Dates: Sunday, May 21st 2023
Time: 10am to 2:30pm
Join us to learn how to cultivate concentration in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Ideal for beginners who would like to learn how to cultivate mindfulness and concentration and for meditators who would like to review their current practice.
Posture
Selecting an appropriate object of meditation
Mental tools required to attain concentration; Attention, Mindfulness, Clarity, Vigilance
Duration of meditation
Obstacles to concentration and their antidotes.
Schedule
10:00am -11:15am - Teaching
Break - 15min
11:30am to 12:30am - Teaching
Lunch - 1 hr
1:30pm to 2:30pm - Teaching
About the Teacher
Paul Seagrave is classically trained in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition, the lineage of the 14th Dalai Lama. He graduated from Nalanda Monastery in the summer of 2022 having completed the five year residential programme under the guidance of Geshe Jamphel Gyaltsen and Geshe Graham Woodhouse (Tenzin Losel) concluding ten years of study and over a year of solitary retreat.
Who should attend?
This course is good for beginners and intermediate level or people wanting to re-familiarise themselves with this practice.
Access to Teachings
Teachings will be delivered onsite at Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Pentwyn Manor, Penrhos, Raglan, Usk, Wales, NP15 2LE.
Since we are gradually re-opening the centre, no food will be available onsite so please bring your own lunch.
Hot drinks and refreshments will be available.
Booking & Registration
Please book by selecting one of the ticket options below. Please come to the reception area and we’ll register your attendance by your name. If you prefer to donate onsite, please select Donate Onsite.
Donations
We are firmly convinced that donations (either in work or financially) must only be given in accordance with ability and no-one should ever feel unable to attend teachings due to financial difficulty. Buddhist teachings are traditionally given freely, however the Centre does rely entirely on voluntary support. Donations for these teachings will be gratefully received and be used to continue the necessary maintenance work and upgrades to the Centre so that it can continue to re-open and welcome visitors. Please explore suggested donations as listed below.
Important Note: Our system uses PayPal to take donations. If you do not have a PayPal Account you can pay as a Guest. Please click the link ‘Try Another Way’ , then follow instructions for ‘Pay by Debit or Credit Card’.
Dates: Sunday, May 21st 2023
Time: 10am to 2:30pm
Join us to learn how to cultivate concentration in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Ideal for beginners who would like to learn how to cultivate mindfulness and concentration and for meditators who would like to review their current practice.
Posture
Selecting an appropriate object of meditation
Mental tools required to attain concentration; Attention, Mindfulness, Clarity, Vigilance
Duration of meditation
Obstacles to concentration and their antidotes.
Schedule
10:00am -11:15am - Teaching
Break - 15min
11:30am to 12:30am - Teaching
Lunch - 1 hr
1:30pm to 2:30pm - Teaching
About the Teacher
Paul Seagrave is classically trained in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition, the lineage of the 14th Dalai Lama. He graduated from Nalanda Monastery in the summer of 2022 having completed the five year residential programme under the guidance of Geshe Jamphel Gyaltsen and Geshe Graham Woodhouse (Tenzin Losel) concluding ten years of study and over a year of solitary retreat.
Who should attend?
This course is good for beginners and intermediate level or people wanting to re-familiarise themselves with this practice.
Access to Teachings
Teachings will be delivered onsite at Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Pentwyn Manor, Penrhos, Raglan, Usk, Wales, NP15 2LE.
Since we are gradually re-opening the centre, no food will be available onsite so please bring your own lunch.
Hot drinks and refreshments will be available.
Booking & Registration
Please book by selecting one of the ticket options below. Please come to the reception area and we’ll register your attendance by your name. If you prefer to donate onsite, please select Donate Onsite.
Donations
We are firmly convinced that donations (either in work or financially) must only be given in accordance with ability and no-one should ever feel unable to attend teachings due to financial difficulty. Buddhist teachings are traditionally given freely, however the Centre does rely entirely on voluntary support. Donations for these teachings will be gratefully received and be used to continue the necessary maintenance work and upgrades to the Centre so that it can continue to re-open and welcome visitors. Please explore suggested donations as listed below.
Important Note: Our system uses PayPal to take donations. If you do not have a PayPal Account you can pay as a Guest. Please click the link ‘Try Another Way’ , then follow instructions for ‘Pay by Debit or Credit Card’.
