Guru Yoga & Mandala Offering Retreat at Kadampa Meditation Centre Belfast

Thur 23rd, Sat 25th & Sun 26th Jan 2025 |  By Donation | Kadampa Meditation Centre, 54 Peters Hill, Belfast BT13 1BA

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Guru Yoga and Mandala offering retreat combines two of the four great preliminary guides that we need to practice if we want to gain mahamudra realisations – the quick path to enlightenment.

We all wish for spiritual realisations, but these depend upon creating certain inner conditions such as purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving blessings.

In this retreat we focus on the preliminary practices of accumulating merit and receiving blessings. Making mandala offerings is the gateway to accumulating the collection of merit and attaining an enlightened pure land and Guru yoga is the gateway to receiving powerful blessings of all the Buddhas of the ten directions through our Spiritual Guide.

There will be four sessions a day and the practice is accomplished within the sadhana Offering to the Spiritual Guide. Gen Kelsang Chitta will provide a clear introduction to the practice on Thursday evening, and will give further guidance in each session. Session times are as follows –

Session Times

  • Thursday 23rd Jan
  • Introduction. 7:30 – 9pm

  • Saturday 25th Jan
  • Session 1. 9 – 10:30am 
  • Session 2. 11:30am – 1pm  
  • Session 3. 4.30pm – 6pm
  • Session 4. 7:30pm – 9pm 

  • Sunday 26th Jan
  • Session 5. 9 – 10:30am 
  • Session 6. 11:30am – 1pm  
  • Session 7. 4.30 – 6pm 
  • Session 8. 7:30pm – 9pm 

Suitable for those with some experience of Buddhist meditation and is not suitable for complete beginners. No special clothes are required and seating is provided in chairs and meditation cushions.

There is free on street parking on Peters Hill just outside, with easy access from Westlink Divis St/ Millfield exit, and we are just 15 min walk from City Hall and Belfast Grand Central Station.

Members can attend our centre classes and retreats online or in person. For more information please see our Membership page.

Ongoing classes can be found at Classes By Location with forthcoming special events at Events and Retreats.

If you need help with your booking feel free to Whatsapp / Phone us on +44 (0) 7848 175 415 or email at info@meditateni.org.

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