Do I need to attend the full retreat?

No. You are welcome to come for a day or as many sessions as you can.

Do I need to bring anything?

No. You might want to bring a notebook and wear comfortable clothes. There are cushions or chairs for you to use at the centre.

Sunday, August 25

Lamrim Summer Retreat 2024

Join us for a special retreat with traditional meditations on the path to enlightenment with our annual summer lamrim retreat.

By Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre

Date and time

Sun, Aug 25, 2024 9:00 AM - Wed, Aug 28, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Location

Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre

143 Wyndham St N, Suite 203 Guelph, ON N1H 4E9 Canada

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About this event

3 days 8 hours

Lamrim Summer Retreat on the 'Stages of the Path to Enlightenment"

August 25 - August 28

in person | livestream for members

Our lamrim summer retreat on the "stages of the path to enlightenment is held every August at AKBC. The lamrim is a special condensation of all of Buddha’s teachings and through engaging on this retreat we develop and increase our inner wisdom. Arranged in the sequence in which they are to be realized, these meditations guide practitioners along the path by developing their inner peace, compassion and wisdom.

By developing an understanding and familiarity with these meditations, we will enjoy a special experience of peace and fulfillment that comes from a spiritually meaningful life. Ultimately Lamrim meditations will give rise to a complete transformation of our mind through the power of wisdom and compassion.

Each session will consist of a teaching, time for individual reading and contemplation and a guided meditation and question and answer. Day by day we will progress through the stages of the path from realizing our precious human life to the developing the wisdom of superior seeing. Everyone welcome, regardless of background or experience. Come to one session, or come to them all.

Retreat Fees for full retreat:

Members: Free. Livestream options available

Non-Members: $50 or $20 a day.

Tickets can also be purchased on site for this retreat.

Lamrim Retreat Schedule

Sunday 25 August

9 – 10am Session One: Our precious human life
11 – 12pm Session Two: – Death and impermanence
2 – 3pm Session Three:– The dangers of lower rebirth
3:30 – 5pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide Prayers

Monday 26 August

9 – 10am Session Four: Refuge practice
11 – 12pm Session Five: Actions and their effects (karma)
2 – 3pm Session Six: Developing renunciation for samsara (1)
4 – 5pm Session Seven: Developing renunciation for samsara (2)

Tuesday 27 August
9 – 10am Session Eight: Developing renunciation for samsara (3)
11 – 12pm Session Nine: Developing renunciation for samsara (4)
2 – 3pm Session Ten: Meditation on Cherishing All Living Beings
4 – 5pm Session Eleven: Meditation on Universal Compassion

Wednesday 28 August

9 – 10am Session Twelve: Meditation on the Supreme Good Heart – Bodhichitta
11 – 12pm Session Thirteen: Meditation on our Determination and Promise to Sincerely Practice the Six Perfections
2 – 3pm Session Fourteen: Meditation on Training in Yogic Direct Perceivers
4 – 5pm Session Fifteen: Meditation on Training in Yogic Direct Perceivers

Organized by

Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre

Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre (AKBC) was established in 2009 to provide people in Guelph and Southwestern Ontario with the opportunity to develop happiness and inner peace through practising Buddha’s teachings. AKBC is a peaceful oasis in the city where anyone can learn the right methods to experience lasting happiness and well-being. AKBC serves the Southwestern Ontario communities of Guelph, Kitchener, London, Stratford, Georgetown and nearby areas.

Kadampas are those who take Buddha’s teaching as personal advice and put it into practice. This modern presentation from the Kadampa lineage is particularly suited to people of the modern world to help solve our modern-day problems such as stress, anxiety, anger, and ill-health.

We are located in Guelph at 143 Wyndham St N, Suite 203, where we offer a wide variety of classes, courses, retreats and workshops and Buddhist prayers year round. We also offer drop in classes on meditation and modern Buddhism at various venues in the surrounding area.

Classes are run entirely by volunteers. AKBC is a Canadian registered charity (81467 9429 RR0001).

AKBC is also a member of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU), a non-profit organization with a global network of over 1,200 Centres and groups around the world.

Everyone is welcome!