Find your peace within and develop your concentration capacity through a relaxing retreat focused on the breath in guided sessions with Gen Kelsang Dragpa, Nordic Spiritual Director and Resident Teacher of KMC Oslo.
You are welcome to join in as many sessions as you like. Do join us and enjoy the blissful peace that breathing meditation can bring.
Gullnäsgården is wonderful place by the sea on Tjärnö, in northern Bohuslän near Strömstad, next to the Kosterhavet Marine National Park.
"Even though breathing meditation is only a preliminary stage of meditation, it can be quite powerful. We can see from this practice that it is possible to experience inner peace and contentment just by controlling the mind, without having to depend at all upon external conditions.”
“When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within."
Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche,
How to Transform Your Life.
There will be enough time between sessions to enjoy the beautiful nature at Tjarnø and go for walks.
To help us concentrate on our inner practice we will maintain silence in the mornings until lunch.
Retreat guided in English
Everyone is welcome
The retreat is suitable for both beginners and people with more experience.
Gen Kelsang Dragpa is the Resident Teacher at KMC Oslo & National Spiritual Director for the Nordic Region He ordaind as a Kadampa Buddhist monk in 1993 & has for many years given practical & easy to understand teaching to the people of the modern world
Arrival: Thursday 26.10.
The retreat starts with supper at 18:00 followed by introductory talk 19:00-20:00
Session 1 - 09:00-10:15
Session 2 - 11:30-12:45
Session 3 - 16.30-17:45
Session 4 - 19:30-20:45
Meals:
Breakfast - 7:30-08:45
Lunch - 13:00-13:30
Supper - 18:00-18:30
Departure: Sunday 29.10.
07:00-08:00 Optional Chanted prayer (WFJ)
07:30-08:45 Breakfast
09:00-10:30 - Last session with Q&A
10:30-11:55 - Packing & cleaning venue dugnad
12:00 - Departure