Post-Festival Retreat with Gen Kelsang Chokga
Day passes are available.
From Blissful Path to Quick Path ~ A step-by-step retreat to deepen your connection with Guru Vajrayogini and to enhance - or begin - your joyful Tantric practice
Following the NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival, this retreat with Gen Kelsang Chokga offers a precious opportunity to come under the loving care of Guru Vajrayogini and strengthen our confidence in her practice.
During the first three days, we will engage in The Blissful Path sadhana — a short, complete practice that contains everything we need for daily generation stage meditation.
Whether you already have experience or are just beginning, this retreat will help you establish a joyful, stable daily practice, gain confidence to continue your Tantric meditation at home, and learn how to integrate it into everyday life to overcome ordinary appearances.
Teacher
Gen Kelsang Chokga is the Resident Teacher and National Spiritual Director for Kadampa Meditation Centre Spain and Portugal, and has been a practicing Buddhist nun since 1998. She is a spiritual teacher who leads retreats and gives public talks on Kadampa Buddhism throughout Spain and Portugal, focusing on themes like inner peace, compassion, and wisdom.
Timetable
Monday 10 August
7:00 - 8:30pm: Introduction
Tuesday 11 August
8:00 - 9:15am: Session 1
11:30am - 12:45pm: Session 2
4:30 - 5:45pm: Session 3
7:30 - 8:45pm: Session 4
Wednesday 12 August
8:00 - 9:15am: Session 5
11:30am - 12:45pm: Session 6
4:30 - 5:45pm: Session 7
7:30 - 8:45pm: Session 8
Thursday 13 August
8:00 - 9:30am: Session 9
11:30am - 1:00pm: Session 10
4:30 - 6:00pm: Session 11
7:30 - 9:00pm: Session 12
Friday 14 August
8:00 - 9:30am: Session 13
11:30am - 1:00pm: Session 14
4:30 - 6:00pm: Session 15
7:30 - 9:00pm: Session 16
Saturday 15 August
8:00 - 9:30am: Session 17
11:30am - 1:00pm: Session 18
4:30 - 6:00pm: Session 19
7:30 - 8:30pm: Wishfulfilling Jewel prayers with tsog
Sunday 16 August
8:00 - 9:30am: Session 20
11:30am - 1:00pm: Session 21
Meals
Please select meals separately from the drop down options. We can cater for vegetarian and vegan meals only. The meal option includes three meals a day, starting with supper on the first evening and finishing with lunch on the last day.
Accommodation
Accommodation options include twin rooms with en-suite, single rooms with en-suite, single room with kitchenette and bathroom, single rooms with toilet, single rooms and dormitory rooms with shared bathroom facilities. Linen and towels are provided in all rooms. Tea making facilities and guests toiletries are provided in all single and twin rooms. For more information and inquiries, please email bookings@tarakmc.org.
