation and Prayers for World Peace with Kadam John which will see us into the New Year.

Family, friends, everybody welcome!

Tickets: £20
Silver members £10 with coupon code
Gold & Platinum members £5 with coupon code
Under 16 £10
Child FREE

£20.00

£10.00

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FAQs about meditation courses

Everyone is welcome

"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

"When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within.” 

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso