Residential Course

A 9-day Residential Course

Led by Ondy Willson

This course focuses on The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation, a text by the Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa. It aims to consider the thoughts and emotions that tie us to the attitude that puts ourselves before others. By examining our ordinary view, fuelled by low self-esteem that constantly demands feeding, we are able to develop the extraordinary practices of Bodhicitta and Wisdom that free us from our mental obsessions.

Suitable for students who have attended one of our 10-day introductory courses or equivalent.

Recommended Reading

"Advice from a Spiritual Friend" by Geshe Rabten & Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey

"Bodhicaryavatara – A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva

"Buddhist Advice for Living and Liberation: Nagarjuna's Precious Garland" Translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins

"Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective" by the Dalai Lama

"Teachings From Tibet: His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s Teachings on The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation" edited by Nicholas Ribush (can be found online here: http://www.lamayeshe.com/index.php?sect=article&id=381)

"The Everflowing Nectar of Bodhicitta" by Lama Zopa Rinpoche (can be found online here: http://www.lamayeshe.com/content/Media/pdf/232_pdf_copy1.pdf)

"The Wisdom of No Escape: How to Love Yourself" by Pema Chodron

Residential Course

A 9-day Residential Course

Led by Ondy Willson

This course will take as its inspiration The Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and the living example of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The text was written by Gyalse Ngulchu Tokme Zangpo in the 13^th century, himself an extraordinary scholar and practitioner. This wonderful text is a clear guide on how to nurture the mind so that it will ripen into the fruits of Bodhicitta and Wisdom. Accompanied by a commentary given by H.H. Dalai Lama, we can consider how the Tibetan Mahayana tradition offers us an achievable and clear path to ourselves becoming extraordinary.

Concepts: Lam Rim, Bodhicitta, Mind Training, 6 Perfections, Emptiness, Bodhisattva Vows