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SUMMARY:Calm Abiding and Special Insight
DESCRIPTION:About this course\nIn this course\, we will explore the profound and practical teachings on Calm Abiding (śamatha) and Special Insight (vipaśyanā) as presented in the Lam Rim tradition\, drawing primarily on the instructions of Je Tsongkhapa\, one of Tibet’s greatest scholar-yogis. \nCalm Abiding and Special Insight form the very heart of Buddhist meditation practice. Calm Abiding develops a stable\, clear\, and joyful mind capable of remaining effortlessly on its object\, while Special Insight employs that focused mind to penetrate the nature of reality through wisdom. According to the Mahayana tradition\, liberation and enlightenment can only arise through the union of these two. \nOur principal source text will be Lam Rim Chen Mo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment)\, Tsongkhapa’s magnum opus and an indispensable guide for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. In this monumental work\, Tsongkhapa brings together the full breadth of the Buddha’s teachings\, sutra and tantra\, method and wisdom\, into a single\, coherent path. \nThe sections on Calm Abiding and Special Insight are especially renowned for their clarity and precision. Tsongkhapa carefully outlines the stages of mental development\, the obstacles that arise in meditation\, and the antidotes needed to overcome them. The text gives essential instruction on how a mind trained in serenity can be harnessed to cultivate insight into emptiness\, in accordance with the Madhyamaka view. \nAs Lama Tsongkhapa himself writes: \n“When looking for the profound meaning\, you will clearly see reality if you have both the wisdom that unerringly discerns the meaning of reality and an unmoving attention that stays as you wish on the object of meditation… This is why you need both serenity and insight.”\n — Lam Rim Chen Mo\, Vol. III \nThroughout the course\, Geshe Namdak will explain how these classical instructions can be applied by contemporary practitioners\, clarifying how meditation on Calm Abiding and Special Insight integrates with ethical discipline\, bodhicitta\, and the broader Lam Rim path. This course\, therefore\, provides both a philosophical foundation and a practical roadmap for deepening one’s meditation practice. \nAbout the Author\nJe Tsongkhapa (1357 – 1419 CE) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. A peerless scholar\, meditator\, and tantric yogi\, his vast body of work revitalised and systematised the Buddhist teachings in Tibet\, leading to the formation of the Gelug school\, which Jamyang London Buddhist Centre follows today. \nTsongkhapa is especially revered for his emphasis on combining rigorous reasoning with lived meditative experience\, and for presenting the Buddha’s teachings with extraordinary clarity and precision. Because of the depth and transformative power of his contributions\, Tsongkhapa is widely regarded as a “Second Conqueror”\, after Shakyamuni. \nAbout the Teacher\nGeshe Tenzin Namdak completed his university studies in Hydrology before working as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He later began formal Buddhist studies at Maitreya Institute\, was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, and went on to complete the rigorous twenty-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey Monastic University in India. He also completed the traditional one-year Vajrayana study programme at Gyumé Tantric College. \nGeshe Namdak is currently the Resident Teacher at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. \nSchedule\n\nMay 2026 – November 2027\nWednesdays | 18:30 – 20:00\nStarting Wednesday 6th May 2026\n\n  \nIs this course for me?\nThis is an intermediate to advanced level course\, suitable for students who have a strong foundational understanding of Tibetan Buddhism and an interest in deepening their study and practice. Familiarity with Lam Rim teachings will be essential.\n \nHow to Join\nEnrolment for this course is open! \nRegister here\n\n \nDonation\nJamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors\, including students and community members. The donations\, or Dana\, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations\, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more\, that’s wonderful; if a little less\, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers\, housing our monastics\, and keeping our doors open. However\, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status\, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate. \n 
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/calm-abiding-and-special-insight-5/2026-04-01/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Philosophy,Buddhist Practice,Buddhist Studies
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SUMMARY:Chittamani Tara Puja
DESCRIPTION:Chittamani (Mind Jewel) Tara\, is the Highest Yoga Tantra form of Tara\, the female Buddha. \nThe benefits of Tara practice according to Lama Zopa Rinpoche: \nTara is quick to grant success in obtaining the ultimate happiness of enlightenment. You receive much good merit\, or cause of happiness; it prevents a suffering rebirth in your next life; you receive initiation from millions of buddhas; and you achieve enlightenment. Besides these\, however\, Tara practice has many other benefits. Reciting the Twenty-one Taras’ prayer with devotion\, at dawn or dusk—or remembering Tara\, singing praises and reciting mantras at any time of the day or night—protects you from fear and dangers\, and fulfill all your wishes. If you pray to Tara\, Tara is particularly quick to grant help. \nThis practice is restricted to practitioners who hold a Highest Yoga Tantra empowerment \nPlease register using the link below before attending this event. \nAs part of our commitment to care for your spiritual wellbeing\, and that of our teachers and the center as a whole\, we kindly ask everyone who wishes to engage in this practice answer a few short questions about their practice background. Please click the button below to enquire about how to join for this practice. \nRegister Here
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/chittamani-tara-puja/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:In-person\, The Old Courthouse\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Recovery Dharma
DESCRIPTION:About this event \n\nIn-person Only\n\n A weekly meeting of Recovery Dharma\, a peer-led group that uses Buddhist practices and principles to find freedom from the suffering of addiction. Our program uses The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path as a guide for our recovery. Meetings are a chance to come together to support recovery through the practice of mindfulness\, self-inquiry\, meditation\, study of the Dharma\, listening to each other\, and building community. \nWhat can I expect? \nEach meeting offers short readings\, a 15-20 minute meditation\, and group sharing in a compassionate\, non-judgemental space. Our meetings are free\, relying on the generosity of members to support our meeting space where possible. We ask attendees to respect the anonymity and confidentiality of all participants. \nWhat this is for?  \nRecovery Dharma welcomes anyone who is looking to heal from addiction and addictive behavior\, whether it involves substance use or process addictions like gambling\, compulsive use of sex or relationships\, technology\, codependency\, eating disorders\, self-harm\, or any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering.  \nYou do not have to identify as a Buddhist nor have any experience of meditation to attend; this is a program of empowerment and doesn’t ask us to believe in anything other than our own potential to change and heal. \nAbout the facilitator \nThis meeting is facilitated by volunteers from the Recovery Dharma London Sangha.  \nRecovery Dharma is a Buddhist-inspired non-profit peer-led movement that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to heal from addiction. More information at recoverydharma.org \nHow to join?\nNo need of booking\, people are welcome to just turn up. \n  \nPLEASE NOTE: This event is hosted at Jamyang Buddhist Centre but is independently organised and facilitated by a third party. Jamyang is not responsible for the content\, facilitation\, or safeguarding arrangements of this event. For more information or any concerns\, please contact the organisers directly via recoverydharma.org.
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/recovery-dharma-3-4-2-2/2026-03-30/
LOCATION:In-person\, The Old Courthouse\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T070435
CREATED:20260505T150516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T132401Z
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SUMMARY:Calm Abiding and Special Insight
DESCRIPTION:About this course\nIn this course\, we will explore the profound and practical teachings on Calm Abiding (śamatha) and Special Insight (vipaśyanā) as presented in the Lam Rim tradition\, drawing primarily on the instructions of Je Tsongkhapa\, one of Tibet’s greatest scholar-yogis. \nCalm Abiding and Special Insight form the very heart of Buddhist meditation practice. Calm Abiding develops a stable\, clear\, and joyful mind capable of remaining effortlessly on its object\, while Special Insight employs that focused mind to penetrate the nature of reality through wisdom. According to the Mahayana tradition\, liberation and enlightenment can only arise through the union of these two. \nOur principal source text will be Lam Rim Chen Mo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment)\, Tsongkhapa’s magnum opus and an indispensable guide for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. In this monumental work\, Tsongkhapa brings together the full breadth of the Buddha’s teachings\, sutra and tantra\, method and wisdom\, into a single\, coherent path. \nThe sections on Calm Abiding and Special Insight are especially renowned for their clarity and precision. Tsongkhapa carefully outlines the stages of mental development\, the obstacles that arise in meditation\, and the antidotes needed to overcome them. The text gives essential instruction on how a mind trained in serenity can be harnessed to cultivate insight into emptiness\, in accordance with the Madhyamaka view. \nAs Lama Tsongkhapa himself writes: \n“When looking for the profound meaning\, you will clearly see reality if you have both the wisdom that unerringly discerns the meaning of reality and an unmoving attention that stays as you wish on the object of meditation… This is why you need both serenity and insight.”\n — Lam Rim Chen Mo\, Vol. III \nThroughout the course\, Geshe Namdak will explain how these classical instructions can be applied by contemporary practitioners\, clarifying how meditation on Calm Abiding and Special Insight integrates with ethical discipline\, bodhicitta\, and the broader Lam Rim path. This course\, therefore\, provides both a philosophical foundation and a practical roadmap for deepening one’s meditation practice. \nAbout the Author\nJe Tsongkhapa (1357 – 1419 CE) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. A peerless scholar\, meditator\, and tantric yogi\, his vast body of work revitalised and systematised the Buddhist teachings in Tibet\, leading to the formation of the Gelug school\, which Jamyang London Buddhist Centre follows today. \nTsongkhapa is especially revered for his emphasis on combining rigorous reasoning with lived meditative experience\, and for presenting the Buddha’s teachings with extraordinary clarity and precision. Because of the depth and transformative power of his contributions\, Tsongkhapa is widely regarded as a “Second Conqueror”\, after Shakyamuni. \nAbout the Teacher\nGeshe Tenzin Namdak completed his university studies in Hydrology before working as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He later began formal Buddhist studies at Maitreya Institute\, was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, and went on to complete the rigorous twenty-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey Monastic University in India. He also completed the traditional one-year Vajrayana study programme at Gyumé Tantric College. \nGeshe Namdak is currently the Resident Teacher at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. \nSchedule\n\nMay 2026 – November 2027\nWednesdays | 18:30 – 20:00\nStarting Wednesday 6th May 2026\n\n  \nIs this course for me?\nThis is an intermediate to advanced level course\, suitable for students who have a strong foundational understanding of Tibetan Buddhism and an interest in deepening their study and practice. Familiarity with Lam Rim teachings will be essential.\n \nHow to Join\nEnrolment for this course is open! \nRegister here\n\n \nDonation\nJamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors\, including students and community members. The donations\, or Dana\, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations\, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more\, that’s wonderful; if a little less\, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers\, housing our monastics\, and keeping our doors open. However\, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status\, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate. \n 
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/calm-abiding-and-special-insight-5/2026-03-25/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Philosophy,Buddhist Practice,Buddhist Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260323T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260323T194500
DTSTAMP:20260606T070435
CREATED:20250731T114819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T110019Z
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SUMMARY:Recovery Dharma
DESCRIPTION:About this event \n\nIn-person Only\n\n A weekly meeting of Recovery Dharma\, a peer-led group that uses Buddhist practices and principles to find freedom from the suffering of addiction. Our program uses The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path as a guide for our recovery. Meetings are a chance to come together to support recovery through the practice of mindfulness\, self-inquiry\, meditation\, study of the Dharma\, listening to each other\, and building community. \nWhat can I expect? \nEach meeting offers short readings\, a 15-20 minute meditation\, and group sharing in a compassionate\, non-judgemental space. Our meetings are free\, relying on the generosity of members to support our meeting space where possible. We ask attendees to respect the anonymity and confidentiality of all participants. \nWhat this is for?  \nRecovery Dharma welcomes anyone who is looking to heal from addiction and addictive behavior\, whether it involves substance use or process addictions like gambling\, compulsive use of sex or relationships\, technology\, codependency\, eating disorders\, self-harm\, or any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering.  \nYou do not have to identify as a Buddhist nor have any experience of meditation to attend; this is a program of empowerment and doesn’t ask us to believe in anything other than our own potential to change and heal. \nAbout the facilitator \nThis meeting is facilitated by volunteers from the Recovery Dharma London Sangha.  \nRecovery Dharma is a Buddhist-inspired non-profit peer-led movement that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to heal from addiction. More information at recoverydharma.org \nHow to join?\nNo need of booking\, people are welcome to just turn up. \n  \nPLEASE NOTE: This event is hosted at Jamyang Buddhist Centre but is independently organised and facilitated by a third party. Jamyang is not responsible for the content\, facilitation\, or safeguarding arrangements of this event. For more information or any concerns\, please contact the organisers directly via recoverydharma.org.
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/recovery-dharma-3-4-2-2/2026-03-23/
LOCATION:In-person\, The Old Courthouse\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T070435
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SUMMARY:Calm Abiding and Special Insight
DESCRIPTION:About this course\nIn this course\, we will explore the profound and practical teachings on Calm Abiding (śamatha) and Special Insight (vipaśyanā) as presented in the Lam Rim tradition\, drawing primarily on the instructions of Je Tsongkhapa\, one of Tibet’s greatest scholar-yogis. \nCalm Abiding and Special Insight form the very heart of Buddhist meditation practice. Calm Abiding develops a stable\, clear\, and joyful mind capable of remaining effortlessly on its object\, while Special Insight employs that focused mind to penetrate the nature of reality through wisdom. According to the Mahayana tradition\, liberation and enlightenment can only arise through the union of these two. \nOur principal source text will be Lam Rim Chen Mo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment)\, Tsongkhapa’s magnum opus and an indispensable guide for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. In this monumental work\, Tsongkhapa brings together the full breadth of the Buddha’s teachings\, sutra and tantra\, method and wisdom\, into a single\, coherent path. \nThe sections on Calm Abiding and Special Insight are especially renowned for their clarity and precision. Tsongkhapa carefully outlines the stages of mental development\, the obstacles that arise in meditation\, and the antidotes needed to overcome them. The text gives essential instruction on how a mind trained in serenity can be harnessed to cultivate insight into emptiness\, in accordance with the Madhyamaka view. \nAs Lama Tsongkhapa himself writes: \n“When looking for the profound meaning\, you will clearly see reality if you have both the wisdom that unerringly discerns the meaning of reality and an unmoving attention that stays as you wish on the object of meditation… This is why you need both serenity and insight.”\n — Lam Rim Chen Mo\, Vol. III \nThroughout the course\, Geshe Namdak will explain how these classical instructions can be applied by contemporary practitioners\, clarifying how meditation on Calm Abiding and Special Insight integrates with ethical discipline\, bodhicitta\, and the broader Lam Rim path. This course\, therefore\, provides both a philosophical foundation and a practical roadmap for deepening one’s meditation practice. \nAbout the Author\nJe Tsongkhapa (1357 – 1419 CE) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. A peerless scholar\, meditator\, and tantric yogi\, his vast body of work revitalised and systematised the Buddhist teachings in Tibet\, leading to the formation of the Gelug school\, which Jamyang London Buddhist Centre follows today. \nTsongkhapa is especially revered for his emphasis on combining rigorous reasoning with lived meditative experience\, and for presenting the Buddha’s teachings with extraordinary clarity and precision. Because of the depth and transformative power of his contributions\, Tsongkhapa is widely regarded as a “Second Conqueror”\, after Shakyamuni. \nAbout the Teacher\nGeshe Tenzin Namdak completed his university studies in Hydrology before working as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He later began formal Buddhist studies at Maitreya Institute\, was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, and went on to complete the rigorous twenty-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey Monastic University in India. He also completed the traditional one-year Vajrayana study programme at Gyumé Tantric College. \nGeshe Namdak is currently the Resident Teacher at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. \nSchedule\n\nMay 2026 – November 2027\nWednesdays | 18:30 – 20:00\nStarting Wednesday 6th May 2026\n\n  \nIs this course for me?\nThis is an intermediate to advanced level course\, suitable for students who have a strong foundational understanding of Tibetan Buddhism and an interest in deepening their study and practice. Familiarity with Lam Rim teachings will be essential.\n \nHow to Join\nEnrolment for this course is open! \nRegister here\n\n \nDonation\nJamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors\, including students and community members. The donations\, or Dana\, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations\, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more\, that’s wonderful; if a little less\, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers\, housing our monastics\, and keeping our doors open. However\, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status\, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate. \n 
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/calm-abiding-and-special-insight-5/2026-03-18/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Philosophy,Buddhist Practice,Buddhist Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260316T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260316T194500
DTSTAMP:20260606T070435
CREATED:20250731T114819Z
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SUMMARY:Recovery Dharma
DESCRIPTION:About this event \n\nIn-person Only\n\n A weekly meeting of Recovery Dharma\, a peer-led group that uses Buddhist practices and principles to find freedom from the suffering of addiction. Our program uses The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path as a guide for our recovery. Meetings are a chance to come together to support recovery through the practice of mindfulness\, self-inquiry\, meditation\, study of the Dharma\, listening to each other\, and building community. \nWhat can I expect? \nEach meeting offers short readings\, a 15-20 minute meditation\, and group sharing in a compassionate\, non-judgemental space. Our meetings are free\, relying on the generosity of members to support our meeting space where possible. We ask attendees to respect the anonymity and confidentiality of all participants. \nWhat this is for?  \nRecovery Dharma welcomes anyone who is looking to heal from addiction and addictive behavior\, whether it involves substance use or process addictions like gambling\, compulsive use of sex or relationships\, technology\, codependency\, eating disorders\, self-harm\, or any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering.  \nYou do not have to identify as a Buddhist nor have any experience of meditation to attend; this is a program of empowerment and doesn’t ask us to believe in anything other than our own potential to change and heal. \nAbout the facilitator \nThis meeting is facilitated by volunteers from the Recovery Dharma London Sangha.  \nRecovery Dharma is a Buddhist-inspired non-profit peer-led movement that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to heal from addiction. More information at recoverydharma.org \nHow to join?\nNo need of booking\, people are welcome to just turn up. \n  \nPLEASE NOTE: This event is hosted at Jamyang Buddhist Centre but is independently organised and facilitated by a third party. Jamyang is not responsible for the content\, facilitation\, or safeguarding arrangements of this event. For more information or any concerns\, please contact the organisers directly via recoverydharma.org.
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/recovery-dharma-3-4-2-2/2026-03-16/
LOCATION:In-person\, The Old Courthouse\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T070435
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SUMMARY:Calm Abiding and Special Insight
DESCRIPTION:About this course\nIn this course\, we will explore the profound and practical teachings on Calm Abiding (śamatha) and Special Insight (vipaśyanā) as presented in the Lam Rim tradition\, drawing primarily on the instructions of Je Tsongkhapa\, one of Tibet’s greatest scholar-yogis. \nCalm Abiding and Special Insight form the very heart of Buddhist meditation practice. Calm Abiding develops a stable\, clear\, and joyful mind capable of remaining effortlessly on its object\, while Special Insight employs that focused mind to penetrate the nature of reality through wisdom. According to the Mahayana tradition\, liberation and enlightenment can only arise through the union of these two. \nOur principal source text will be Lam Rim Chen Mo (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment)\, Tsongkhapa’s magnum opus and an indispensable guide for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. In this monumental work\, Tsongkhapa brings together the full breadth of the Buddha’s teachings\, sutra and tantra\, method and wisdom\, into a single\, coherent path. \nThe sections on Calm Abiding and Special Insight are especially renowned for their clarity and precision. Tsongkhapa carefully outlines the stages of mental development\, the obstacles that arise in meditation\, and the antidotes needed to overcome them. The text gives essential instruction on how a mind trained in serenity can be harnessed to cultivate insight into emptiness\, in accordance with the Madhyamaka view. \nAs Lama Tsongkhapa himself writes: \n“When looking for the profound meaning\, you will clearly see reality if you have both the wisdom that unerringly discerns the meaning of reality and an unmoving attention that stays as you wish on the object of meditation… This is why you need both serenity and insight.”\n — Lam Rim Chen Mo\, Vol. III \nThroughout the course\, Geshe Namdak will explain how these classical instructions can be applied by contemporary practitioners\, clarifying how meditation on Calm Abiding and Special Insight integrates with ethical discipline\, bodhicitta\, and the broader Lam Rim path. This course\, therefore\, provides both a philosophical foundation and a practical roadmap for deepening one’s meditation practice. \nAbout the Author\nJe Tsongkhapa (1357 – 1419 CE) was one of the greatest figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. A peerless scholar\, meditator\, and tantric yogi\, his vast body of work revitalised and systematised the Buddhist teachings in Tibet\, leading to the formation of the Gelug school\, which Jamyang London Buddhist Centre follows today. \nTsongkhapa is especially revered for his emphasis on combining rigorous reasoning with lived meditative experience\, and for presenting the Buddha’s teachings with extraordinary clarity and precision. Because of the depth and transformative power of his contributions\, Tsongkhapa is widely regarded as a “Second Conqueror”\, after Shakyamuni. \nAbout the Teacher\nGeshe Tenzin Namdak completed his university studies in Hydrology before working as an environmental researcher in the Netherlands. He later began formal Buddhist studies at Maitreya Institute\, was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, and went on to complete the rigorous twenty-year Geshe degree at Sera Jey Monastic University in India. He also completed the traditional one-year Vajrayana study programme at Gyumé Tantric College. \nGeshe Namdak is currently the Resident Teacher at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. \nSchedule\n\nMay 2026 – November 2027\nWednesdays | 18:30 – 20:00\nStarting Wednesday 6th May 2026\n\n  \nIs this course for me?\nThis is an intermediate to advanced level course\, suitable for students who have a strong foundational understanding of Tibetan Buddhism and an interest in deepening their study and practice. Familiarity with Lam Rim teachings will be essential.\n \nHow to Join\nEnrolment for this course is open! \nRegister here\n\n \nDonation\nJamyang is a non-profit charitable organisation that relies on the kindness of our donors\, including students and community members. The donations\, or Dana\, given when registering for events and teachings support the Centre’s operations\, allowing us to deliver our activities. If you’re able to give a little more\, that’s wonderful; if a little less\, that’s fine too. These donations help with essentials like feeding residential volunteers\, housing our monastics\, and keeping our doors open. However\, we wish to emphasise that the Dharma is always offered freely and no-one is ever excluded because of their financial status\, please do not hesitate to request a reduced rate. \n 
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/calm-abiding-and-special-insight-5/2026-03-11/
LOCATION:Hybrid\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Buddhist Philosophy,Buddhist Practice,Buddhist Studies
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SUMMARY:Recovery Dharma
DESCRIPTION:About this event \n\nIn-person Only\n\n A weekly meeting of Recovery Dharma\, a peer-led group that uses Buddhist practices and principles to find freedom from the suffering of addiction. Our program uses The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path as a guide for our recovery. Meetings are a chance to come together to support recovery through the practice of mindfulness\, self-inquiry\, meditation\, study of the Dharma\, listening to each other\, and building community. \nWhat can I expect? \nEach meeting offers short readings\, a 15-20 minute meditation\, and group sharing in a compassionate\, non-judgemental space. Our meetings are free\, relying on the generosity of members to support our meeting space where possible. We ask attendees to respect the anonymity and confidentiality of all participants. \nWhat this is for?  \nRecovery Dharma welcomes anyone who is looking to heal from addiction and addictive behavior\, whether it involves substance use or process addictions like gambling\, compulsive use of sex or relationships\, technology\, codependency\, eating disorders\, self-harm\, or any obsessive or habitual pattern that creates suffering.  \nYou do not have to identify as a Buddhist nor have any experience of meditation to attend; this is a program of empowerment and doesn’t ask us to believe in anything other than our own potential to change and heal. \nAbout the facilitator \nThis meeting is facilitated by volunteers from the Recovery Dharma London Sangha.  \nRecovery Dharma is a Buddhist-inspired non-profit peer-led movement that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to heal from addiction. More information at recoverydharma.org \nHow to join?\nNo need of booking\, people are welcome to just turn up. \n  \nPLEASE NOTE: This event is hosted at Jamyang Buddhist Centre but is independently organised and facilitated by a third party. Jamyang is not responsible for the content\, facilitation\, or safeguarding arrangements of this event. For more information or any concerns\, please contact the organisers directly via recoverydharma.org.
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/recovery-dharma-3-4-2-2/2026-03-09/
LOCATION:In-person\, The Old Courthouse\, 43 Renfrew Road\, London\, London\, SE11 4NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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SUMMARY:Dharma Cafe
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nDharma Café is a discussion group for anyone interested in the Buddhist worldview and way of life. \nAll are welcome\, whether experienced students or completely new to Buddhism. \n  \nWhat can I expect?\nLight-hearted conversation on various topics of Buddhist philosophy\, Buddhist psychology and Buddhist practice over some light refreshments. \nA Dharma Cafe is a group-directed discussion of Buddhism with no agenda\, objectives or themes to discuss the Buddhist teachings and to share ideas and reflections in a fun\, informal and friendly setting. \nBuddhist teachings can transform our minds\, but only if we think them through thoroughly. As Jamyang’s Resident Teacher\, Geshe Namdak\, says: we have to chew the material! \n\nHow do I join?\nBook your place on Eventbrite \nWe suggest saving your spot ahead of time to help the facilitator to organise the event. \nThese meetups take place in the café space at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. \nArrive at 19:00 for a 19:15 start.
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/dharma-cafe-2-2/
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SUMMARY:Dharma Cafe
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nDharma Café is a discussion group for anyone interested in the Buddhist worldview and way of life. \nAll are welcome\, whether experienced students or completely new to Buddhism. \n  \nWhat can I expect?\nLight-hearted conversation on various topics of Buddhist philosophy\, Buddhist psychology and Buddhist practice over some light refreshments. \nA Dharma Cafe is a group-directed discussion of Buddhism with no agenda\, objectives or themes to discuss the Buddhist teachings and to share ideas and reflections in a fun\, informal and friendly setting. \nBuddhist teachings can transform our minds\, but only if we think them through thoroughly. As Jamyang’s Resident Teacher\, Geshe Namdak\, says: we have to chew the material! \n\nHow do I join?\nBook your place on Eventbrite \nWe suggest saving your spot ahead of time to help the facilitator to organise the event. \nThese meetups take place in the café space at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre. \nArrive at 19:00 for a 19:15 start.
URL:https://jamyang.co.uk/whats-on/dharma-cafe-2-2/
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