Removing Our Obstacles with Wisdom
30th May - 5th June
with Gen Kelsang Rigpa, Western USA National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher at KMC Los Angeles, California, USA.
Following on from Gen-la Kelsang Jampa's teachings about our Wisdom Protector at the International Spring Festival at Manjushri KMC - a chance at Tara IKRC to take the teachings deep into our heart and engage in retreat on our Dharma Protector - helping us maintain our spiritual life
The Heart Sutra - a Method for Overcoming All Obstacles
11th - 17th August
with Gen Kelsang Tonglam, National Spiritual Director of Kadampa Buddhism for East Asia and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Hong Kong and Kadampa Meditation Centre Taiwan.
Take the teachings of the NKT International Summer Festival at Manjushri KMC into our heart at Tara IKRC and deepen our experience of preventing obstacles in daily life through this powerful method taught by Buddha Shakyamuni himself on Massed Vultures mountain in India.
Attaining Inner Pure Dakini Land
an Inner Fire (tummo) Post-Festival retreat with Gen Kelsang Ananda, NKT National Spiritual Director for Germany and Resident Teacher for Tharpaland KMC.
November Friday 8th - Weds 13th
Why not bathe in an ocean of blessings enjoying Tara International Retreat Centre's special retreat conditions? This is the perfect way to strengthen your meditations on the completion stage of Venerable Vajrayogini.*
When the reddish-black RAM residing in the centre of the three channels at my navel
Have been set ablaze by my upper and lower winds
And its cleansing fire has burned away the seventy-two thousand impure elements
May my central channel be completely filled with pure drops
From the extensive dedication prayer in Quick Path to Great Bliss
Gen Kelsang Ananda will guide us on this inspiring completion stage retreat on inner fire, or tummo, according to The New Guide to Dakini Land by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. We will be guided on the five meditations of tummo practice. All these meditations are methods to control our inner winds and when we gain this control we also have full control over our mind. How wonderful! Everyone with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments is welcome. Book for the entire retreat or one day at a time.
* Participants will have recieived the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini previously.
Timetable
Fri Nov 8th 7.30pm Introduction to the retreat
Saturday 7:00-8:30am Session One Quick Path to Great Bliss
10:45-12noon Session Two The Blissful Path with guided meditation
12:15pm Wishfulfilling Jewel
4:00-5:15pm Session Three The Blissful Path
7:30-8:45pm The Blissful Path
Sunday
7:00-8:30am Session One Quick Path to Great Bliss
10:45-12noon Session Two The Blissful Path with guided meditation
12:15pm Wishfulfilling Jewel
4:00-5:15pm Session Three The Blissful Path
7:30pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Monday & Tuesday
7:00-8:30am Session One Quick Path to Great Bliss
10:45-12noon Session Two The Blissful Path with guided meditation
12:15pm Wishfulfilling Jewel
4:00-5:15pm Session Three The Blissful Path
7:30-8:45pm The Blissful Path
Wednesday
7:00-8:30am Session One Quick Path to Great Bliss
10:30am-12:15pm Session Two Quick Path to Great Bliss with thanking tsog offering