Refuge From The Storm (Post Spring Festival Retreat)

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(This retreat can be attended for individual days)

Kadampa Buddhists worldwide rely upon Dorje Shugden as their Dharma Protector. A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or a Bodhisattva whose main functions are to avert the inner and outer obstacles that prevent practitioners from gaining spiritual realizations, and to arrange all the necessary conditions for their practice.

On this retreat we will emphasise how we can rely upon the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden and make swift progress along the spiritual path. The retreat will be based upon the teachings at this year’s NKT Spring Festival 2016 but it is not necessary to have attended this festival to attend this retreat.

The Teacher

This retreat will be guided by our special guest teacher Gen Samten. He is among Geshe Kelsang Gyatso most senior students, and he taught for many years in the UK, including at Manjushri KMC. By his example and his teachings, Gen Samten shows clearly how experience of meditation brings inner peace. He has been the Resident Teacher at KMC New York since the autumn of? 2008.

The retreat schedule

The retreat will begin on Friday evening (3^rd June) at 7.30 pm with an introduction and end with lunch on Wednesday 8^th June at 1.00 pm.

Friday evening (3^rd June):

7.15 – 8.45 pm: Introduction to retreat

Saturday – Tuesday (4^th June – 7^th June):

09.00 – 10.30: Guided retreat session 1
11.45 – 13.00: Guided retreat session 2
16.30 – 17.45: Guided retreat session 3
19.15 – 21.00: Unguided prayers and meditation session

Wednesday (8^th June):

09.00 – 10.30: Guided retreat session 1
11.45 – 13.00 : Retreat conclusion

Transport

For those who attended the NKT Spring Festival 2016 there will be transport available from Manjushri KMC, the venue of this year’s International Spring Festival, direct to Bodhisattva KMC. The minibus will leave on the last day of the festival from the circle car park at 2:30pm on Wednesday 1^st June. To guarantee yourself a place on the mini bus please reserve your space in advance through our online booking system. The cost of the minibus is £30 per person.

As the retreat will be starting on the 3^rd June (and the NKT Spring Festival ends on the 1st June) there will be pre-retreat accommodation available on 1^st & 2^nd June at Bodhisattva KMC. This accommodation can be booked through our online booking system.