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| What's on: September 2010 |
• Weekly classes in London: Mind, meditation & happiness: week commencing 30 August
• FREE Public Talk: Meditation & modern Buddhism: Trafalgar Square, Thursday 2 September
• Half day courses in London: Learn to meditate: Saturday 4 and Saturday 25 September
• Weekend event in Derbyshire: 9-12 September
• Weekend course in the Lake District: 24-26 September |
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Weekly meditation classes in London
'Mind, meditation & happiness'
Starts: week commencing 30 August (4-week course)
Days: Mondays to Thursdays
Venue: choose from 23 classes in and around London
About the classes
On this 4-week course we will learn about the basics of meditation & Buddhism and how to develop a meditation practice. We will also discover how our all of our daily experiences, positive and negative, come from our own mind.
This understanding will encourage us to transform the way we see the world, making our thoughts and feelings more beneficial and helping us to create a more positive future. In this way our quality of life will improve and we will experience the lasting peace and happiness we long for.
Course dates & titles
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Week starting 30 Aug * |
Meditation and Buddhism |
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Week starting 6 Sep |
Understanding the mind |
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Week starting 13 Sep |
Creating happiness |
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Week starting 20 Sep |
Understanding life and death |
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* Please note, on Bank Holiday Monday, classes will be held in Golders Green and Old Street only
Everyone is welcome to attend the weekly meditation classes. There is no need to book in advance, just turn up to register. Find a weekly meditation class near you. |
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FREE Public Talk - Trafalgar Square
'Meditation & modern Buddhism'
Date: Thursday 2 September
Time: 7pm - 8.30pm
 Venue: The Trafalgar Room (1st floor), Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London WC2N 4JF (Charing Cross tube exit 6) see map
About the talk
To launch this new venue, there will be a FREE Public Talk given by John McBretney, the Resident Teacher of Heruka Centre.
During the talk, John will introduce the basics of meditation and Buddhism and will explain how, by practicing special meditation techniques, we can gradually solve daily problems such as stress and anxiety, and learn how to develop positive attitudes of mind that make our lives happy and meaningful.
Bookings
There is no need to book in advance. Simply turn up and register when you arrive. Everyone is welcome.
Weekly classes
Starting Thursday 9 September, weekly classes will continue at the same venue.
Find out more about the weekly classes near Trafalgar Square |
John McBretney
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'Learn to meditate' courses
Half-day courses on the basics of meditation
Dates: Saturday 4 and Saturday 25 September
Times: Teachings: 10am-1pm, lunch: 1pm-1.45pm
Venue: Heruka Centre, 13 Woodstock Road, London NW11 8ES
About the course
Do you sometimes experience stress, worry or anxiety? Do you want to find out how meditation can improve your peace of mind and happiness? If you do, you might enjoy one of our increasingly popular 'Learn to meditate in half-day' courses.
In just one morning you will learn the basics of meditation and get a taste of some of the many benefits. These courses are proving very popular and many people say how much benefit they get from a morning's meditation with an experienced teacher.
Anyone can attend these meditation courses; they are suitable for complete beginners and those with some experience.
Fee
£25 (includes two-course lunch)
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Weekend event in Derbyshire
'UK Dharma Celebration' with Kadam Bridget Heyes
Dates: Thursday 9 - Sunday 12 September
Venue: Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre, Ashe Hall, Ash Lane, Etwall, Derbyshire DE65 6HT see map
About the event
At this year’s UK Dharma Celebration, the National Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition, Kadam Bridget Heyes, will grant the blessing empowerment of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, and give teachings on practising compassion and wisdom together.
Through receiving these profound blessings and inspiring teachings our inner potential for love, compassion and wisdom will be awakened. By improving our good heart and our wisdom, we will gain the ability to solve our own and others’ problems, fulfil our wishes and learn how to reach our full spiritual potential. By carrying these positive states of mind into our daily life we can enjoy a more peaceful and harmonious world and share this positive experience with others..
Everyone is welcome to attend this special weekend event.
Find out more about the UK Dharma Celebration |
Buddha Avalokiteshvara
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Weekend course in the Lake District
'Inner strength' with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
Dates: Friday 24 - Sunday 26 September
Venue: Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre (KMC), Conishead Priory, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 9QQ see map
About the course
The negativities within our mind are our real inner enemy, responsible for so much pain and misery in our lives, and of all our inner enemies, anger is the worst. From mild irritation up to full-blown rage, anger destroys our inner peace and wrecks our relationships. Discover how to face up to and defeat this inner enemy once and for all by developing the strong and unshakeable inner peace of patience, which no situation has the power to disturb.
Manjushri KMC
Located at the southern end of the English Lake District, Manjushri KMC is home to the first Kadampa World Peace Temple and provides a peaceful and inspiring environment in which people from all walks of life can learn about Buddhism and meditation.
Find out more about this weekend course |
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
The first Kadampa World Peace Temple at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre
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