About this Event
This is a fully guided retreat.
During our winter Lamrim retreat, we will meditate on the Lamrim according to the presentation in Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso‘s latest book, The Mirror of Dharma with Additions. We will be engaging in the prayers of ‘The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land According to Highest Yoga Tantra’.
By developing an understanding and familiarity with lamrim (or “stages of the path to Enlightenment”) meditations, we will enjoy a special experience of peace and fulfillment that comes from a spiritually meaningful life. Ultimately Lamrim meditations will give rise to a complete transformation of our mind through the power of wisdom and compassion.
The stages of the path to enlightenment, or “Lamrim” in Tibetan, is the heart of Kadampa Buddhism.
Lamrim is a special set of instructions that includes all the essential teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni arranged in such a way that all his Hinayana and Mahayana teachings can be put into practice in a single meditation session. It was compiled by the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha, who was invited to Tibet by King Jangchub Ö in AD 1042, and who spent the rest of his life there spreading pure Dharma. There is a completely pure and unbroken lineage of these Lamrim instructions from Buddha Shakyamuni up to our present day Spiritual Guides.
Lamrim is a special set of instructions that includes all the essential teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni arranged in such a way that all his Hinayana and Mahayana teachings can be put into practice in a single meditation session. It was compiled by the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha, who was invited to Tibet by King Jangchub Ö in AD 1042, and who spent the rest of his life there spreading pure Dharma. There is a completely pure and unbroken lineage of these Lamrim instructions from Buddha Shakyamuni up to our present day Spiritual Guides.
Many great Kadampa Teachers have said that it is far more important to gain experience of Lamrim than it is to attain clairvoyance, miracle powers, or high social status. This is true because in previous lives we have often possessed clairvoyance and potent miracle powers, and many times in the past we have been in the highest positions in the human and god realms, but despite this we continue to experience uncontrolled rebirth and physical and mental suffering caused by anger, attachment, jealousy, and confusion.
If we gain deep experience of Lamrim there will be no basis for these problems; we shall be completely free of all of them.
Retreat Fees:
Full Retreat ~ 15 sessions:
$100 non-members | $50 Supporting Members
Any 4 sessions:
$40 non-members | $20 Supporting Members
Single session:
$12 non-members | $6 Supporting Members
Schedule: A Guided Retreat with prayers (Lamrim meditation)
Friday Jan 2
Session 1: 9:00 – 10:15am
Session 2: 11:30am – 12:45pm
Session 3: 4:00- 5:15pm
Session 4: 7:00 – 8:15pm
Saturday Jan 3
Session 5: 9:00 – 10:15am
Session 6: 11:30m – 12:45pm
Session 7: 4:00- 5:15pm
Session 8: 7:00- 8:15pm
Sunday Jan 4
Session 9: 9:00- 10:15am
Session 10: 11:15am – 12:30pm
Session 11: 4:00 – 5:15pm
Session 12: 7:00 – 8:15pm
Monday Jan 5
No sessions this day
Tuesday Jan 6
Session 13: 9:00 – 10:15am
Session 14:11:30am – 12:45pm
Session 15: 7:00 – 8:15pm
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Akshobya Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 2120 Kensington Rd NW, Calgary, Canada
CAD 14.20 to CAD 108.08
