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- 26/03/10 - Walking for World Peace
11/03/10 - The World Peace Café reopened
11/03/10 - New! Lunchtime meditations
11/03/10 - Meditation Weekend Retreat
24/02/10 - We may have been on retreat
24/02/10 - New Year Course
24/02/10 - School video on Buddhism
24/02/10 - New Gift Shop
24/02/10 - Stop the Week!- January
24/02/10 - World Peace cafe – refurbishment
24/02/10 - Contentment – day course with Gen Jigme
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Walking for World Peace
Walk for World Peace at Tara KMC
As part of our ongoing fundraising for essential work at Tara KMC, including the refurbishment of the World Peace Café, our intrepid Peter Langley will be undertaking a sponsored walk in June 2010.
Departing from Manjushri KMC World Peace Temple and arriving at Tara KMC 19 days later, this will be a solo, unsupported trek, following parts of the Bay2Bay trail, The Pennine Way, The Pennine Bridle Way and Tissington Trail. Pete will be walking a total of nearly 250 miles carrying equipment weighing approximately 15kg!
Please support our work of public service for the benefit of all living beings by making a donation to sponsor Pete.
Also, you have the opportunity to win £150 by correctly choosing the correct amount of weight that will be lost or gained during this challenge. Donate 50p per ticket and you will be given a numbered ticket corresponding to a weight loss or gain. If after the challenge your ticket matches the weight you win! Please email us if you would like some tickets.
Please call or email us if you'd like to donate.
The World Peace Café reopened
The World Peace Café reopened on the 1st March and has had a very busy first week! We've redecorated and everyone seems to be liking our new look - come and see it (and enjoy a delicious coffee!)
New! Lunchtime meditations
The lunchtime meditation team
We now run Lunchtime meditations at 12.30pm on a Monday and a Wednesday (for parents and kids) at the Centre during term time. There's a half-hour, guided relaxation meditation in our beautiful Meditation Hall, followed by the option to have lunch in the
World Peace Café. See the Lunchtime Meditations page for details.
Meditation Weekend Retreat - March
Last weekend, 5th - 7th March, Ruth Gittens led a Meditation Weekend Retreat , based on the 'Relaxation' CD from Tharpa Publications' Living Meditation series. This course was attended by some complete beginners as well as a few more experienced meditators, who took the opportunity to experience meditation in a quiet, retreat environment - getting away from it all for the weekend and getting some deeper experience of meditation. Everybody really seemed to enjoy their stay and we're looking forward to welcoming them back in the near future! The next Meditation Weekend Retreat, based on the 'Clear Mind' CD, takes place on 9th - 12th July 2010. Book your place now!
We may have been on retreat...
We may have been on retreat in January but we certainly didn't stop. Here's what we've been up to over the last few months...
New Year Course
Gen Jigme Teaching the New Year course
Receiving Vajrapani Empowerment
Students listening to teachings on the
Three Principal Aspects of the Path
At the end of December 2009 we had our New Year course, with teachings on Je Tsongkhapa's poem 'The Three Principal Aspects of the Path' and culminating with the blessing empowerment of Buddha Vajrapani, the manifestation of the spiritual power of all the Buddhas.
Look out for our Easter Course, with teachings on Reliance on a Spiritual Guide and a blessing empowerment of Dharma Protector, Wisdom Buddha Dorje Shugden.
School video on Buddhism
Kelsang Norbu being filmed for the schools video
Tara KMC was invited to be included in a national education video for schools, giving information about Buddhism. Kelsang Norbu was filmed answering questions that school kids often ask and the film crew also recorded footage of the shrines and meditation rooms.
Tara KMC also offers a school visits service where the children can experience the peaceful environment first hand, ask their questions, meet an ordained person and even have a go at meditation if they wish. To organise a school visit for your school please contact our school visits coordinator at meditate@taracentre.org.uk.
New Gift Shop
Tara KMC new gift shop
Tara KMC new gift shop
On 1st February our brand new gift shop opened! Selling Buddhist books, meditation CDs, ritual items, statues and pictures, a wide range of beautiful gifts and jewellery, locally produced jams and cakes and much more.
The shop will also be serving hot drinks and pastries while the World Peace Cafe is being refurbished.
Open to the public 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Everybody welcome! Feel free to come and browse.
Stop the Week! - January 2010
Kelsang Gewang leading a relaxing meditation to start the night off
Plate spinning at our Greek themed Stop The Week
Watching the 'plate spinning'
24/02/10
World Peace cafe – refurbishment
Refurbishing the World Peace Cafe
During February, our World Peace Cafe is closed for refurbishments.
The cafe will reopen at 10am on 1st March with a special 'Buy One Get One Free' offer – for one day only!
Keep an eye out here in March for pics of the new look cafe.
Contentment – day course with Gen Jigme
Contentment day course
February also brought our first day course of the year – teachings and meditations on the topic of contentment. The meditation room was full, indicating how much people want a peaceful, contented mind.
Look out for our next day course with Gen Jigme on 13th March entitled 'Concentration'