These are some of the people and Courses that have been taught
at Rokpa Cardiff
Rokpa Cardiff would like to thank them all for their time and effort

Friday 12th September 2003 7.00pm
Weekend 13th and 14th September 2003 10.00am - 4.00pm

Approaching the Mahamudra

A foundation course in Meditation and Tibetan Buddhism presented by Gelong Jiga. Suitable for beginners and advanced students. This will be an ongoing course over 2 or 3 years and Gelong Jiga will visit for 1 weekend every 3 or 4 months.

The course will cover fundamental teachings on meditation and the three levels of buddhism based on the teachings of Thrangu Rinpoche and others. The texts are very affordable and accessible. The course will include the life of the Buddha, 12 deeds, development of buddhism in India, the basic teachings and more leading up to the four special foundations. It will include instruction on taking refuge, the bodhisattva vow, Chenrezig Practice and practical things to integrate the teachings into your life as it is at the moment.

A Free Presentation on Meditation
and Stress Management for Professional People

September 1st 2003 at 1.00pm

Free talk on stress management for professional people. A presentation by Gelong Thubten who is active in training companies and staff of other organisations in meditation for dealing with stress. Gelong Thubten will explain the methods and types of courses available with time for questions and answers.

Future contact details will be given for those interested.

September 1st 2003 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Charity and Voluntary Organisation afternoon on Meditation Techniques to Deal with Stress
Cost £5.00

September 1st 2003
7.30pm Meditation

Relaxing the Mind
Talk presented by Gelong Thubten
Cost £5.00

While Gelong Thubten was here he visited Whitchurch, Cardiff and Fitzalan High schools to give talks on Buddhism and Meditation as well as to conduct question and answer sessions. We would like to invite any other schools wishing to take part in this programme to contact
Rokpa Cardiff

Thubten has been a monk for nearly 10 years, and is in high demand to present courses on Buddhism internationally. Thubten also presents courses on understanding and managing stress in the corporate world.
Thubten is a representative of the Rokpa Trust, an international charitable organisation working in the three areas of Meditation training and Buddhist psychology,
Therapy, Health Care and Humanitarian Aid.

Thubten's talks in Cardiff will be of interest to the wider public as well as practitioners of meditation. He will present the Buddhist teachings from a non-sectarian point of view.

Three Evening Talks

Talks on the Buddhist approach to Happiness

Confidence
Tuesday 24th June 2003 7.30pm

Forgiveness
Wednesday 25th June 2003 7.30pm

Contentment
Thursday 26th June 2003 7.30pm

Weekend Course

How to Meditate

Saturday 28th June 2003
10am - 4.30pm

Purity
An explanation of the tradition of Buddhist Tantra recommended for people who are already familiar with Tibetan Buddhism

Sunday 29th June 2003
10am - 12.30am

Developing the Right Attitude
2pm - 4.30pm

Please bring a packed lunch

Ani Kunzang is a fully ordained Buddhist nun, who has completed a four-year closed retreat. She is particularly accomplished in Tibetan Buddhist ritual and music, which she teaches at all the Samye Dzong Centres in Europe. She also gilds and paints statues at Samye Ling.

Tibetan Alphabet Part 2
Friday 6th June 2003
7.30pm

Tara Puja Instruction
Refresher course on Tara Sadhana
Saturday 7th June 2003
10am - 4pm

Guru Rinpoche Instruction
Sunday 8th June 2003
10am - 4pm

Please bring a packed lunch

The Meaning of Following the Spiritual Path: 'Beginners and Beyond'

Weekend 10th - 11th May 2003 10.00am - 4.00pm

Meditation instruction suitable for practitioners of all levels
Karma Jiga is the resident monk at Rokpa Dundee, Scotland. He has worked under the direction of Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche, the founder of Samye Ling and the founding President of the Rokpa Trust, since 1976. During that time he studied with the greatest of Tibetan Masters in Samye Ling, completed retreats of various lengths and was brought from retreat after completing his Yidam practice. For the last 10 years he has founded and established projects on behalf of the Trust, under the direction of the Abbot and Retreat Master of Samye Ling monastery, the Ven. Lama Yeshe Losal. Karma Jiga was the first western monk to be ordained for life by the present abbot. He was caretaker during the formative years of the Holy Island project. Having also established a centre on Arran, which will host the next 3 year retreat for men, he set up the first Buddhist centre in Moscow. Rokpa Dundee was founded by Karma Jiga on behalf of the Trust in 1999 after fundraising, teaching and running meditation classes there for 2 years.

Chenrezig Puja
Sunday April 20th 2003 10.00am - 4.00pm

Chenrezig Sadhana. Explanations will be given on chanting, visualisation, mantra, music and offerings of this profound compassion practice. It is not essential to have had the empowerment in order to do this sadhana. We will be taught the text, visualisations and listen to the story of Chenrezig. It is one of the main practices of our centre on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm.

Lama Zangmo runs the Kagyu Samye Dzong London Centre and has been dedicated to the teachings since 1979. During the period 1980 - 1984 she received teachings from the many great lamas who taught courses at Kagyu Samye Ling in Scotland. As a Buddhist nun she has herself completed three long retreats, 11 years in total. She was retreat-teacher at Samye Ling for the ladies long-term retreat and is authorised to instruct in all aspects of the retreat.

The Importance of Good Motivation in a Buddhist Practice
Sunday April 20th 2003 7.30pm

This talk will contain important advice on how to take one's practice further.

The Relevance of Buddhist Psychlogy in a Modern World
Monday April 21st 2003 7.30pm

Both talks will be presented by Gelong Thubten of Samye Ling Monastery. Thubten has been a monk for nearly 10 years, and is in high demand to present courses on Buddhism Internationally. Thubten also presents courses on understanding and managing stress in the corporate world.
Thubten is a representative of the Rokpa Trust, an international charitable organisation working in the three areas of Meditation Training and Buddhist Psychology. Therapy and Healthcare and Humanitarian Aid.
Thubten's talks in Cardiff will be of interest to the wider public as well as practitioners of meditation. He will present the Buddhist teachings from a non-sectarian point of view.

Seven Points of Mind Training

Clive has been involved with Samye Ling for over twenty years, where he has received teachings from the most eminent lamas. He has completed one year of retreat, edits teachings and lectures for publication and has led many meditation courses at Samye Ling and associated centres. The Seven Points of Mind Training is a renowned and effective way of following the bodhisattva path. In his commentary, 'The Cood Vase of Nectar, the Profound Meaning of the Oral Instruction on the Mahayana Seven Points of Mind Training' the 19th century master Zhechen Gyaltsab presents this classical training in a direct and complete way. His teachings are particularly relevant today, when much contemporary culture focuses on the self and encourages us to waste our precious human lives on trivia, as they offer the alternative approach of learning to live for the benefit of others and thereby finding our own fulfilment.

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