New short course to raise funds for an Indian student to meet the dharma!
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June 15 – 17, 2024
3-day non-residential course led by Kabir Saxena
Open to all levels of practitioners: beginners and experienced alike.
We stumble through life, forgetting to ask ourselves the meaningful questions that have the potential to propel us on a challenging journey of understanding ourselves and the world. We’ll investigate how this rigorous questioning can help us embrace ourselves and others with wisdom and a courageous compassion, going beyond fears and restrictions, completely waking up to reality, just as Buddha did.
Facilitator
Kabir Saxena was born to an English mother and an Indian father and raised in both Delhi and London, attending Oxford University.
He met his main teachers Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 1979 and has been living and working in FPMT Centres almost ever since, including helping to establish Root Institute and serving as its Director for many years. He was ordained as a monk from 2002 to 2020.
Kabir Saxena is currently Interim Director at Root Institute, with special responsibility for the Maitreya school for local children.
Kabir has been teaching Buddhism to Westerners and Indians in India and Nepal since 1988 and presents the Dharma in an appropriately humourous and meaningful way for modern students.
This course will be in silence.
Approximate daily schedule for all days:
09:00 – 09:45 | Meditation |
10:00 – 12:00 | Teaching |
12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00 – 16:00 | Teaching |
16:00 – 16:20 | Tea Break |
16:20 – 17:00 | Meditation |
Please note: This schedule might change on short notice!
Registration in Tushita’s Office Required!
Practical Information
Tushita’s Donation Policy
Tushita Meditation Centre operates entirely on the basis of donations, most of which come from people attending our courses and retreats. We will ask you to please give your full donation for the course in our reception office in the days before the course starts, payable in Indian Rupees only (unfortunately we cannot accept Foreign Currency, Travellers Cheques or Credit / Debit Cards).
For example, the minimum amount that Tushita needs to cover our costs for a 2- / 3-day course is 1500 / 2000 Indian Rupees per person. This includes lunch and afternoon tea on this day. It does not include any other meals or accommodation, since it will be a non-residential course. Of course, extra donations to help Tushita are always welcome!
Course Registration
For our non-residential courses, registration is only possible in our reception office by making your full donation of 2000 INR for this 3-day course.
Office hours are: Monday – Saturday (closed Sundays)
- 9:00 – 11:30am
– lunch break – - 12:30 – 4:00pm
Closed Sundays
Accommodation Options
Since this is a Non-Residential course, it will not be possible to stay here at Tushita. There are many guest houses and hotels nearby however, varied enough to meet all comfort levels and budgets. Here are some tips for finding accommodation in McLeod Ganj.
What to Bring
- Warm clothing which can be worn in layers and a shawl/blanket for using in the meditation hall are advisable. Bear in mind that we are at a slightly higher altitude than in McLeod Ganj, it is noticeably colder here.
- You are welcome to take notes during the course, so you may find a notebook, pen etc useful.
- It is handy to have your own water bottle. Filtered water is available in our dining hall and out of concern for the environment, we strongly discourage students from buying water in plastic bottles.
- An umbrella or rainwear, depending on the weather that day.
- Please read our Library page: we sell books and other items, so you may want to bring some extra money with you; or check conditions for borrowing.
- Please DO NOT bring: any musical instruments, camera, radios / tape / CD / MP3 players or mobile phones as you will be asked not to use them while you are here.
Read more on our Short Courses page.