THE ART OF NON-RETALIATION
a half-day course
SATURDAY 7 JUNE | 2 - 5PM
With Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Tubchen
Do you ever have those days where it seems everybody else has got out of bed with the sole purpose of annoying you? Or where particular people seem intent on pushing your buttons? We all have those days and we all have those people: some who are deliberately hurtful or obstructive, others who just seem blind to our feelings. We may be very fortunate in our relationships or know how to navigate our way with a skilful mind. Maybe not. But don’t despair. Meditation gives us that skilful mind. Meditation makes us fortunate.
In this course, Resident Teacher Gen Tubchen will help us to identify and develop special attitudes and mental skills which protect us from being upset, irritated or hurt by other people. And, as there is no way we can avoid people, these are skills we definitely need. Otherwise, we can only resort to anger, retaliation, withdrawal or hardening our heart.
So, let’s learn how to improve all our relationships, to withstand the pressure and become a happy and skilful “people person”. Let’s learn how to make others feel better for having met us.
Everybody is welcome
Schedule:
Session 1 | 2 – 3.15pm
Session 2 | 4 – 5pm
Fee: £15 | 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.
