12 February 2010

We were extremely honoured and delighted that the head of the Drukpa Lineage, His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa,  was recently able to pay an impromptu visit to the new Drukpa Kunga Peljor Centre in London. His Holiness spoke about the importance of a centre in the community and encouraged us to grow stronger and become more active.

We were all very grateful to His Holiness for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit the London centre.

12 February 2010

We also recently hosted a French nun,  Ani Lhamo, normally resident at the Drukpa European centre in Brittany,  for a weekend of teachings on 'The Four Thoughts Which Turn the Mind From Samsara'.  Ani Lhamo also led Shabten (long-life) accumulation practices for His Holiness's well-being, which are now a regular part of the centre calendar.   We thank Ani Lhamo for her first teaching visit to London and for her enthusiastic and inspirational instructions.  We hope she will return again later in the year.

In addition, the new season of the  'Back to Simplicity' course began again. The course aims to pick up where the last one finished. Subtitled "The Path of Mindfulness," we hope to deepen our understanding of meditation over the coming weeks; in particular how it can help to de-stress our busy minds and lives. The gentle pace of course development, and its constant refreshment of previous topics means that people can drop in at any time if they wish - there is no need to attend the whole course.