At The Weekend
KMC Plymouth unless otherwise stated
48-50 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6LE
Membership is not required to attend these events but they are free to members depending on your membership package. See individual events for details.
Nyungnay Purifying Ritual Practice Retreat
Free Two Day Retreat
Tuesday 14th &
Wednesday 15th April
Various Times
Nyungnay Purifying Ritual Practice Retreat
This special fasting and purification practice is traditionally done by Kadampa Centres worldwide around the anniversary of Buddha’s Enlightenment on 15th April. This is a more advanced practice, so please see the notes on our retreats page on the link below.
Please see our Retreats page for full details
Introduction to Tantra
Half-Day Course
Saturday 25th April
10am-1.15pm
Introduction to Tantra
Tantra is the quick path to enlightenment. It is the rarest of instructions and so we have a wonderful opportunity on this introductory half-day course to start exploring the power and purity of Tantric practices. Through carefully structured and proven meditation techniques, we can image bringing our inner potential for future results of the path to enlightenment into the here and now. In doing so Tantra uses the power of our imagination to create the pure and perfect world that we would love for everyone.
This event is also a perfect introduction for anyone attending this year’s NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival where a Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerment will be granted. More details on the link:
More About This Event
Through carefully structured and proven meditation techniques, we can image bringing our inner potential for future results of the path to enlightenment into the here and now; awakening our pure mind. Relating to this we create the causes to experience results in our everyday lives much more quickly. By imagining ourselves filled with compassionate and wisdom, we can break free of our usual mundane ideas and rouse our potential for limitless, pure happiness.
This introductory course will give us practical skills to meditate on two key stages of Tantric practices, dispel the myths about Tantra and give us the confidence to use these meditations in our daily life.
Schedule
Saturday 25th April
Session 1: 10am – 11.15am
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm
Each sessions includes a teaching and guided meditations.
Our World Peace Café will be open during the break serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees & Booking
Individual Tickets: £15
Pay on the door by cash or card
OR
Book in advance online via our Box Office:
All Members Attend for Free
This event is free to members
Event Format
These half-day events are suitable for everyone, no previous experience needed. Everyone is welcome.
Enjoy the benefits of more time than in our evening classes, the opportunity to meet and talk with fellow attendees and the chance to take some time out in the peaceful atmosphere of KMC Plymouth.
Each session consists of:
- a guided breathing meditation
- a practical teaching
- a second meditation with guidance based on the teaching
Between sessions there is a break for light refreshments in our World Peace Café
At the end of the event there is the option to ask the Teacher questions, whilst during the event there is the ability to discuss the teachings and meditations with fellow attendees
Venue
Kadampa Meditation Centre Plymouth,
48-50 Mutley Plain,
Plymouth,
PL4 6LE
Special Visiting Teacher Meditation Event
Why Mindset Matters
Day Course
with Gen Kelsang Lamchen
Resident Teacher of Amithaba KMC, Bristol
Saturday 2nd May
10am-3.45pm
Why Mindset Matters
This day event is suitable for everyone, no previous experience needed. Everyone is welcome.
How we think greatly influences how we approach everything in our life. With a meditator’s mindset we can identify and reduce negative habits of mind that obstruct our happiness and create peaceful, positive mental frameworks.
More About This Event
With a fresh new mindset we can move through life with renewed perspective, flexibility and mental strength. Enjoy a day of talks and guided meditations that help us to explore the power of our own thoughts, their influence on our life and the deep inner peace that comes when we adopt a meditative mindset and apply it to our life.
Schedule
Session 1: 10am – 11.15am
Tea Break
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm
Lunch Break
Session 3: 2.30pm – 3.45pm
Our World Peace Cafe will be open during the break serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees & Booking
Individual Tickets: £20 (Non-members and Standard Members)
Pay on the door by cash or card
OR
Book in advance online via our Box Office:
PREMIUM Members Attend for Free
This event is free to Premium Members
Event Format
Enjoy the benefits of more time than in our evening classes, the opportunity to meet and talk with fellow attendees and the chance to take some time out in the peaceful atmosphere of KMC Plymouth.
Each session consists of:
- a guided breathing meditation
- a practical teaching
- a second meditation with guidance based on the teaching
After the first session:
- there is a break for light refreshments in our World Peace Café
The second session session is the same as the first, after which there is:
- a break for lunch during which our World Peace Café is open for light refreshment
The third session is the same as sessions one and two after which there is:
- the option to ask the Teacher questions
There is also ample to time to discuss and share your thoughts about what is being taught and the meditations will fellow attendees throughout the day.
Venue
Kadampa Meditation Centre Plymouth,
48-50 Mutley Plain,
Plymouth,
PL4 6LE
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.
Truths to Live By
Half-Day Course
Saturday 9th May
10am-1.15pm
Truths to Live By
There is a way to live which is free from problems and filled only with joy. Recognising our problems and dissatisfaction and realistically knowing that more will undoubtedly arise in the future, we can understand the very practical advice regarding their origins. Inspired by this we can work to bring about the ending of our future suffering and to follow the inner path that leads to pure happiness.
More About This Event
With clear instructions and practical guided meditations this half day course will give us the means to understand our problems, abandon the minds which keep is locked into our current and future unhappiness and give us the determination to instead follow the true inner path to unparalleled bliss and happiness.
These half-day events are suitable for everyone, no previous experience needed. Everyone is welcome.
Schedule
Saturday 9th May
Session 1: 10am – 11.15am
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm
Each session conissts of a teaching with guided meditations.
Our World Peace Café will be open during the break serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees & Booking
Individual Tickets: £15
Pay on the door by cash or card
OR
Book in advance online via our Box Office:
All Members Attend for Free
This event is free to members
Event Format
These half-day events are suitable for everyone, no previous experience needed. Everyone is welcome.
Enjoy the benefits of more time than in our evening classes, the opportunity to meet and talk with fellow attendees and the chance to take some time out in the peaceful atmosphere of KMC Plymouth.
Each session consists of:
- a guided breathing meditation
- a practical teaching
- a second meditation with guidance based on the teaching
Between sessions there is a break for light refreshments in our World Peace Café.
At the end of the event there is the option to ask the Teacher questions, whilst during the event there is the ability to discuss the teachings and meditations with fellow attendees.
Venue
Kadampa Meditation Centre Plymouth,
48-50 Mutley Plain,
Plymouth,
PL4 6LE
Learning To Let Go
Half-Day Urban Retreat
Saturday 16th May
10am-1.30pm
Learning to Let Go
This half-day urban retreat gives the opportunity to immerse ourselves in short teachings combined with long guided meditations. We will have the time and space to literally “let go”.
Please see our Retreats page for full details
Special Visiting Teacher Meditation Event
Life’s Too Short To Worry
Day Course
with Gen Kelsang Gakyi
Resident Teacher at KMC Nottingham KMC
Saturday 6th June
10am-3.45pm
Life’s Too Short to Worry
This day event is suitable for everyone, no previous experience needed. Everyone is welcome.
We often think we have all the time in the world but from the moment we are born, the clock is ticking and before we know it we realise how we are getting older each day. There’s never more time being added to our precious human life, so we really need to find a way to stop worry about things and make the most of a meaningful life.
On this day course we will explore why we worry, how it does not help us and most importantly, how we can stop worrying and use our time in the most fulfilling and meaningful ways.
Schedule
Session 1: 10am – 11.15am
Tea Break
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm
Lunch Break
Session 3: 2.30pm – 3.45pm
Our World Peace Cafe will be open during the break serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees & Booking
Individual Tickets: £20 (Non-members and Standard Members)
Pay on the door by cash or card
OR
Book in advance online via our Box Office:
PREMIUM Members Attend for Free
This event is free to Premium Members
Event Format
Enjoy the benefits of more time than in our evening classes, the opportunity to meet and talk with fellow attendees and the chance to take some time out in the peaceful atmosphere of KMC Plymouth.
Each session consists of:
- a guided breathing meditation
- a practical teaching
- a second meditation with guidance based on the teaching
After the first session:
- there is a break for light refreshments in our World Peace Café
The second session session is the same as the first, after which there is:
- a break for lunch during which our World Peace Café is open for light refreshment
The third session is the same as sessions one and two after which there is:
- the option to ask the Teacher questions
There is also ample to time to discuss and share your thoughts about what is being taught and the meditations will fellow attendees throughout the day.
Venue
Kadampa Meditation Centre Plymouth,
48-50 Mutley Plain,
Plymouth,
PL4 6LE
About The Teacher
Gen Kelsang Gakyi is the Resident Teacher and Geshe Kelsang’s representative in Nottingham and has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism for many years. Gen Gakyi presents Buddha’s teachings with warmth and clarity, in a way that is practical and useful in our busy daily lives.
Group Walk Day Out
Saturday 20th June
Various times & places to meet
Group Walk – Noss Mayo & Gara Point
Join us for a relaxing walk around Gara Point and Noss Mayo in the southwest of Devon, a short journey from Plymouth. Friends and family are welcome as are dogs. Enjoy some timeout with likeminded friends. Everyone is welcome.
This is a gentle paced walk suitable for everyone to enjoy but there is a steep climb up at one point but we will be taking it very easy and we can take all the time we need.
Whilst we are out and about, we’ll also take the time to engage in a guided meditation whilst overlooking the sea – how wonderful!
Meet at the centre or at the National Trust car park near Noss Mayo – see “Times & Places to Meet” below.
Along the route we will take time to enjoy a peaceful guided meditation with Gen Dragden and if we are lucky, we’ll find an ice cream van too!
What if the Weather is Bad?
This walk will go ahead regardless of the weather – it will just be a lot shorter and will emphasise finding a café!
Times & Places to Meet
Meet at KMC Plymouth by 9.45am for carsharing and lifts to the starting point
OR
Meet at The National Trust Car Park for 10:30am.
Car Park Address & Meeting Point:
Warren, Hannaford Road, Devon PL8 1EL
Grid ref: SX541465
More About The Route
This walk will be a rewarding circular walk round the wilder side of the Yealm estuary, from Gara Point to Noss Mayo, taking in a combination of Victorian history and wildlife along the way. We will also divert into Noss Mayo itself for some refreshments and to share time enjoying the company of our spiritual friend.
Further information about the area can be found here: Gara Point
Car Sharing & Lifts
If you are able to offer someone a lift to the starting point for this walk we would love to hear from you. Please contact us by using our form on the link below and include a telephone number in your message.
Becoming Fearless
Half-Day Course
Saturday 11th July
10am-1.15pm
Becoming Fearless
There appears to be so much to fear and be worried about in our world today, but what if we could build within ourselves an inner protection that had the power to help and protect us from painful feelings such as anxiety or worry?
These half-day events are suitable for everyone, no previous experience needed. Everyone is welcome.
More About This Event
What if there was a power that enabled us to do the things we never thought we could and that enabled us to overcome the fear that we might fail when we tried? We all have the potential to develop this, all we need to do is gain familiarity with training our mind in positive attitudes and actions.
On this half day course, we will look first at the Buddhist approach to overcoming fear and worry: what is fear, how does it arise, what can we do to reduce it? We will then explore meditations and daily life practices that can help us take on life’s challenges without fear.
Schedule
Saturday 11th July
Session 1: 10am – 11.15am
Session 2: 12pm – 1.15pm
Each session conissts of a teaching with guided meditations.
Our World Peace Café will be open during the break serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees & Booking
Individual Tickets: £15
Pay on the door by cash or card
OR
Book in advance online via our Box Office:
All Members Attend for Free
This event is free to members
Event Format
These half-day events are suitable for everyone, no previous experience needed. Everyone is welcome.
Enjoy the benefits of more time than in our evening classes, the opportunity to meet and talk with fellow attendees and the chance to take some time out in the peaceful atmosphere of KMC Plymouth.
Each session consists of:
- a guided breathing meditation
- a practical teaching
- a second meditation with guidance based on the teaching
Between sessions there is a break for light refreshments in our World Peace Café
At the end of the event there is the option to ask the Teacher questions, whilst during the event there is the ability to discuss the teachings and meditations with fellow attendees
Venue
Kadampa Meditation Centre Plymouth,
48-50 Mutley Plain,
Plymouth,
PL4 6LE
The Stages of The Path Retreat
Guided Weekend Retreat
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August
Various Times
Stages of The Path Retreat
The Stages of The Path, also known as ‘Lamrim’, is a special arrangement of all Buddha’s teachings that is easy to understand and put into practice. It reveals all the stages of the path to enlightenment and offers practical tools and meditations we can use each day to train our mind, overcome suffering and move towards fulfilling the purpose of our precious human life.
Please see our Retreats page for full details