A Holiday for Your Mind
Half Day Course
Saturday, 12th July
“When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within. This feeling of contentment and well-being helps us to cope with the busyness and difficulties of daily life.”
- Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, ‘How to Transform Your Life’
About this course
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.
So much of the stress and tension we normally experience comes from our mind, and many of the problems we experience, including ill health, are caused or aggravated by this stress.
Just by doing breathing meditation for ten or fifteen minutes each day, we will be able to reduce this stress. We will experience a calm, spacious feeling in the mind, and many of our usual problems will fall away. Difficult situations will become easier to deal with, we will naturally feel warm and well disposed towards other people, and our relationships with others will gradually improve.
Discover this peace in your own experience in our refreshing July half day course.
See the Q&A below for more info on our courses.
Course details
🎟️ Fee: £14, Regular Plus members free
📆 When: Saturday, 12th July - 10am - 1pm
📍 Where: Jangchub Ling Centre
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The Teacher
This half day course will be led by Harnack Sahota.
Harnack has studied and practiced Buddhist meditation for many years. His experience of applying these methods to daily life makes his teaching relatable and effective.
Questions?
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Our courses have three parts:
Guided meditation
Every course includes a chance to practise meditation. No prior experience is necessary and all the meditations are guided.
Teaching
From Buddha’s teachings, these practical talks help us to solve our daily problems and find peace, happiness and, if we wish, a deeper purpose in our busy lives.
Discussion
A chance to discuss the topic of the talk and meditation with others during the break over refreshments. No one is ever ‘put on the spot’ and asked to talk in a class. The teacher will normally make time for questions, and will be happy to clarify any points during the class too.
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Yes. Courses cover a wide variety of topics from simple stress reduction to profound wisdom teachings, but are always taught in an accessible way such that everyone leaves with some practical insight they can use in daily life.
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No. People from all backgrounds attend JLC to find peace according to their own individual needs and wishes. Everybody is welcome.
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No special clothing is needed. Our courses do not include any physical exercise and most people choose to sit on chairs, though cushions are also set out for those who prefer to sit on the floor.
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Other than removing shoes before going in to the meditation room (they can be worn as normal elsewhere) and turning phones off during session, there are no special rules to follow. People are always very pleasantly surprised with just how informal, welcoming and down to earth Jangchub Ling is; you’ll feel right at home in no time.
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Walk-ins are very welcome; we can take payments by card or cash. Advance bookings can be made online or at any of our classes.
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Courses are not currently online. Centre members can access several of our classes online and we hope to offer online courses in the future too.
More questions? We’d love to hear from you!
Bookings
Half day course at Jangchub Ling Centre
Session 1: 10am - 11:15am / Session 2: 11:45am - 1pm
Light refreshments included
This course is included in Regular Plus membership from £20 a month