Overview of SESSION
DATE: Friday 27th June , Saturday 28th June, Sunday 29th June - Venerable Gendun Live in Leeds!
TIME: Friday 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Saturday 9 am to 12:30pm and 2:30pm to 5pm. Sunday 9am to 3:30pm
LOCATION: In-person and online
LEVEL: For existing FPMT Basic Programme / IDMT students of Venerable Gendun only. Students of both groups are welcome to join the whole weekend either at the centre or online.
DONATIONS: Many of you will already be members or make regular donations for FPMT Basic Programme (BP) or FPMT In Depth Meditation Training (IDMT). If you would like to make an additional donation for the weekend it would be very welcome. It is a wonderful opportunity to practice generosity and help the Buddha Dharma to flourish
There is also opportunity for everyone to have lunch with Venerable Gendun and attend the public teaching on Friday afternoon on The Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva- please check our calendar.
We recommend £30 donation. Your donation helps us to keep the centre running and to host inspirational teachers like Venerable Gendun. We will also make a donation to Venerable Gendun on behalf of the centre, visitors and students. We never turn anyone away for financial reasons, please say if the recommended donation is too much for you. Donations can be made via our website or Donate here please use Ven Gendun June as a reference.
Jamyang Leeds members are free. It’s great to practice generosity where you can, especially when giving donations for teachings. Please consider doing so if you can. If you would like to join the Jamyang Leeds Membership Programme you can do so here.
FPMT Basic Programme / IDMT Live in Leeds Weekend schedule:
Friday 27th
12pm to 1pm Lunch with Venerable Gendun in the Happy Yak Cafe at Jamyang Leeds (in centre only)
1:30pm to 4:30pm: Public teaching: The Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
6:30pm to 8:30pm: Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows Ceremony (Ven Gendun’s students only)
Saturday 28th (FPMT Basic Programme and FPMT IDMT students only)
9 am to 12:30 pm: FPMT Basic Programme – Teachings on Stages of the Path (Lam Rim)
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm: Lunch in the Happy Yak cafe
2:30 pm to 5 pm: FPMT In Depth Meditation Training
Sunday 29th (FPMT Basic Programme and FPMT IDMT students only)
9 am to 12:30 pm FPMT Basic Programme – Teachings on Stages of the Path (Lam Rim)
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm – Bring Lunch to share – Cafe closed.
2 pm to 3:30pm FPMT Basic Programme – Teachings on Stages of the Path (Lam Rim)
Venerable Losang Gendun
After 20 years of practicing Theravada Buddhism Venerable Gendun became a monk in the Tibetan tradition in 2006. He studied Buddhist philosophy for nine years at Nalanda Monastery and practised under various teachers from Gelug and Theravada Forest traditions. In total, Venerable Gendun spent more than four years in retreat. He has been teaching for over 15 years in the Netherlands, France, Monaco, the US, and the UK. He actively promotes interfaith practice, contributes to Emouna, an international inter-religious leadership network, and is an active promotor of gender equality. His main goal is to translate traditional methods into contemporary terms to make them accessible to a Western audience.
Registration
FPMT Basic Programme / IDMT Live in Leeds Weekend is part of a long weekend of teachings with Venerable Gendun. The lunch and public teaching on Friday are open to all. The Refuge and Bodhisattva vow ceremony and events on Saturday and Sunday are for Venerable Gendun’s existing students. Please register here for which events you would like to attend as places are limited. For those wishing to attend online the zoom codes for all the events will be sent out on completion of registration.
Getting to the centre
It’s great to help the environment where we can. Whilst there is unlimited off street parking near the centre, please do consider coming by public transport or car sharing. Leeds railway station is about 1.2 miles away and takes just under 30 minutes to walk. There are fairly frequent buses from the city centre too. If you would like to offer a lift or would appreciate one, please say so on the registration form and we will do our best to put you in touch with each other. Click here for our Location on google maps.
The nearest hotel is Premier Inn at Elland Road Leeds, which is near the football ground. There is also a Premier Inn on Whitehall Road which is near the rail station