Come along and join our SATURDAY MEDITATION DAY. You can come for part of the time, or all, as preferred. We meditate together, spend some time in discussion and reflection, as well as enjoying an opportunity to socialise. If you have any questions or would like directions, please Email: susan@gomdescotland.org There is no charge for the day, though donations are always welcome to help with costs. Thank you.
Timings:
10.30: Welcome
10.40 – 11am: CONTEMPORARY GUIDED MEDITATION
11.10 – 12noon: Discussion time and BOOK STUDY. We are currently reading Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s beautiful book, LOVE, SADNESS, OPENNESS: The Buddhist Path of Joy.
12noon: TEA BREAK
12.20– 12.55: BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI PUJA
1 – 2pm: POT LUCK LUNCH. Please bring something vegetarian to share.
KEEN TO VOLUNTEER YOUR TALENTS WHERE IT WILLMAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.
COME AND JOIN OUR TEAM at GOMDE SCOTLAND
You will be part of a fantastic team working to realise the vision of our Spiritual Director, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. We are looking for people who would like to support Gomde with gardening, building, joinery, cooking, IT, electrics, plumbing, design, sewing, Health & Safety, tree care, and much more. You name it! We have an opening for you. Keen to get involved or find out more? Email: susan@gomdescotland.org. We really look forward to hearing from you.
Our regular Monday evening group, which includes study and meditation, is currently studying Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche’s talk ‘How to live Happy and Healthy’. We will be online via Zoom and sessions last from 19.00–20.30 BST.
To receive details and zoom link for these sessions, please contact susan@gomdescotland.org We look forward to welcoming you online.
Are you a TTE practitioner currently engaged in the Third Excellence (Outer Sadhana, Inner Sadhana, or Ngondro)? Gomde Scotland is offering a unique opportunity to practice Tara and benefit from the peace and beauty of this secluded and blessed hermitage. If you conduct a minimum of two sessions of the TTE Third Excellence daily, you will receive free accommodation. If, in addition, you offer a minimum of three hours of volunteer work per day (Monday to Friday), Gomde Scotland will also offer simple and delicious food. The duration of the stay can vary from two weeks to six months by mutual agreement.
For more information, please write directly to Gomde Scotland at info@gomdescotland.org
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A Seminar with Lama Öser – Friday 28th to Sunday 30th of October
During this seminar Lama Öser will address how we can support ourselves and others in challenging times. Challenges like our own personal difficulties, the pandemic, climate change war and the cost of living can cause physical, mental, emotional, financial, and social disruptions in our lives. This seminar will address how to alleviate suffering through Buddhist wisdom and guidance, aiming to increase our calmness, kindness and compassion. We will use the Buddha Shakyamuni Treasury of Blessings text and learn how to rely on refuge in the Three Jewels.
This summer Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche traveled to Europe for the first time in two years. Eagerly awaited, Rinpoche visited Gomde Germany-Austria, Gomde UK and Gomde Pyrenées. All three seminars were a great success with hundreds of students gathered from all around the globe to receive Rinpoche’s profound teachings. Everyone was utterly happy and excited to see Rinpoche again and he put in to motion some amazing activities for the benefit of all. In Gomde Germany-Austria he laid the foundation for an International Buddhist University, in Gomde Pyrenées initiated the first international three year retreat and at Gomde UK at Lindholme Hall continued to bless and support the building a traditional Tibetan Temple. Amazing!
Gomde Scotland is delighted to be hosting Erik Pema Kunsang’s online BODHI TRAINING. In partnership with Gomde Denmark and renowned translator Erik Pema Kunsang, Gomde Scotland will provide this online course via monthly residential retreat events. Bodhi Training is an educational program in which you are guided through all levels of insight from the teachings of the Buddha, in English. This happens with the help of methods that support you in uncovering and realizing reality as it is. The aim of this program is to further develop your ability to meet all life situations with more compassion and deeper insight.
This beautiful woodland hermitage is seeking active, residential volunteers during the summer season to help mainly with building projects, maintenance and woodland management. We need practical, motivated people with joinery, basic carpentry, plumbing and general maintenance skills. We also need help with developing the web-page. Couples are also welcome to apply.
We are delighted to announce that we are open again. There will be an array of ways to be at Gomde and enjoy this beautiful site. We will have woodland volunteer days, retreats and events in the temple and the retreat cabins are ready for use.
In order to comply with covid regulations please book and inform us you are coming to Gomde for any event or just to visit by emailing info@gomdescotland.org
In the photo from left to right are heroes: Hilda, Andy, Joanne, Steve and Nima
We are be hugely grateful for all the things that were achieved with your support, by the onsite volunteers who braved the long cold winter and completed much needed works.
A big thanks to everyone who donated – you are our Highland Heroes too!
Volunteers Needed for an Exciting Tree Planting Project
We are delighted to announce that we are receiving over 400 native trees from the Woodland Trust this year. In a happy coincidence we start this project on Rinpoche’s Birthday ☺ We need volunteer help to prepare the land and plant the trees and would be very grateful for your support.
The project will take place over five or six days between September and November and involve some general woodland project work, clearing an area of bracken and planting the trees in November.
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