by avik.d | Dec 12, 2023 | events
Lamrim Retreat The Stages of the Path We held a nine-day meditation retreat in Santiniketan, West Bengal, on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lamrim) from October 20 to 28. While some participants gathered at SSVAD, the retreat venue, in Santiniketan, others...
by avik.d | Nov 8, 2023 | events
Mahamudra Retreat On September 4, 2023, a small group of practitioners went on a week-long guided meditation retreat to Dooars, North Bengal, and camped in a guest house nestled in the rolling tea gardens. The topic for the retreat was the Oral Instructions of...
by Amit Sharma | Aug 31, 2023 | events
Medicine Buddha Empowerment 29th July was our Trust’s Foundation day. On the occasion of successful completion of one year of the Trust, a weekend retreat on ‘Healing and Medicine Buddha Empowerment’ was organised in hybrid mode (both online and in-person) from July...
by Amit Sharma | Jun 4, 2023 | events
A Day of Refuge and Offering The auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of revered Buddhist master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche — we remembered our guru’s kindness through a day-long programme. There were guided meditation sessions on the practice of...
by Amit Sharma | May 5, 2023 | events
Programmes on Buddha Purnima Inaugural Programme A special prayer was held at the Dhyan Kendra in Salt Lake on May 5 afternoon on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima. In the evening, the celebration shifted to Aikatan auditorium at Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre...
by Amit Sharma | Apr 12, 2023 | events
Retreat on Impermanence This retreat was held in hybrid mode – online and in-person – from March 31 to April 2, 2023, in the meditation hall of Atish Dipankar Dhyan Kendra in Salt Lake, Kolkata. The focus was on deepening our understanding and experience...
