Thursdays: 19.00 to 21:00 – 15th May to 19th June

Buddhism in a Nutshell – a five week course

with David Midgley or Ven Mary

This well structured introductory course provides a general overview of basic Buddhist philosophy and principles for beginners.

Suggested donation: £5.50 per evening.

Dharma Festival 2008

We are delighted to offer a residential retreat and week of teachings with Geshe Tashi Tsering, resident Geshe at Jamyang London.

Tuesday 5th August 2008 to Tuesday 12th August 2008
Trinity & All Saints Residential College
Brownberrie Lane
Horsforth
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS18 5HD

The retreat is in a semi rural location on the outskirts of Leeds but is easily accessible by public transport. Details of how to find the college are at http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/about/travel.htm

Free parking is available.

Arrival and Departure

Arrival: Tuesday 5th August 2008 AFTER 5pm
Reception open 24hours
There will be no teachings or food available on this day
Departure: Tuesday 12th August 2008. Rooms vacated and luggage stored by 11am - retreat finishes 5pm

This retreat is a closed event. Due to the fact that each teaching builds on the proceeding one, and the atmosphere can be disturbed by fluctuating attendance, partial attendance of the retreat will not be possible. We request you attend the entire event from beginning to end. If you wish to leave the premises during the event, we request you inform the organisers.

Meals and accommodation
There will be a vegetarian buffet and drinks provided. Special diets may be catered for but you must let us know at the time of booking.
Food is also available in a canteen for those not able to take precepts but it is the participant's responsibility to organise this around the teachings and meditation sessions.

You can also bring food and drinks (fruit teas/juice etc) to keep in your room or shared kitchen.

Single room standard:

Single room with sink, wardrobe and study desk. Shared bathroom and toilets (2 between 6). Shared kitchen with fridge and tea/coffee making facility.  Towels and bedding provided.

Single room En-suite:

Single Room with En-suite shower and toilet. Tea and Coffee provided daily in the rooms. Wardrobe and study desk. Shared kitchen with fridge.  Towels and bedding provided.

There is no facility for camping.  

Prices

We have tried to keep prices down to be as inclusive as possible. If you are not able to afford the retreat but would like to attend, please email smile@jamyangleeds.co.uk specifying your financial circumstances and how much you could offer towards the fees.

All prices include food and drink (see schedule), accommodation, towels and bedding during the teachings by Geshe Tashi for the full period.

Standard Single Room: £270
En-suite Single Room: £350 .

Registration and Booking

Pre- registration is essential with payment of £150 and completion of booking information by 31st March 2008 to guarantee a place.

Full payment will be required by 1st June 2008.

Cancellation with full refund is available until 31st May 2008. After this date you will be liable for the full amount unless you can find someone to take your place.

There are limited places for both standard and en-suite accommodation. We will allocate rooms on a first come, first served basis

If you would like to book, please send the following information to
Gill Niven

Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds, Suite 39, Sunshine House
Whingate Business Park, Whingate, Leeds, LS12 3AT

OR Email:

 smile@jamyangleeds.co.uk

Name:
Address:
Contact Telephone:
Email:
 
Type of accommodation required:
Single Room/Single Room En-Suite
(Please note: camping is not available)
 
Any special dietary requirements:
 
You will also need to send a deposit of £150 by cheque or use the Paypal Donate button on the website.
Please email smile@jamyangleeds.co.uk with any enquiries.

Telephone 07866 760460 

 Disabled Access
There is full disabled access. If you do have a disability, please inform us before you book as certain conditions will apply

Supporting the Retreat

If you are able to volunteer with setting up the Gompa, light offerings, water bowl offerings, bell ringing or Gompa cleaning, please let us know on your booking form. If you would like to sponsor the retreat and are able to give a donation of £500 or more, please email smile@jamyangleeds.co.uk and we will provide further details
 
 
 

Sat 24th and Sunday 25th May

A Series of talks on Bringing Meaning to Our Lives

Mon 26th to Wed 28th May

Investigating the Nature of Reality

"Praise to the Buddha for His Discourses on Dependant Origination" Tsongkhapa

VAJRASATTVA INITIATION

For up to date information visit www.dalailama2008.org.uk

Please also visit

 http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/DalaiLama/

Thank you