STABLE MIND, OPEN HEART
DAY RETREAT
SATURDAY 21 JUNE | 10am - 4PM
With Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Tubchen
“If we gaze at a perfectly cloudless, blue sky we will not prefer the east to the west or the west to the east. In the same way, when we gain the realization of equanimity we will not prefer some people to others. All beings will be equally important to us.”
Joyful Path of Good Fortune
During this special one day retreat, Gen Tubchen will introduce and guide powerful meditations on developing the pure and peaceful mind of equanimity. This balanced mind is free of neediness or expectations towards those we are easily attached to, free from indifference towards those we normally view as strangers and free from aversion or disappointment towards those we dislike. As a result we feel an equally warm and open feeling towards everyone and our mind is relaxed, accepting and at peace.
Combining short talks with extensive guided meditations this retreat day has the potential to be both deeply healing and profoundly transformational. We won’t just understand the benefits of equanimity but we will be able to practically experience them as we spend time in meditation holding our mind in a state of equanimity.
In this way we can come to discover for ourself how it feels to have a stable mind and an open heart. This beautiful mind leads us to appreciate all the people in our life, to nourish all our relationships with others and to experience deep fulfillment and contentment.
Treat yourself to a real break, both physically and mentally, and return home feeling refreshed and relaxed.
Everybody welcome
Schedule:
Session 1: 10 – 11.15am
Session 2: 12 – 1.15pm
Session 3: 2.30 – 4pm
Fee: £20 | members free
Venue: KMC Edinburgh | 172 Leith Walk, EH6 5EA
THE TEACHER
Gen Kelsang Tubchen is the Resident Teacher at KMC Edinburgh. She began practising Kadampa Buddhism in Scotland in 2000 and spent seven years living at Tharpaland International Retreat Centre when it was in Scotland. She helped establish the first Kadampa centre in Norway and was the National Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition in the Nordic region from 2013 – 2018 teaching through-out the area. She was the Resident Teacher at KMC Glasgow and, for the last 5 years, has been the Resident Teacher at KMC Aberdeen.
Gen Tubchen has been a dedicated, close disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for many years, receiving ordination from him in 2003. An inspiring and gifted teacher, she is loved for her clear, powerful and practical teachings and her insightful retreat experience. She has a deep wish to share the benefits of meditation with others and her teachings touch the hearts of listeners and illuminate the profound meaning of Dharma.
THE VENUE
Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh
172 Leith Walk,
Edinburgh
EH6 5EA
TRAVEL
Trams & Buses: nearest stop is Balfour Street (one block from Centre).
Street parking: free Mon-Fri after 5:30pm and weekends.
