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SUMMARY:January Retreats Week 1 Fourteen New Wishes: Lamrim Retreat
DESCRIPTION:In this retreat we will explore fourteen new wishes that come from wisdom and create the mental pathway for us to experience a life that is permanently free from problems and suffering. This pathway is called Lamrim and is the heart of Kadampa Buddhism. Everyone can benefit from developing these new ways of thinking and because they arise from wisdom\, they always lead to happiness! \nThe meditations will be from the meditation section of the text: How To Understand The Mind by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. \nGen Kelsang Gomlam is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Florida. She has been studying\, practicing and teaching Kadam Dharma for over 20 years. Her heartfelt and practical teachings are presented with warmth and humor\, making them accessible to everyone. \nRegister for onsite accommodations HERE. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/january-retreats-week-1-fourteen-new-wishes-lamrim-retreat/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250110
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SUMMARY:January Retreats Week 2 Mental Balance: Four Immeasurables Retreat
DESCRIPTION:In this retreat we will be practicing the immensely joyful and powerful meditations called “The Four Immeasurables” which quickly and easily develop your pure love\, empathy and happiness. We will also focus on techniques to overcome distractions and enhance\, focus and concentrate\, in and out of meditation. Gaining an authentic experience of these meditations in retreat will make your mind balanced\, happy\, and strong\, and enrich the overall quality of your daily life. Ultimately these meditations lead to the unsurpassed happiness of liberation and enlightenment. \nThis retreat is suitable for all levels–from complete beginners to advanced students. Everyone is invited to this very special\, meaningful retreat event. \nGen Kelsang Demo\, is the US Midwest National Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center D.C in Washington D.C. With over 25 years experience\, her guidance in retreat is always very clear\, supportive. Gen Demo has a close connection to the KMC Florida community because she was the first teacher at the temple when it appeared in 2010 and everyone loves when she takes time out of her busy schedule to participate in our retreat month! \nJoin us for the week\, the weekend\, or individual sessions. \nRegister for onsite accommodations HERE. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/january-retreats-week-2-mental-balance-four-immeasurables-retreat/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250123
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SUMMARY:January Retreats Week 3 Completing the Path: Mahamudra Retreat
DESCRIPTION:In this week of retreat we will meditate on the five completion stage practices of Mahamudra explained in the book Oral Instructions Of Mahamudra. A brief explanation of generation stage practice will be included in the beginning of the retreat. Highest Yoga Tantra is Buddha’s main intention for us to attain Enlightenment quickly. Mahamudra means the union of Great Bliss and Emptiness and is the ultimate goal of Kadampa Buddhist practice. \nThe five completion stages are: \n-Having identified our own mind\, meditating on tranquil abiding  \n-Having realized emptiness\, meditating on superior seeing \n-Meditating on the central channel\, the yoga of the central channel  \n-Meditating on the indestructible drop\, the yoga of the drop \n-Meditating on the indestructible wind\, the yoga of the wind \n  \nThe meditations will be based on the text: Oral Instructions Of Mahamudra by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. with the practice: Hundreds Of Deities Of The Joyful Land. \n*Success in this retreat depends upon having received the Empowerments of Highest Yoga Tantra\, or the Empowerment of Je Tsongkhapa with the transmission of the mantra of Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka\, from a teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. If you have not received either of these empowerments\, but you have a sincere wish to receive them in the future\, then you are welcome to attend. Please ask the EPC of KMCFL if you have questions or need more information (epc@meditationinsarasota.org). \nGen Namdrol is a modern Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Samudrabadra Kadampa Buddhist Center in Ft. Myers\, Florida. She has been studying\, practicing\, and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for many years under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche\, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. Gen Namdrol’s heartfelt and practical teachings are presented with warmth\, clarity\nand humor making them accessible to everyone. \nJoin us for the week\, the weekend\, or individual sessions. \nRegister for onsite accommodations HERE. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/january-retreats-week-3-completing-the-path-mahamudra-retreat/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:January Retreats Week 4 Cultivating Our Good Heart: Lojong Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This retreat will give us the opportunity to learn how to really open our heart to others through developing our own mental capacity for love\, compassion and wisdom. Most of our problems are coming from deeply ingrained self-centered habits of mind. However\, through training the mind using this timeless wisdom we can start to replace those painful habits with the healthy\, positive attitudes of unconditional love and authentic compassion that will give us the happiness and confidence we desire. How wonderful! \nThe meditations will be based on the text: The New Eight Steps to Happiness\, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. \nGen Kelsang Norbu is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation North Carolina and is known for his loving and gentle nature and holding a very clear and sharp understanding of Buddha’s teachings. Through his teachings and his personal example\, Gen Norbu shows us how to integrate Buddha’s teachings into our daily life in a practical and gentle way. \nJoin us for the week\, the weekend\, or individual sessions. \nRegister for onsite accommodations HERE. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/january-retreats-week-4-cultivating-our-good-heart-lojong-retreat/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
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