Overview
DATES: Sunday 12th July
TIME: 10 am to 3:30 pm
LOCATION: In Person and Online
LEVEL: Everyone Welcome
Venerable Losang Gendun : Eight Verses for a Fragile World
The essence of Mahāyāna Buddhism is the union of two wishfulfilling jewels: wisdom that recognizes the profound interdependence of all life, and the cultivation of an impartial, unconditional care for its every creature.
In our modern consumerist world this may sound remote — yet it proves surprisingly practical for anyone in any circumstance of life. In our interconnected world, where the systems sustaining life have grown increasingly fragile, it may also be necessary.
Geshe Langri Tangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind meets us where we are, offering pith instructions — easy to carry, deep to inhabit — on how to make our heart robust, our mind stable, and our view limitless. His portrait of the ideal human being as one fully embedded in the web of life invites us to see ourselves in a new and clarifying light. The day will include a concise teaching followed by time for questions.
ABOUT YOUR Teacher: Venerable Losang Gendun
Venerable Losang Gendun has spent nearly four decades in Buddhist practice and has lived as a fully ordained Bhikshu in the Tibetan tradition for the past twenty years. Before taking robes, he worked across a wide range of fields — palliative care, technology, refugee organizations, and management — a breadth of human experience that continues to inform his teaching.
His formal training spans ten years of study in monasteries across France, India, Nepal, and Myanmar, complemented by more than four years in solitary retreat engaging deeply with Tibetan sutra and tantra, as well as the Burmese Theravāda Forest Tradition.
For the past eighteen years, Ven. Gendun has taught Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation to students around the world. He serves the vision of H.H. the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche as a teacher within the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition), and is a member of Mind & Life Europe, a multidisciplinary initiative bringing together scientists and contemplative practitioners to investigate the nature of mind and experience.
In 2023, Ven. Gendun founded The Buddha Project — a long-term initiative offering sustained guidance for serious meditators, fostering dialogue between Buddhist traditions, supporting scientific research into contemplative practice, and exploring the intersection of Dharma and the arts.
If you want to hear Ven. Gendun’s story in his own voice, listen to the Wisdom Podcast.
Donations:
SUGGESTED DONATION FOR CLASS:
Non-members – £35. This will contribute to the centre’s running costs and include a donation to the teacher.
Gift Aid: if you are a UK taxpayer we can claim back 25p for every £1 you donate. More information on Gift Aid can be found here.
Free to members of The Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds (your membership fees already contribute to our core costs in running the centre). You are invited to make a donation for the teacher, as is customary when receiving Buddhist teachings, in order to support their activity. For your reference we recommend a donation in the region of £10 . We will make the donation to the teacher on your behalf.
We never turn anyone away from the Dharma for financial reasons. If you cannot donate the suggested amount, please donate where possible within your means. It’s good to practice generosity where we can.