2017 Program Overview

Tibetan Year of the Fire Bird / Rooster

Here is an overview of our 2017 schedule. To find out more about each, including how to register, follow the links!

Introduction to Buddhism Courses

• February 14 – 23 led by Venerable Drolma
• March 2 – 11 led by Venerable Drolma
• March 12  HH the Dalai Lama public teaching (Day of Miracles)
• March 13 & 14 HH the Dalai Lama public teaching
• March 20 – 29 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• April 6 – 15 led by Venerable Drolma
• April 22 – May 1 led by Venerable Lobsang Namgyel
• May 9 – 18 led by Venerable Drolma
• May 29 – June 7 led by Rachel Wryer
• June 15 – 24 led by Geshe Tenzin Namdak
• July 5 – 14 led by Venerable Drolma
• July 20 – 29 led by Rachel Wryer
• August 3 – 12 led by Venerable Drolma
• August 17 – 26 led by Venerable Drolma
• August 29 – September 1 HH the Dalai Lama public teaching
• September 4 – 13 led by Venerable Drolma
• September 18 – 27 led by Venerable Drolma
• October 1 – 7 led by Venerable Robina Courtin
• October 11 – 20 led by Jimi Neal
• October 30 – November 8 led by Glen Svensson
• November 16 – 25 led by Glen Svensson

Intermediate / Advanced Courses

• April 23 – May 1: Insight into Emptiness led by Venerable Drolma
• June 14 – 24: The Two Truths led by Geshe Kelsang Wangmo
• July 4 – 14: Mind and Reality led by Geshe Tenzin Namdak
• October 14 – 20: How to Enjoy Death led by Venerable Robina Courtin

Group practice retreats

• March 21 – 29: The Buddhist Path to Healing: The Medicine Buddha Retreat led by Venerable Drolma
• May 10 – 18: Special Lam Rim Retreat led by David Marks
• May 24 – June 10: A Series of 8 Nyung Nay Retreats
• June 26 – September 30: The 3-month Vajrasattva Group Retreat
• October 31 – November 8: Chenrezig Tong-len Retreat led by Jimi Neal
• November 17 – 25: Green Tara Retreat led by Jimi Neal

Courses and Teachings with Special Guest Teachers

• March 10: Khadro la Teaches!
• March 15 – 19: Dagri Rinpoche: Shantideva’s “A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” (5-day non-residential course)
• May 23 & 24: Yangten Rinpoche: Preliminary Teachings on Lama Tsong Khapa’s “Three Principal Aspects of the Path” & Chenrezig Initiation
• May 28: Yangten Rinpoche: Chenrezig Practice & 12 Links of Dependent Arising requested by Vietnamese Group
• June 17: H.E. Ling Rinpoche: Eight Verses of Mind Transformation
• June 23: Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche: Dharma Teaching with Q&A
• August 31: H.E. Ling Rinpoche: Amitayus Long Life Initiation
• October 9 & 10: Jetzunma Tenzin Palmo “Wheel of Life”
• October 22 – 27: Geshe Lhakdor: Atisha’s Lamp of the Path to Enlightenment (6-day residential course)

Short Courses

• November 11 & 12: Glen Svensson: Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way

Tibetan Buddhist Festival days

When you can expect a special program of non-residential events.

• February 27: Losar
• February 27 – March 12: Days of Miracles
• March 12: Chotrul Duechen
• June 9: Saka Dawa Duechen
• July 27: Choekor Duechen
• November 10: Lhabab Duechen

Winter Break

Our winterbreak begins on December 1st, 2017.

Drop-in events remain ongoing throughout our 10-month season, as advertised.

The first half of 2018

We can only make our schedule in 6-month blocks since we are limited by teacher availability, and we also plan our courses around the local teaching dates of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (we do NOT organise these teachings, please see HHDL’s own website for futher information) and so we must wait until HHDL’s teaching schedule is announced and finalized.

Therefore, the schedule for the first half of 2018 (February – June) will be published around September 2017. This is also when registration for our courses and group retreats will open.

Meanwhile for a general guideline of what to expect please refer to this page and When to Visit.

Remember that we are always closed in December & January for our annual Winter Break.

Keep an eye on this calendar for more information, and please use our website as your first source of information for course dates and information.

We are very attentive to keeping our website updated and publish any changes here as soon as we have any courses or events confirmed. If you email us to ask for information, we won’t be able to tell you anything more than you’d find here (so if it’s not on the calendar, that means we don’t know yet!).

Many Thanks for your patience and understanding!