This is part of a six month training programme provided by the Mindfulness Association. Please see main entry in August and our website for more information. It is necessary to have completed module 1 in order to attend this weekend.

In this module, using the techniques learned and practised in module 1, we start to become more familiar with how the mind moves and follows habitual paths. We will see how habitual patterns can ensnare our energies, and also begin to recognise how preferences narrow our awareness. We will also introduce the concept of "undercurrent and awareness" as a way of mapping the landscape of our minds.

More information on the Mindfulness Training Programme [PDF document].

Module dates:

Module 2
Sat 1 - Sun 2 Oct,

Module 3
Sat 11 - Sun 12 Feb,

Module 4
Sat 7 - Sun 8 April

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Lama Zangmo will teach a weekly class on the 6 Perfections of Generosity, Right Conduct, Patience, Diligence, Meditation and Wisdom, based on the Bodhicharyavatara, A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way. The sessions will include time for meditation.

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Ani Semchi will teach how to draw according to traditional proportions, starting with the gridlines and building up the body with the robes and ornaments. She will explain the meaning of the Medicine Buddha with a puja on Sunday evening. This course must be booked in advance.

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Beginners
In these classes students will learn to read and write the Tibetan alphabet. There will be plenty of practice of correct pronunciation. Some vocabulary will also be introduced. This course forms the foundation for the Intermediate course.

Intermediate
This course builds on what has been learnt in the beginners' course, including grammar, further vocabulary and reading and writing practice. In order to enrol for this course it is necessary to have completed the beginners' course or equivalent.

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Another chance to gather in the beautiful Samye Dzong London shrine room for a weekend of warm and friendly practice. In the week before the clocks go back, we spend two whole days exploring how mindfulness can work with some of the patterns that imprison our minds in unkindly ways.

The first day will run over the basic practice of compassionate mindfulness and the second day will concentrate on one aspect: namely, the way in which the stance we take towards the events of the mind is more powerful than the events themselves. Working mindfully with this subtle 'table-tilt' can have a profound effect on the way we relate to ourselves and to others.

Please book through www.mind-springs.org

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Lama Zangmo will offer guidance and practice instruction based on the seven points of mind training, which is at the heart of Mahayana Buddhism. This is primarily a day of practice intended especially for those people who have already had some Tonglen instruction.

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Offerings of flowers, food and light for Tsok Pujas are welcome.

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Anyone can learn to meditate and the effects can be profound. A regular meditation practice can bring increased inner peace, poise and perspective. The course will cover the theory of calm abiding meditation and mindfulness, and the benefits of a regular practice; in addition we will look at everything you need to know to practise successfully, including posture, and an explanation of several techniques from which to choose.

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Following the highly popular "Psychology of Meditation" film with Rob, we are showing his teaching on the psychology of Buddhism.

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Instruction on the practice of mandala, the third stage of The Four Foundations practice. Suitable for those engaged in Ngondro practice. Please bring the Mandala practice text and a set of mandala plates (available from the KSDL shop).

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Get together for an afternoon retreat made up of half hour meditation sessions. The emphasis will be on silent sitting, though there will be opportunity to ask questions too. Ideal for anyone who would like to stretch themselves a little more, or those for whom it's difficult to spend a whole afternoon meditating at home.

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