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Offering Our Faith ~ A Special Day Of Retreat

Location
Location 2
- Online: Live-stream only
Time
- 9:00 am - 9:30 pm
Cost
- Free
Location
Location 2
- Online: Live-stream only
Time
- 9:00 am - 9:30 pm
Cost
- Free
Teacher
- Gen Kelsang ShechogResident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Shechog is a Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington. Gen Shechog has been practising and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for over 16 years. Her teachings are exceptionally clear and she presents profound ideas in a way that is easily accessible and applicable to modern life. Gen Shechog is much loved for her gentle manner, kind heart and for showing an inspiring example for everyone on the spiritual path.
Offering Our Faith ~ A Special Day Of Retreat
Celebrating our precious Spiritual Guide
But on the auspicious day June 4, at Kadampa centres around the world, with minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we offer him our faith through using the special prayer ‘Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples’ and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat.
There will be three sessions of retreat using the sadhana ‘The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land According to Highest Yoga Tantra’ and the special request prayer ‘Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples’. We will conclude the day with ‘Offering to the Spiritual Guide’ chanted prayers.
Prayer booklets will be available at the Centre for use during the sessions.
Pot-luck lunch
Bring along a plate of vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch.
Booking
The retreat at Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington is free of charge. You don’t need to book; just drop-in to any session.
Members can also join us for this retreat online (live-stream only).
Hourly Schedule
- 9am - 10.45am
- Retreat Session One with brief introduction by Gen Kelsang Shechog
- 11.30am - 1pm
- Retreat Session Two
- 4.30pm - 6pm
- Retreat Session Three
- 7.30pm - 9.30pm
- Offering To The Spiritual Guide
Online access
Online access to our classes is only available for monthly members living in the Greater Wellington region. To receive online access, please sign up for a membership, create an account if you don't already have one, and then contact the Education Programme Coordinator to request online access.
Your account will be granted access to a members page which will display the video live-streams. Sessions will only be live-streamed and will not be available to watch later.
Member? Attend all weekly classes, get discounts on events and more. Click here for more information.

Teacher
- Gen Kelsang ShechogResident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Shechog is a Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington. Gen Shechog has been practising and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for over 16 years. Her teachings are exceptionally clear and she presents profound ideas in a way that is easily accessible and applicable to modern life. Gen Shechog is much loved for her gentle manner, kind heart and for showing an inspiring example for everyone on the spiritual path.
Offering Our Faith ~ A Special Day Of Retreat
Celebrating our precious Spiritual Guide
But on the auspicious day June 4, at Kadampa centres around the world, with minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we offer him our faith through using the special prayer ‘Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples’ and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat.
There will be three sessions of retreat using the sadhana ‘The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land According to Highest Yoga Tantra’ and the special request prayer ‘Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples’. We will conclude the day with ‘Offering to the Spiritual Guide’ chanted prayers.
Prayer booklets will be available at the Centre for use during the sessions.
Pot-luck lunch
Bring along a plate of vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch.
Booking
The retreat at Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington is free of charge. You don’t need to book; just drop-in to any session.
Members can also join us for this retreat online (live-stream only).
Hourly Schedule
- 9am - 10.45am
- Retreat Session One with brief introduction by Gen Kelsang Shechog
- 11.30am - 1pm
- Retreat Session Two
- 4.30pm - 6pm
- Retreat Session Three
- 7.30pm - 9.30pm
- Offering To The Spiritual Guide
Eligibility and requesting online access
Online access to our classes is only available for monthly members living in the Greater Wellington region. To receive online access, please sign up for a membership, create an account if you don't already have one, and then contact the Education Programme Coordinator to request online access.
Your account will be granted access to a members page which will display the video live-streams. Sessions will only be live-streamed and will not be available to watch later.
Member? Attend all weekly classes, get discounts on events and more. Click here for more information.