Courses and retreats
Heart Jewel Centre runs various events including:
Day Courses and 1/2 day courses
The 1/2 day courses are a chance to find out more about meditation and practical application of Buddhism into daily activities. It's not a requirement to be a Buddhist to benefit from these sessions, if you have a wish to be happy and improve your experience of daily life then they are relevant for you.
The courses are comprised of 2 sessions - each with a talk and meditation and a chance for questions and answers. Refreshments are included.
Heart Jewel Centre hold several day courses throughout the year, see links on the right for further details.
1/2 day and longer retreats
Heart Jewel Centre run 1/2 day and longer retreats to give a taster of what meditation can do. The retreats are guided and sessions do vary from 3/4 hour to 1 hour with refreshments inbetween. The subjects can be simple breathing meditations and visualisations to the more indepth meditations.The Foundation Programme
A specially designed study programme which functions to increase our wisdom and practical application of Buddha's teachings. Through listening, contemplating, meditating and discussing we learn how to solve our problems, find permanent inner peace and become of real benefit to others.
"By relying on the Foundation Programme we can gradually increase our wisdom until it is completely mature, like a full moon." Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.