How Did The Buddha See Things? with Geshe Dorji Damdul - 16th to 19th July 2026

• Date: Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th July 2026

• Times: Starting with a welcome on Thursday evening, closing Sunday afternoon

• Format: x3 Nights, Residential retreat, onsite

Overview

“Whoever sees dependent arising sees the Dharma. Whoever sees the Dharma sees the Buddha.” - The Rice Seedling Sutra

Join us for for a special teaching with Geshe Dorji Damdul, one of the most respected Tibetan Buddhist scholar-monks teaching internationally today.

Geshe la will weave together four basic strands of Buddha’s way of seeing things, his insights into the way things are. Our appreciation of them will make our lives meaningful. They give us a grounding and a starting point for the path to make the most of this life's opportunity. We slow down and feel how impermanent life is. We choose wisely between what leads to dissatisfaction and frustration and what brings stability, buoyant states of mind and creativity. We tune into Buddha’s precious teachings on ultimate truth, dependent arising and selflessness, and approach a little closer to the final states of surpassing peace, along the way loosening grasping, reducing suffering, and opening the heart to compassion.

Key Learning Topics

• Stages of meditation on the way from ignorance to wisdom

• Impermanence, suffering, selflessness, and peace

• Dependent arising and the wisdom of emptiness

• How emptiness helps loosen grasping and reduce suffering

• Bringing profound Buddhist philosophy into daily life

About the Teacher

Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul is serving as the Director of Tibet House, The Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi, since 2011. After completing 15 years of study in Buddhist philosophy at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamshala and Drepung Loseling Monastic University, Mundgod, he received his Geshe Lharampa Degree (Ph.D. with distinction) in 2002, subsequently joining Gyudmed Monastic College, Hunsur, for a year.

In 2003, the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent Ven. Geshe Damdul to Cambridge University, United Kingdom, for proficiency studies in the English Language, during which time, he was a Visiting Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge University. Upon his return, he served as the interpreter and translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, both within India and on travels abroad.

During this time, Ven. Geshe Damdul served as one of the chief editors of scientific, philosophical, Buddhist and secular books, authored with prominent professors in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. For instance, he was assigned to work on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s book, Emotional Awareness, co-authored with Prof. Paul Ekman. These books are used all over the world for the thorough study of Buddhist philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology and science. Ven. Geshe Damdul has himself published prolifically, translating several important Buddhist philosophy texts, and contributing papers in numerous national and international conferences.

Inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the year 2016, with his blessings and under his auspices, numerous academic study courses were launched by Geshe la, under the umbrella of Nalanda Buddhist Philosophy Studies. This undertaking of Tibet House has since attracted over 10,545 students from more than 104 countries. The teachings given by Ven. Geshe Damdul comprise a total of 28 volumes of transcription books.

Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul’s profound knowledge and love of rationality and science; his interactions with world renowned physicists and neuroscientists; his inclination not to miss any opportunity to teach the concept of emptiness ontology in profound depth to all aspiring students; his vast and very subtle teachings on bodhicitta and the practice of compassion in daily life; his ability to convey the teachings in a secular way—this and much else make him a unique and much loved teacher of dharma, who effortlessly weaves tradition with modernity to truly reach diverse contemporary audiences.

Who Should Join? 

Anyone interested in meditation, religious life, and inner development, Buddhist practitioners of all levels.

Lunch & Refreshments

We are pleased to provide complimentary refreshments throughout the day and a two course vegetarian lunch included in your booking. Please advise of any dietary requirements on the booking form.

Tickets & Donation

Everyone is welcome to attend Buddhist teachings freely, with no donation required. However, the Centre relies on the kindness and generosity of the community to remain open and continue offering teachings and retreats. We offer two main suggested donation levels to help make attendance accessible to as many people as possible, and we kindly encourage those who are able to contribute at the higher rate to do so. A portion of each donation is also offered to the teacher leading the retreat. Your generosity genuinely helps sustain both the Centre and the Dharma.

• Standard Rate - This includes a donation to help sustain Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, and to cover costs and teacher expenses. 

• Basic Rate - This covers the very basic costs of running this course.

• Support Rate - Contact us via lamrimwalesmanagers@gmail.com if the above rates are too high for you where we can discuss further subsidised options.