Evening Talks with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
24th – 25th September, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Corn Exchange, Northgate, Rochester ME1 1LS (£10 suggested donation per evening or £15 suggested donation for both evenings)
Founder of Bodhicharya, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, translator to HH 14th Dalai Lama and HH 17th Karmapa, scholar, writer and long sort after international Meditation Master, shall be returning to Rochester in Kent to give public talks on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th of September 2018!
We are all very excited and feeling blessed by this wonderful opportunity to be able to bring Rinpoche to Kent again and share his easily accessible and down to earth teaching style here with everyone, which is perfectly suited to the western mind and way of life.
Rinpoche’s warmth, clarity, humour and skilful way with words always make public talks and teachings with him not only illuminating and deeply meaningful but also a joy to be present for.
For more details and to BOOK your TICKETS please see below, thank you.
How to Embody Meditation
24th September: 7:00pm – 9:00pm, The Corn Exchange, Northgate, Rochester ME1 1LS (£10 suggested donation)
“In this public talk Ringu Tulku, a sought after Meditation Master in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, will explore how we can use our body, heart and mind as the focus for meditation practice in order to cultivate a more stable, clear and joyful way of being in our life.”
Registration will begin from 7pm, the talk from 7:15pm and the Q&A from 8:30pm.
Refreshments will be available and are included in the ticket price.
BOOK YOUR SPACE HERE
(Thank you, your generosity helps cover our costs. These talks are open to all, so please email bk.meditate@gmail.com if you require one of our concession seats)
*No tickets issued – Your name will be added to the guest list for the evening.
Meeting Difficulties with Wisdom and Compassion
25th September: 7:00pm – 9:00pm, The Corn Exchange, Northgate, Rochester ME1 1LS (£10 suggested donation)
“In life we will encounter difficulties. Some more personal, others involving the wider society or the world at large. In this public talk, Ringu Tulku will explore how we can meet such challenges and respond from a place of deeper understanding and warm-heartedness, for our benefit and the benefit of others.”
Registration will begin from 7pm, the talk from 7:15pm and the Q&A from 8:30pm.
Refreshments will be available and are included in the ticket price.
BOOK YOUR SPACE HERE
(Thank you, your generosity helps cover our costs. These talks are open to all, so please email bk.meditate@gmail.com if you require one of our concession seats)
*No tickets issued – Your name will be added to the guest list for the evening.
Refuge Ceremony and Bodhisattva Vows
After the talk on the 25th, Ringu Tulku will be giving Refuge and/or Bodhisattva Vows to those who would like to make a personal commitment to their spiritual path in this way.
For an explanation on Refuge please watch this video here.
For an explanation on Bodhisattva Vows please see here.
If you would like to take Refuge and/or Bodhisattva Vows or have any further questions about doing so, then please email bk.meditate@gmail.com with your full name and “Refuge/Bodhisattva Vows” in the heading, thank you.
How to Embody Meditation AND Meeting Difficulties with Wisdom and Compassion
24th AND 25th September, 7:00 – 9:00pm, The Corn Exchange, Northgate, Rochester ME1 1LS (£15 suggested donation)
We encourage everyone who can, to attend both of these evenings on the rare occasion of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche being in Rochester, Kent. Therefore, we offer the double ticket price at a 25% discount.
Registration will begin from 7pm, the talk from 7:15pm and the Q&A from 8:30pm.
Refreshments will be available and are included in the ticket price.
BOOK YOUR SPACES HERE
(Thank you, your generosity helps cover our costs. These talks are open to all, so please email bk.meditate@gmail.com if you require one of our concession seats)
*No tickets issued – Your name will be added to the guest list for the evening.
Getting Here
By Train
The Rochester Corn Exchange is a two minute walk from Rochester Station, and a quick, direct train journey from many London Stations including London Charing Cross, London Victoria and London St. Pancras. To plan your train journey, please see here.
By Car
Rochester in Kent is conveniently located just off the A2 and there is ample parking next to and around the venue. To plan your journey by car, please see here. The post code is ME1 1LS.
For car parks please see here.
If you have any questions at all about these unique Rochester events with Ringu Tulku, then please do not hesitate to contact us at bk.meditate@gmail.com as we are very happy to help.
We hope that you are able to join us for these two unique, inspiring and transformative evenings with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.
You can read more about Ringu Tulku here.
Residential Winter Retreat
Applying the Three Yanas in Everyday Life with Tsering Paldron
16th – 18th November 2018, Claridge House, Dormans Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6QH
It is with great pleasure that Bodhicharya London and Kent announce dates for our second Residential Retreat with Tsering Paldron.
The Three Yanas
The Three Yanas are the “Three Vehicles” of Buddhism also known as the Sravakayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana when understood in the context of the Vajrayana. Each one emphasises a slightly different approach to Awakening and this residential retreat will serve as an introduction to these three approaches and some of the main practices each one focuses on. Most particularly, the retreat will help us distil the essence of each Yana and their practices and explain them in an easy to understand way so that we can apply their teachings and methods in our everyday life, for our benefit and the benefit of others.
This retreat is open to everyone.
Please see below for all the information and booking instructions and don’t delay to pay your deposit if you would like to attend, as based on the popularity and success of the retreat last year, we predict places will fill up very quickly.
Why go on Retreat?
Retreat is a precious opportunity to receive teachings and put them into practice on the spot, without the normal responsibilities and distractions of our daily life. In this way we can connect with the teachings and deepen into the experience of the practice more easily and therefore bring that depth of understanding and experience back into our life, for our benefit and the benefit of others.
About Tsering Paldron
Tsering Paldron was born in Lisbon, Portugal and traveled to Brussels at the age of 19 where she discovered Tibetan Buddhism. Her spiritual journey started in 1973. She did a three years’ retreat in the 80’s in France, under the guidance of Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and under the supervision of Pema Wangyal Rinpoche. She has received teachings from many other lamas of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
She has been teaching and traveling for the past 25 years, has written a number of books, mainly in Portuguese. The Adventures of Tashi, the Tibetan Cricket – a children’s book – is available in English, French and German.
She gives regular courses, seminars, talks and meditation classes and is in charge of Bodhicharya Portugal. She is regularly invited to teach in the UK, in Berlin and St. Martin (Caribbean), in Bodhicharya and other Buddhist groups.
For more information about Tsering, you can check out her English language website here.
Details, Fee and Booking Instructions
Full Weekend (16 residents):
£205.00 En-suite Room
£185.00 Non En-suite Room (limited number)
Includes – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Tea, Coffee, Cake, Accommodation, Teachings and Body Work
***The cost is not inclusive of “dana”/“generosity” or donations for Tsering. There will be a collection during the weekend for Tsering, so please give what you can and reflect on the personal value of the teachings you are receiving when doing so. Thank you for your generosity***
Food
All food is vegetarian, however vegan, sugar free, diary free and gluten free can be catered for with “prior” notification.
Accommodation
Please note most rooms are twin and you will be required to share. If you have a friend that wishes to attend please let us know when booking so we can put you in the same room.
A deposit of £50 is required to secure a room with the balance due one month before the weekend retreat. You can also pay in full.
If you wish to attend please email Kelly on the following:
kellymerryweather@googlemail.com
For more information on the venue please visit Claridge House website here.
Retreat Schedule
Applying the Three Yanas in Everyday Life with Tsering Paldron
Friday
3:00 Arrival
4:00 TBC
5:00 Teaching by Tsering
6:30 Evening Meal
7:45 – 8:30 Meditation
Free Time
Saturday (Silent Day)
7:40am – 8:40am Meditation
8:45 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 Meditation
10:30 – 12:00 Teachings by Tsering
12:00 – 1:00 Body Work – TBC
1:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 Free time – Interviews with Tsering
3:30 – 4:30 Meditation
4:30 – 6:00 Teaching by Tsering
6:00 – 6:30 Body Work – TBC
6:30 Dinner
Free Time
Sunday
7:40 – 8:40 Meditation
8:45 Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00 Meditation
10:00 – 11:30 Teachings by Tsering
11:30 – 12:30 Body Work – TBC
1:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 Free Time – Interviews with Tsering
3:00 – 4:00 Teaching with Tsering
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