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Visiting Teacher Event
Special Friday Night Public Talk
& Saturday Half-day Course
We are delighted to say that these two special events at KMC Plymouth features our visiting Teacher, Gen Kelsang Lamchen.
Meditation Changes Everything
Friday 22 September 2023, 7pm – 8:30pm
Building Self-Confidence
Saturday 23rd September 2023, 10am – 1.15pm
About The Teacher
Gen Kelsang Lamchen is the Resident Teacher at Amithaba KMC in Bristol, and has been studying Kadam Dharma for over 20 years. She has a wealth of meditation and mindfulness experience and presents Buddha’s teachings in a clear and practical way making them easy to integrate into daily life. Gen Lamchen’s warmth and loving example is an inspiration to all.
Special Public Talk
Meditation Changes Everything
Visiting Teacher Event
Friday 22 September 2023, 7pm – 8:30pm
We are delighted to say that this special event at KMC Plymouth features our visiting Teacher, Gen Kelsang Lamchen.
Find lasting, inner peace and happiness! Everyone is welcome and no previous experience is required.
Meditation can help us make positive, lasting changes to our life and reduce the daily stress and strain that can ruin our happiness and well-being.
Everyone can benefit from these powerful tools to reduce and eliminate unhappy, unhelpful and negative states of mind. Simple, practical techniques will be taught so you can quickly learn to achieve a very real change in our daily experience – simply put, meditation changes everything!
Fee
Drop in on the day, or you can book in advance: £5
This event is free to Members – become a member HERE
Half-Day Course
Building Self-Confidence
Visiting Teacher Event
Saturday 23rd September 2023, 10am – 1.15pm
We are delighted to say that this event at KMC Plymouth features our visiting Teacher, Gen Kelsang Lamchen.
Why do we sometimes lack the confidence and belief in ourselves to do and be the things we want? When we see ourselves from a limited perspective, holding self-critical opinions and failing to see our true potential, we experience unhappy states of mind – these can be deeply ingrained within us and need powerful wisdom for us to be able to let go of them.
When we understand why we have these thoughts and feelings, and that they merely obscure our true nature and potential for lasting happiness and confidence, we can break free and enjoy the emotional freedom that is the actual true nature of our mind.
We will enjoy meaningful self-confidence to the benefit of ourselves and others. Each session will contain guided meditations and teachings we can take with us from the class, to move forward with confidence.
Schedule
Session1: 10am – 11.15am Teaching with guided meditations
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm Teaching with guided meditations
Our Coffee Bar will be open serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fee
Drop in on the day, or you can book in advance: £15
This event is free to Members – become a member HERE
Mala Workshop
Saturday 30th September 2023, 10am – 1.15pm
Many people find it helpful to have a mala, or set of prayer beads, to use when reciting mantras to count how many they have completed. Mantra means “mind protection” and for centuries, mantra recitation has been used to attain a peaceful and happy mind by pacifying the negative thoughts that give rise to our suffering. It is the supreme method to enhance the qualities of our body and mind.
During the first part of this event Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Dragden, will explain the use of mantras and how to use and care for a mala. In the second part, our centre volunteer Georgie, will show you how to make and mend malas. You can then make one yourself with the materials provided. If you wish to take your mala home with you, you may do so for a small additional fee.
Its a wonderful chance to spend time with like minded people and if the use of malas and Mantras is new to you, here is a rare opportunity to learn about them.
Schedule
Session 1: 10am-11.15am
Session 2: 12pm-1.15pm
Our Coffee Bar will be open serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees
Drop in on the day, or you can book in advance: £15
This event is free to Members – become a member HERE
Special Event in Appledore
Finding Freedom
with Heide – Bideford Branch Class Teacher
Saturday 14th October 2023
10.00am – 1.15pm
How often in life do you dream of getting away? Leaving daily life behind and experiencing some relief from our everyday stresses, anxieties and responsibilities. We reach out to friends and family, to the activities we enjoy and the places where we would rather be! But, we never really find the peace, contentment and space we truly desire.
The only place we don’t look to try to fulfill our wish to be happy all the time, is inwards, but on this special half-day meditation event with our Bideford branch class teacher Heide, we will come to understand the source of the true happiness we seek, how we can reach inwards to experience it and carry it forth into our daily lives. We will find true freedom.
Healing Body and Mind
Saturday 21st October 2023, 10am – 1.15pm
On this inspiring half day course learn simple practical techniques to heal the pains and difficulties we have in our mind and even in our body. By understanding about karma we can discover the real causes of our problems, why we experience them and how we can overcome them.
Everyone is welcome.
Schedule
Session1: 10am – 11.15am Teaching with guided meditations
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm Teaching with guided meditations
Our Coffee Bar will be open serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees
Drop in on the day, or you can book in advance: £15
This event is free to Members – become a member HERE
Meditation, Cream Tea & Promises Auction!
Saturday 28th October 2023, 2pm – 6pm
(Please note that attendance at this event is by advanced booking only).
Come along to this relaxing and fun afternoon at KMC Plymouth and enjoy an uplifting guided meditation with our Teacher, Gen Kelsang Dragden, followed by a delightful cream tea! And there’s more….. after enjoying your cream tea, there will be a “promises auction”.
The auction of goods, services, favours and kindnesses of all sorts are courtesy of the generous gifts and offers of many people. During the auction you’ll be able to bid for auction lots, so come and enjoy the fun with everyone!
Have dietary needs or allergies?
We have vegan and gluten-free options – please simply choose the appropriate ticket when you book. If you have allergies you would like us to know about, please book you appropriate choice of ticket and email us HERE, to advise us of you needs.
This is a fundraising event for KMC Plymouth and all proceeds will be reinvested in the centre and its activities; helping the people of Devon and Cornwall find true and lasting happiness.
If you prefer not to make bids in the auction but would like to help the centre in its work by making a donation, we would be delighted and grateful to you for doing so HERE. Thank you!
Schedule
2pm – Meditation
3pm – Cream Tea is served
4pm – Promises Auction
Fees
Ticket: £15
Please note attendance is by advanced booking only
(Tickets for this event are not included in monthly memberships).
Advice From The Heart
Urban 1/2 Day Retreat
Saturday 11th November 2023, 10am – 1.30pm
“Do not be jealous of others’ good qualities, but out of admiration adopt them for yourself” – Atisha (982-1054)
The wonderful bite-size words of wisdom explain the essential principles by which we should lead our life if we want a happy and peaceful mind, and make spiritual progress. This is very special advice that we should take to heart.
This classic advice from the great Buddhist Master Atisha, and founder of Kadampa Buddhism was taught 1,000 years ago, and still has great relevance to us today.
Discover for yourself the simple yet profound advice Atisha gave and how we can employ it in our daily life for the benefit of everyone, as well as ourselves, during this special urban retreat event.
Schedule
Session 1: 10am-10.45am
Session 2: 11.30am-12.15pm
Session 3. 12.45pm-1.30pm
Our Coffee Bar will be open serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees
Drop in, or you can book in advance: £15
This event is free to members – become a member HERE
Meditation and Meal
Saturday 18th November 2023, 6:30pm
Welcome to another of our popular nights out! Enjoy a relaxing guided meditation followed by a delicious home-cooked vegetarian meal to enjoy in the company of spiritual friends. This is a fund-raising event, and all proceeds, as per all our classes and events, go to the upkeep and running costs of the centre and our branch classes. Your support is greatly appreciated as always. Everyone is welcome!
Please note this event is limited to 30 places so early booking recommended.
Have dietary needs or allergies?
We have vegetarian and vegan options – please simply choose the appropriate ticket when you book. If you have allergies you would like us to know about, please book you appropriate choice of ticket and email us HERE, to advise us of you needs.
Fees & Info:
– Advanced booking only
– All places £15 – book online or in person
– No member’s discount
– Vegan & gluten-free options: Please select the appropriate ticket type.
Vajrasattva Retreat
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November 2003 – Various Times
Attend all, or as few or many of the sessions as you wish.
This retreat is a wonderful opportunity to learn to rely on Vajrasattva, the Buddha of purification, and practice a special meditation to free ourselves from all of our negative karma.
We spend all our time and energy trying to avoid problems by making changes to our external world. However, our unhappiness and difficulties are not caused by the external world but are the result of the negative karma we have created in the past through our own harmful actions.
By relying on Vajrasattva, all our experiences will be positive, we will have a peaceful, pure mind and will easily remove obstacles to our spiritual development.
Schedule
Saturday 25th November
Session 1: 9am with guided meditation*
Session 2: 11am with guided meditation*
Session 3: 2pm Heart Jewel Prayers*^
Session 4: 4pm Offering to The Spiritual Guide with offerings (Free to attend for all)
^ Please note there will be no offers made for Heart Jewel.
Sunday 26th November
Session 1: 10am Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog offerings (Free to attend for all)
Session 2: 12noon with guided meditation*
Session 3: 2.30pm with guided meditation*
Our Coffee Bar will be open across the weekend serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees
*Advanced Booking or Purchase On the Door: £3 per session
Saturday Day Ticket: £7 (all 4 sessions)
Sunday Day Ticket: £4 (all 3 sessions)
Weekend Ticket: £11 (all 7 sessions)
KMC Plymouth Members: Free (all 7 sessions)
Please note that should you book for a single session but decide to stay longer for more sessions, you’ll be very welcome to do so. Just see a member of the team in our Coffee Bar.
This event is free to members – become a member HERE
Freedom From Anxiety
Saturday 2 Dec 2023, 10am – 1:15pm
Many of us experience varying degrees of worry, foreboding and outright anxiety as we go through our daily lives. We may simply feel overwhelmed at times by the demands our friends, family, work and the everyday things in life. Sometimes, its simply too much for us. We can be certain that at some point, life will not go as we would like, so how do we cope with so many challenges? There are wonderful, practical and effective solutions we can all learn to use.
In this half-day event, we will learn how through controlling our mind and learning to respond skilfully to life’s challenges, we can free ourselves from our difficulties, from niggling doubts through to crippling fears and other painful emotions. We can gain the ability to approach normally anxiety-inducing situations with the confidence of a peaceful mind and a good heart – enabling us to remain on an even keel and sail calmly through troubled waters!
With Christmas just around the corner, treat yourself to an early Christmas present, and learn how to enjoy the festive season free from stress and anxiety.
Everyone is welcome, suitable for beginners and those with experience of meditation.
Schedule
Session1: 10am – 11.15am Teaching with guided meditations
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm Teaching with guided meditations
Our Coffee Bar will be open during the break serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees
Drop in or you can book in advance: £15
This event is free to members – become a member HERE
Southwest Dharma Celebration 2023
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th December 2023
Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni
Teachings on Realising Our Full Potential
with Kadam Bridget Hayes – NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director, UK
A fantastic weekend of inspiring meditation and teachings with internationally renowned Kadampa Buddhist teacher, Kadam Bridget Heyes, NKT-IKBU National Spiritual Director for the UK.
The Southwest Dharma Celebration 2023, which is open to everyone, will include a Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism in this world.