Study Programmes
The General Programme (GP)
Please see section on Weekly Classes for more detailsThe classes provide an introduction to meditation and Buddhism and are suitable for people of all levels. Weekly evening and daytime GP classes are held at Gyaltsabje Centre and evening classes in Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham. The General Programme also includes regular meditation workshops, meditation day courses and guided meditation weekend retreats at the centre. Everyone is welcome regardless of background or experience.
The Foundation Programme (FP)
Held at Gyaltsabje Centre each Saturday morning.
The Foundation Programme is a structured study program designed to enable the student to gain a deeper understanding and experience of Buddha's teachings. With weekly reading assignments from the text, as well as discussions and meditations on the week's readings, the Foundation Programme creates the conditions for us to develop deep inner experience of the teachings.
The book studied at the new Foundation Programme is Joyful Path to Good Fortune by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.Teacher Training Programme (TTP)
Held at Gyaltsabje Centre each Tuesday evening.
The purpose of the Teacher Training programme is to provide a more extensive presentation of particular subjects of Mahayana Buddhism, to enable practitioners to deepen their knowledge and experience of Buddhism, and to train as qualified New Kadampa Tradition Teachers.
The Programme comprises the following twelve subjects, based on Buddha's Sutra and Tantra teachings and the corresponding commentaries by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso:
1. The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary Joyful Path of Good Fortune
2. Training the Mind, based on the commentaries Universal Compassion and Eight Steps To Happiness
3. The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary Heart of Wisdom
4. Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, based on the commentary Meaningful to Behold
5. Types of Mind, based on the commentary Understanding the Mind
6. Guide to the Middle Way, based on the commentary Ocean of Nectar
7. Vajrayana Mahamudra, based on the commentary Clear Light of Bliss
8. The Bodhisattva's Moral Discipline, based on the commentary The Bodhisattva Vow
9. Offering to the Spiritual Guide, based on the commentaries Great Treasury of Merit and Mahamudra Tantra
10. Vajrayogini Tantra, based on the commentary Guide to Dakini Land
11. Grounds and Paths of Secret Mantra, based on the commentary Tantric Grounds and Paths
12. The Practice of Heruka Body Mandala, based on the commentary Essence of Vajrayana
If you are interested in taking part in this program, please contact Richard Egan, the Education Program Coordinator at Gyaltsabje Buddhist Centre, by e-mailing epc.gyaltsabje@googlemail.com
