No Greater Meaning
Spring Festival, livestream from Manjushri Centre, with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
Buddha Shakyamuni Empowerment & Commentary to ‘Request to the Lord of All Lineages’
In person* at Buddha Land and Livestream
7.30pm Friday 28 May – 1pm Wednesday 2 June
Attend Spring Festival with other members of your local community by joining our viewing at Buddha Land Meditation Centre, Keighley.
All Buddha Shakyamuni’s teachings of Sutra and Tantra are designed to touch our heart and transform our mind into authentic wisdom, love, compassion and other spiritual realisations. There is no greater meaning to be found in our life than this.
Each year the International Kadampa Buddhist community gathers at the NKT Spring Festival to receive teachings and guidance from Senior Teachers. This year’s NKT Spring Festival includes the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni, and commentary to the sublime prayer, ‘Request to the Lord of All Lineages’, which contains all Buddha Shakyamuni’s teachings of Sutra and Tantra.
We are offering those who wish to come together in Keighley the opportunity to watch Spring Festival in our Meditation Room. In this way, we can benefit from listening to, contemplating, and meditating on Buddha’s teachings in a group, while also having the “front row” experience afforded by online transmission.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche says, “There is no greater meaning than engaging in this practice.”
The retreat is livestream from Manjushri Centre (in the Lake District) and individuals wishing to attend should pay directly (Buddha Land Centre is unable to process your payment). The festival costs £100. Having paid for the various events included within the festival, you are most welcome to attend all or any of the sessions at Buddha Land Meditation Centre, Keighley – but please let us know in advance.
Teacher
Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab is a retired General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU; he is the National Spiritual Director of Canada and also the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Canada, in Toronto, Canada. Gen-la Khyenrab is deeply respected throughout the Kadampa world as a sincere practitioner and powerful teacher.
For more information about Gen-la Khyenrab, see here – https://meditateintoronto.org/our-resident-teacher/.
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 28 May
7.30pm – 9pm Introduction from Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
Saturday 29 May
9am – 10am Guided meditation
11.30am – 12.30am Guided meditation
4pm – 6pm Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni granted by Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
7.30pm – 8.30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog (chanted prayers)
Our café will be open between 10am and 4pm
Sunday 30 May
9am – 10am Guided meditation
11am – 12.30pm Teaching from Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
4pm – 5.30pm Teaching from Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
7.30pm – 8.30pm Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog (chanted prayers)
Monday 31 May
9am – 10am Guided meditation
11am – 12.30pm Teaching from Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
4pm – 5.30pm Teaching from Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
7.30pm – 8.30pm Retreat Session 1
Tuesday 1 June
9am – 10am Retreat Session 2
11am – 12 noon Retreat Session 3
3pm – 4pm Retreat Session 4
5pm – 6pm Retreat Session 5
7.30pm – 8.30pm Retreat Session 6
Our café will be open between 10am and 4pm
Wednesday 2 June
9am – 10am Retreat Session 7
11am – 12 noon Retreat Session 8
Our café will be open between 10am and 4pm
Booking
*Gen-la Khyenrab will be granting the empowerment and teaching us livestream from Manjushri Centre, in the Lake District (England).
You can attend Spring Festival either by joining with your personal connection, or by coming into the centre and receiving the transmissions in a group in the meditation room at Buddha Land. Should you decide to come into the centre, please comply with the procedures we have put into place to prevent the spread of Covid – please see our In-Person Classes General Information.
Please choose between attending at Buddha Land Centre (“in person”) or online (ie using your own personal connection), and book using the forms below.
In Person*
Come to Buddha Land Meditation Centre to watch the live stream of Spring Festival with other members of the local Buddhist Community.
Before attending any of our classes or courses in person, please read through our guidelines on our In-Person Classes General Information page, and adhere to these while you are in the Centre, to ensure that we maintain high levels of hygiene, and prevent any spread of Covid-19 or other illnesses.
Please book your place at the festival directly by following this link https://kadampafestivals.org/spring, and then if you want to come to some or all of the sessions at Buddha Land Centre, please let us know – you can phone us on 01535 958189, email us at info@enjoymeditation.org, or press the “Book In Person” button below.
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Online
Please follow this external link to book your place at the festival – https://kadampafestivals.org/spring
Location
Buddha Land Kadampa Meditation Centre, 1 Lawkholme Cres, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 3NR, UK.
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Location
Buddha Land Kadampa Meditation Centre has a raised ground floor cafe/shop and a first floor meditation room. Entrance to the ground floor is via 6 steps.
The centre is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am til 4pm (9.30am on Saturdays).
Getting there
The Centre is situated on Keighley War Memorial Square between Abbey National and Speaks Work Wear. It is opposite Keighley Bus Station and the Airedale Centre.
It is 5min walk from Keighley Train Station.
Parking is readily available during the day either in the town centre car parks or in unrestricted street parking which starts about 5min walk away from the building. After 6pm and on Sundays town centre car parking is free. There are disabled parking bays oposite the building and alongside Abbey National.
