Course-retreat: Loving without pain
Course-retreat: Loving without pain
Camí sa Roca, 14, Es Mercadal, España
Up to 40 in group
February 14 - 16, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- - Staff
- Rest and Reflect. Depending on your interest opt for one of these retreat options, based on Buddha's teachings: Relax, a Good Heart, a Clear Mind or Freedom from Anger and Depression.
- - Renew, Breathe, Reflect
- Remove tension from your heart and clear your mind.
- - Desintoxicación digital
- Reduce tus pensamientos, distracciones y preocupaciones.
- - Guide
- A guide for structuring retreat and meditation sessions.
- - Support
- Qualified staff and library advice.
- - Classes
- Possibility to attend meditation classes and courses during your stay.
- - Take the knowledge of the Dharma Kadam to the heart by transforming your mind and solving daily problems. Choose the practice you want to deepen: Taking and Giving, The Six Perfections, Heart of Wisdom or the Mahamudra.
About this Retreat
Your Guides
The Resident teacher, The center's principal teacher
Guen Kelsang Rabjor was initiated into the practice of Kadampa Buddhism in 1994 at the first Kadampa Buddhist center founded by the Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in England. Since then, he has tirelessly dedicated himself to learning and deepening this inner path and to sharing his knowledge and experience with many people around the world.
He has been a resident teacher in several Kadampa Buddhist centers, including the Kadampa Meditation Center in Barcelona, where he lived for 16 years. He has also been resident teacher at the Kadampa Meditation Center of Spain, in Malaga, and the KMC Mahamudra in Seville. In September 2023 he has been appointed resident teacher of the IKRC Menorca.
He has been a Buddhist monk since 2007 and has extensive experience in teaching modern Buddhism, long retreats and conferring initiations. He has guided meditations and given teachings at national and international Kadampa festivals. His deep spiritual vision and warm, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings make guen Kelsang Rabjor an enormously inspiring teacher.
Details of this retreat
You probably wonder why relationships now last so little, and when they do last, why we find it hard to be okay, why the flame of love goes out so quickly even with our friends.
There is a fine line between love and attachment and it is very easy to mix them up or confuse them. It is certainly going to be very important for us to understand the difference between love and attachment, so that we can decrease our attachment - the source of all our problems, tensions, insecurities and anxiety - and increase our love - the source of deep joy and true happiness.
During this significant weekend guen Kelsang Rabjor will share with us some very useful practical tips and meditations. We will also have the necessary tools to transform our relationships with others into a source of happiness that benefits everyone, establishing the basis to enjoy harmony and well-being.
There is a fine line between love and attachment and it is very easy to mix them up or confuse them. It is certainly going to be very important for us to understand the difference between love and attachment, so that we can decrease our attachment - the source of all our problems, tensions, insecurities and anxiety - and increase our love - the source of deep joy and true happiness.
During this significant weekend guen Kelsang Rabjor will share with us some very useful practical tips and meditations. We will also have the necessary tools to transform our relationships with others into a source of happiness that benefits everyone, establishing the basis to enjoy harmony and well-being.
Schedule
Friday (February 14th)
18:00 - 18:45: Dinner
19:30 - 21:00: Masterclass, the transformative power of love and meditation
Saturday (course)
08:45 - 09:30: Breakfast
10:00 - 11:00: Meditation
12:00 - 13:30: Teaching
13:30: Lunch
16:00 - 18:00: Teaching with questions and answers
18:00: Dinner
19:30 - 20:45: Wish-fulfilling gem with tsog
Sunday (retreat)
10:00 - 11:15: Guided meditation
12:15 - 13:30: Guided meditation
18:00 - 18:45: Dinner
19:30 - 21:00: Masterclass, the transformative power of love and meditation
Saturday (course)
08:45 - 09:30: Breakfast
10:00 - 11:00: Meditation
12:00 - 13:30: Teaching
13:30: Lunch
16:00 - 18:00: Teaching with questions and answers
18:00: Dinner
19:30 - 20:45: Wish-fulfilling gem with tsog
Sunday (retreat)
10:00 - 11:15: Guided meditation
12:15 - 13:30: Guided meditation
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
IKRC CENTRO INT DE RETIRO KADAMPA, Camí sa Roca, 14, Es Mercadal, España
Directions
How do I get there? Map Options: We pick you up at the airport for an affordable price of 20 euros one way (subject to availability). Bus: 1st bus Airport - Mahón, 2nd bus: Mahón - Alayor and we will arrange an economic transport (contact us before) or you can take a cab, from the airport or the nearest town (this option is cheaper than from the airport). We are waiting for you!
Accommodation
single room with bathroom en suite single room with shared bathroom Double room female dormitory with 4 beds
Single room with en-suite bathroom
Double bedroom
Single room with shared bathroom
Female dormitory with en suite bathroom
Glamping
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Menorca is a biosphere reserve, the retreat center meets all the conditions to free yourself from distractions, move the air of energy in a completely natural environment. The center is integrated in one of the most protected areas.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Meals are served in a buffet, where there is always a raw section of salads and a cooked section.
Intolerances or allergies are always catered for under previous contact.
What's Included
- Spanish-English translations or vice versa
- Teachings
- Guided retreat sessions
- Material (meditation cushion and blanket)
- 2 nights accommodation
- Towels and bed linen
- Full board
- wifi internet
- You will have at your disposal qualified personal help and advice and a library.
- Specific retreats for initiation into Buddhist meditation and other retreats to deepen your Kadampa meditation practice.
What's Not Included
- Non-meal beverages
- Snacks
- Local transportation
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