5 days Urban Meditation Retreat & Teachings on Special Insight (Vipashyana)
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5 days Urban Meditation Retreat & Teachings on Special Insight (Vipashyana) with Lama Samten
IN PERSON ONLY
As prerequisite for this course, we recommend you to have finished the study of Deeper Lamrim Course (100 hours) or at least having completed the Lamrim Introduction Course and having followed other courses or having already studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy since few years.
Welcome to this wonderful opportunity to do a 5 days Meditation Retreat and Teachings on Special Insight Meditation in Toronto, with Tibetan Master Lama Samten!
Lama Lobsang Samten was born near Lhasa, Tibet, in 1965. At the age of twelve, he began his monastic studies at Gaden Monastery in Tibet, and he was ordained as a monk at fifteen. In 1985, he left Tibet to continue his studies at Ganden Jangtse Monastery, which had been rebuilt in Mundgod in South India.
Lama Samten first visited the province of Quebec in 1997. In 1999, he agreed to settle in Chicoutimi with the goal of sharing the Buddha’s teachings with everyone who wished to receive them.
He especially seeks to deepen people’s understanding of Buddhism and to demonstrate that its teachings extend far beyond cultural and religious boundaries. Since coming to the West, Lama Samten has faithfully presented the Buddha’s teachings through a program adapted to the Western mind. He continues to work tirelessly, with the heartfelt wish that his teaching may benefit all beings.
For the 5 days of the program, the schedule is the same : 2 sessions in the morning, 2 sessions in the afternoon, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, including breaks and time for lunch. Each session lasts about 1h15, including teachings, meditation and time for questions.
All of Buddha's teachings are leading us to happiness, and this path call be included into two qualities : calm-abiding (shamatha) and special insight (vipashyana). The calm-abiding is the method which pacifies our mind, bringing it to a single-pointed concentration conjoined with suppleness and bliss. This method serves as a foundation to develop special insight.
In order to develop special insight, we need to study, contemplate and meditate the teachings on emptiness, using a combination of analytical meditation and concentration meditation. This course will include also periods of meditation.
For this course, we will study with the book How to Meditate, available on order or in the Centre : https://www.buddhistmeditationtoronto.org/product-page/how-to-meditate-1
This Urban Retreat is without accommodation. A simple vegetarian lunch will be provided. We will have also coffee, tea and snacks for the breaks.
Spots are limited, so book early to guarantee yours. We will take approximatively 1 hour for lunch time.
You can avoid the booking fee and have a 15$ discount if you want to pay by cash or E-transfer.
We will not be able to make refunds if you need to cancel 2 weeks before the event.
IN PERSON ONLY
As prerequisite for this course, we recommend you to have finished the study of Deeper Lamrim Course (100 hours) or at least having completed the Lamrim Introduction Course and having followed other courses or having already studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy since few years.
Welcome to this wonderful opportunity to do a 5 days Meditation Retreat and Teachings on Special Insight Meditation in Toronto, with Tibetan Master Lama Samten!
Lama Lobsang Samten was born near Lhasa, Tibet, in 1965. At the age of twelve, he began his monastic studies at Gaden Monastery in Tibet, and he was ordained as a monk at fifteen. In 1985, he left Tibet to continue his studies at Ganden Jangtse Monastery, which had been rebuilt in Mundgod in South India.
Lama Samten first visited the province of Quebec in 1997. In 1999, he agreed to settle in Chicoutimi with the goal of sharing the Buddha’s teachings with everyone who wished to receive them.
He especially seeks to deepen people’s understanding of Buddhism and to demonstrate that its teachings extend far beyond cultural and religious boundaries. Since coming to the West, Lama Samten has faithfully presented the Buddha’s teachings through a program adapted to the Western mind. He continues to work tirelessly, with the heartfelt wish that his teaching may benefit all beings.
For the 5 days of the program, the schedule is the same : 2 sessions in the morning, 2 sessions in the afternoon, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, including breaks and time for lunch. Each session lasts about 1h15, including teachings, meditation and time for questions.
All of Buddha's teachings are leading us to happiness, and this path call be included into two qualities : calm-abiding (shamatha) and special insight (vipashyana). The calm-abiding is the method which pacifies our mind, bringing it to a single-pointed concentration conjoined with suppleness and bliss. This method serves as a foundation to develop special insight.
In order to develop special insight, we need to study, contemplate and meditate the teachings on emptiness, using a combination of analytical meditation and concentration meditation. This course will include also periods of meditation.
For this course, we will study with the book How to Meditate, available on order or in the Centre : https://www.buddhistmeditationtoronto.org/product-page/how-to-meditate-1
This Urban Retreat is without accommodation. A simple vegetarian lunch will be provided. We will have also coffee, tea and snacks for the breaks.
Spots are limited, so book early to guarantee yours. We will take approximatively 1 hour for lunch time.
You can avoid the booking fee and have a 15$ discount if you want to pay by cash or E-transfer.
We will not be able to make refunds if you need to cancel 2 weeks before the event.
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1834 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M4C 1H8
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