day courses
Covering all aspects of Kadampa Buddhist meditation and practice, from introductions to meditation and positive thinking right through to explanations of Buddha's most advanced and profound teachings, our inspiring and informative day courses will deepen and enrich your spiritual life. See below for our programme of upcoming day courses; book online now, call us on
+44 (0)1283 732338, or email us for more information.
The timetable for the day is as follows
(please arrive 15 minutes early to register):
10am - 11:30am 1st Teaching
12:15 - 1pm 1st Meditation
1pm Lunch
2:30pm - 4pm 2nd Teaching
4:30pm - 5:15pm 2nd Meditation
Each session begins with some simple prayers to prepare our mind for the teaching or meditation. You are welcome to join in with these if you wish, prayer books are provided.
The cost of our day courses is £25 including a vegetarian lunch.
Concentration – with Gen Kelsang Jigme
13th March 2010
By training in concentration we can reduce our distracting thoughts and develop a light, clear, strong and stable mind that can deeply penetrate and mix with the objects of our meditation. In this way we can make swift spiritual progress.
Book online for this day course, £25 including a vegetarian lunch.
How to solve our anger problem
27th March 2010
Anger is an unpeaceful state of mind which creates endless problems for ourselves and others. By applying practical methods to improve our patience we can reduce our anger, increase our inner peace and solve all the problems caused by this unwanted mind.
Book online for this day course, £25 including a vegetarian lunch.
Friend of the World
24th April 2010
A Bodhisattva is a friend to all living beings, who works joyfully and tirelessly for their benefit. Discover how to become a Bodhisattva by training in bodhichitta, the supreme good heart that wishes to become enlightened in order to liberate all living beings from suffering.
Book online for this day course, £25 including a vegetarian lunch.
Life and Death
3rd July 2010
Meditation on death is the best method to overcome our everyday worries and distractions and to inspire us to apply sincere effort in our spiritual practice, making the most of every moment of our precious human life to create deep and everlasting happiness.
Book online for this day course, £25 including a vegetarian lunch.
Reasons to Believe - with Gen Kelsang Jigme
28th August 2010
How can we develop unwavering confidence in things we can’t see, such as Buddhas, karma, and past and future lives? By using a special type of logic called 'syllogistic reasoning' we can gain conclusive understandings about such objects and dispel our doubts forever.
Book online for this day course, £25 including a vegetarian lunch.
Celebrating Happiness! A day course on rejoicing
9th October 2010
To rejoice means to appreciate and celebrate our own and others’ happiness, good qualities and good fortune. It is a powerful and simple way to develop a happy and positive mind. Learn more about it on this day course.
Book online for this day course, £25 including a vegetarian lunch.
An Introduction to Buddhism
4th December 2010
Buddhism is a living tradition teaching practical methods to solve our problems through the cultivation of inner peace. This day course will give an introduction to basic Buddhist view and practice, covering topics such as past and future lives, karma and ‘what is the mind?’ and including some traditional Buddhist meditations.
Book online for this day course, £25 including a vegetarian lunch.