international teaching programme
Courses and Retreats 2009| May 5th, 2009
MAY
Sat 2 – Sun 3
Being OK Being me
Tues 5
Randburg talk with Melanie (FACING YOUR DEATH WITHOUT FEAR)
Sun 10
Open Day at the Johannesburg Samye Dzong – the Buddhist Approach to Life
Contact Sean / Alan
Tel +27 11 6141948
jsdreception@kagyu.org.za
www.kagyu.org.za
Tues 12
The Power of Dreams...
Posted by admin | May 8th, 2009
Courses and Retreats 2010...
JANUARY
7
To Zimbabwe
Rokpa Harare, 34 Quendon Road, Monavale, Mabelreign, Harare.
Contact person : Mariana
Tel 0026 34 304 202
Contact person: Jayne
Tel 00263 4 861 030
rokpa@mango.zw
FEBRUARY
Travel...
Posted by JHB | Sep 9th, 2009
One month retreat in South Africa...
WISDOM, COMPASSION AND INSIGHT TRAINING With ROB NAIRN AT TARA ROKPA CENTRE, South Africa – info for foreign visitors
The Retreat
Rob will be leading his popular yearly retreat at the Tara Rokpa...
Posted by admin | May 7th, 2009
The Psychology of Freedom (talk 2)...
By Rob Nairn
So, we’ll start by settling the mind. We’ll do the same as we did yesterday evening. At the start of the session, as soon as you begin your meditation, form an intention. The...
Posted by admin | May 7th, 2009
The Butterfly Mind...
By Rob Nairn
WHY IS THE MIND UNSETTLED?
First we need to ask why it is necessary to settle the mind, and what is the unsettled mind. Mostly, it is the mind we have always lived with, the one that can’t...
Rob Nairn is one of the pioneers in presenting Buddhist philosophy and practice in a way that is accessible to the western mind.
In 1980 he resigned as professor of criminology at the University of Cape Town to commit full-time to his spiritual path. His training in psychology and Buddhism – including a four-year isolation retreat at Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in Scotland – enables him to translate ancient Eastern wisdom into concepts we can understand and apply.