EMOTIONal balance
16 TO 23 July 2024
How often have you been caught in a trap
because your emotions got the better of you?
From the Buddhist perspective, we are not victims of our world. Buddhism teaches that the world is something created by our own thoughts, beliefs and actions. To be aware of our pattern of thinking and acting, we need to understand that our actions, emotions and beliefs can be recognized and that we can actually make choices about them. Once we understand this, we can start to change our perception of the world and our reactions to whatever we experience.
Usually we put the root of our problems outside ourselves, onto others - now we are asked to turn that idea upside down to give us new ways to find inner peace and quality relationships.
Some of the topics covered will be:
The nature of the mind and its unlimited potential
Destructive and constructive minds and emotions
How destructive minds can be abandoned and constructive minds developed
The course will include teachings, discussion and meditation. It will focus on applying Buddhist principles to find ways to deal with our everyday problems.
Details of the course
COURSE DATE: 16 to 23 July 2024
COURSE TEACHER: Ven Tenzin Gendun
FLAT COURSE FEE IN A DORM: US$ 140
The course fee includes all meals, accommodation in a dormitory and a free book.
Students can also choose staying in single, double and triple rooms with private or shared facilities. There is an extra charge for these type of rooms, please click here and use the red column to know the daily room charges, you will need to add these to the Flat Course Fee. When you do your booking, please choose your room preferences in accordance with your budget based on this list. We cannot guarantee you will be accommodated in your first room choice, rooms are allocated by order of booking and are confirmed upon arrival.
Check-in time is from 9 am to 3.00 pm on 16 July, at the latest. The first session is at 5.30 pm, please make sure to be here at that time.
You are welcome to come one or two days earlier, and leave one or two days later. To check the extra cost of these days please click here.
Our reception opens at 9 am and closes at 5.00 pm, arrivals are due to be done only within these times.
The course concludes on 23 July with lunch.
Your daily schedule begins at 6.45 am and finishes at 9 pm. Participants are required to attend all session, attendance to all sessions is compulsory. Silence is kept from 9 pm till after lunch the next day.
Mobile phones and other internet connectable gadgets need to be checked in at the reception for the duration of the course. Read more on course discipline.
During your stay at Kopan, please follows our strict dress code. Check if you are dressed appropriately for a monastic environment.