Heart Jewel Kadampa Buddhist Centre

The Path of Wisdom and Compassion Monday 9th – Sunday 15th January A week’s retreat meditating on the stages of the path to enlightenment, to start the year with deep meaning and peace. Come to every session or just one.. all sessions are guided. Session times: 9am – 10.15am 11am – 12.15noon 5.30pm – 6.45pm 7.30pm – 9pm Using Prayers for Meditation and the 21 meditations from the New Meditation Handbook £3/session (drop in) | £10/day | £50/week | free for all Centre card holders MONDAY 9TH JAN Session 1 Our precious human life Session 2 Death and impermanence Session 3 The dangers of lower rebirth and refuge practice Session 4 Actions and their effects TUESDAY 10TH JAN Session 1 Developing renunciation, using the first four contemplations: birth, sickness, ageing and death Session 2 Developing renunciation, using the remaining three contemplations Session 3 Developing renunciation, using all seven contemplations Session 4 Offering to the Spiritual Guide prayers WED 11TH JAN Session 1 Developing equanimity Session 2 Recognising that all living beings are our mothers Session 3 Remembering the kindness of living beings Session 4 Equalising self and others THURSDAY 12TH JAN Session 1 The disadvantages of self-cherishing Session 2 The advantages of cherishing others Session 3 Exchanging self with others Session 4 Great compassion FRIDAY 13TH JAN Session 1 Taking Session 2 Wishing love Session 3 Giving Session 4 Bodhichitta SATURDAY 14TH JAN All four sessions Tranquil abiding, using Bodhichitta as the meditation object SUNDAY 15TH JAN (6.30am) Precepts Session 1 Meditation on the emptiness of the body Session 2 Meditation on the emptiness of the self Session 3 Meditation on the emptiness of all phenomena Session 4 Relying upon a Spiritual Guide