2018 Program Overview

Tibetan Year of the Earth Dog

Here is an overview of our 2018 schedule. To find out more about each, including how to register, follow the links!

Introduction to Buddhism Courses

• February 20 – March 1 led by Venerable Drolma
• March 2  Public Teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• March 8 – 17 led by Venerable Lobsang Namgyel
• March 26 – April 4 led by Venerable Drolma
• April 11 – 20 led by Venerable Lobsang Namgyel
• April 28 – May 7 led by Venerable Drolma
• May 18 – 27 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• June 5 – 14 led by Venerable Drolma
• June 6 – 8 Public Teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• June 20 – 29 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• July 4 – 13 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• July 21 – 30 led by Venerable Drolma
• August 7 – 16 led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• August 22 – 31 led by Venerable Drolma
• Sept 4 – 7 Public Teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• Sept 10 – 19 led by Venerable Drolma
• Oct 1 – 7 (7 Days) led by Venerable Robina Courtin
• Oct 3 – 6 Public Teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• Oct 17 – 26 led by Glen Svensson
• Nov 3 – 12 led by Glen Svensson

Intermediate / Advanced Courses

• March 27 – April 4: Healing Disturbing Emotions led by Venerable Lobsang Namgyel
• April 12 – 20: Insight Into Emptiness led by Venerable Drolma
• April 29 – May 7: Peaceful Living, Peaceful Dying led by Venerable Lobsang Namgyel
• June 19 – 29: (Advanced) Emptiness & Compassion: Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamika-karika in the 21st Century led by Geshe Kelsang Wangmo
  
• July 5 – 13: Creating Bodhicitta led by Venerable Drolma
• August 8 – 16: Buddhist Practices led by Venerable Drolma
• Oct 9 – 14: No Time to Lose! Living Your Best Life & Preparing for a Peaceful Death led by Venerable Robina Courtin
• Oct 9 – 14: Gelug Tradition of Mahamudra led by Glen Svensson

Group practice retreats

• March 9 – 17: The Buddhist Path to Healing: The Medicine Buddha Retreat led by Venerable Drolma
• May 14 – 30: Set of Eight Nyung Nays
• June 6 – 14: Special Lam Rim Retreat led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• July 22 – 30: Eight Verses of Thought Transformation: Chenrezig Retreat led by Venerable Tony Beaumont
• Oct 18 – 26: Chenrezig Tong-len Retreat led by Jimi Neal
• Nov 4 – 12: Green Tara Retreat led by Jimi Neal
• Nov 22 – 30: The Four Close Applications of Mindfulness Meditation Retreat led by B. Alan Wallace

Courses and Teachings with Special Guest Teachers

• May 12 – 13: Teachings & Chenrezig Initiation with Yangten Rinpoche
• May 20: Teachings on Medicine Buddha Meditation and Lama Tsongkhapa’s “Songs of Experience” with Yangten Rinpoche
• August 30: The Foundation of Buddhist Practice with Venerable Thubten Chodron
• September 18: Applying the Buddha’s Teachings in Everyday Life with Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche
• September 21 – 26: The Rice Seedling Sutra – The Buddha’s Teachings on Dependent Origination with Geshe Lhakdor
• September 27 – 28: Getting the Mind Ready for Mahamudra with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
• October 8: Tools for Happiness with Venerable Robina Courtin
• October 15: White Tara Long-Life Initiation with H.E. Ling Rinpoche
• Oct 25, 27, 28: Q&A and Teachings on Emptiness with Geshe Thupten Palsang
• Oct 31: The Three Principles Aspects of the Path with Khyongla Rato Rinpoche
• Nov 14 & 15: India’s Pilgrimage Sites with Geshe Lobsang Tsepal

Short Courses

• March 24 – 25: How to Meditate led by Shahar Tene
• April 7 – 8: How to Meditate led by Shahar Tene
• April 21 – 22: How to Meditate led by Shahar Tene
• June 2 – 3: How to Meditate led by Shahar Tene
• June 16 – 17: How to Meditate led by Shahar Tene
• June 30 – July 1: How to Meditate led by Shahar Tene
• August 18 – 19: How to Meditate led by Shahar Tene
• September 8 – 9: The Heart Sutra led by Venerable Olivier Rossi
• October 10 – 13: The Essence of Buddhism: Transforming Our Minds led by Jimi Neal
• November 16 – 18: Cultivating Mindfulness & Emotional Balance led by Glen Svensson

Tibetan Buddhist Festival days

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

• February 16: Losar
• February 16 – March 2: Days of Miracles
• March 2: Chotrul Duechen
• May 29: Saka Dawa Duechen
• July 16: Choekor Duechen
• October 31: Lhabab Duechen

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

Winter Break

Our winterbreak begins on December 1st, 2018.

 The first half of 2019

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 2019 (February – June) will be published in September 2018. 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!