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Refuge Retreat
November 5 – 12
with Kelsang Sama
Refuge Retreat is the first of the four great preliminary guides that we need to practice if we want to enter into Buddhism and make progress on our spiritual path to enlightenment. Through training in sincerely going for refuge we enter the gateway to Buddhism; and training in the compassionate mind of bodhichitta we enter the gateway to the Mahayana – the main path to the state of enlightenment.
If we do not have a practice of refuge in the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma and Sangha – we will not enter Buddhism and this means we have no opportunity to attain permanent liberation from suffering or the supreme happiness of Enlightenment. Then we will have lost the meaning of human life.
There will be four guided sessions a day, except when there are tsog offering Pujas, and the practice is accomplished within the sadhana Essence of Good Fortune.
TIMETABLE
Sun 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
7.30pm                       Introduction to Retreat with Kelsang Sama
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Mon 6
7 – 8.30am                Session 1
10.30am – 12pm       Session 2
4.30 – 6pm                 Session 3
7.30 – 9pm                Session 4
Tues 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
7 – 8.30am                Session 1
10.30am – 12pm       Session 2
4.30 – 6pm                 Session 3
7.30 – 9pm                General Programme Class with Gen Drolkyi in the Temple
Wed 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
7 – 8.30am                Session 1
10.30am – 12pm       Session 2
4.30 – 6pm                 Session 3
7.30 – 9pm                Session 4
Thurs 9
7 – 8.30am                Session 1
10.30am – 12pm       Session 2
4.30 – 6pm                 Session 3
7.30 – 9pm                Session 4
Fri 10
7 – 8.30am                Session 1
10.30am – 12pm       Session 2
4.30 – 6pm                 Session 3
7.30 – 9.15pm           Offering to the Spiritual Guide Puja in the Temple
Sat 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
7 – 8.30am                Session 1
10.30am – 12pm       Session 2
4.30 – 6pm                 Session 3
7.30 – 9pm                Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Puja in the Temple
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Sun 12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
7 – 8.30am                Session 1
10.30am – 12pm       Session 2     Â
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