In-depth Retreats
At the World Peace Temple

Seven Points of Training the Mind Silent Retreat
November 10-15, 2023 with Gen Kelsang Devi
Retreat Cost:
Fri-Sun | $70 Full Retreat | $135
Silence observed from Sunday afternoon to Wednesday Lunch
Wisdom and compassion are like two wings of the bird that fly us to our own awakening. Wisdom without compassion is sterile, but compassion without wisdom is directionless. Training the Mind in Seven Points and its commentary, Universal Compassion, take the practitioner step-by-step on how to train our mind so that we can awaken our wisdom and compassion. First, we see how to cultivate a wise heart that is powerful and potent. Then, we see how we can transform the challenges of life into opportunities for growth and development. Finally, there are timeless and precise strategies for directly making positive change day-by-day, month-by-month, and year-by-year even amidst a busy lifestyle as a modern person.
Gen Devi is a renowned and beloved retreat teacher. She has completed many, intensive meditation retreats and has been guiding them in focused, retreat environments for years. She has the unique skill of helping meditators of all levels go deeper into their practice.

Dorje Shugden Empowerment & Mind of All Yogas Retreat
December 26-31, 2023 with Gen Samten Kelsang
Retreat Cost:
Full Retreat: $130
Tuesday (empowerment day): $60
Wednesday-Friday: $20 per day
Saturday: $10
Registration Opens Wednesday, November 1st at 2pm
The Mind of all Yogas is a dynamic meditation taught by Buddha to strengthen and stabilize all our meditations of Sutra and Tantra. It unites our supreme good heart of bodhichitta with a deep realization of emptiness, empowering us to become a modern-day bodhisattva.
In this retreat, Gen Samten will first grant the blessing empowerment of the Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Then, will dive into teachings on integrating the Five Forces to develop our conventional and ultimate bodhichitta and use this practice in our daily life.
About Gen Samten Kelsang
Gen Samten Kelsang is the Resident Teacher at KMC New York. He is dedicated to helping everyone find peace of mind through the experience of meditation and through developing the capacity of their minds.
As one of Venerable Geshe-la’s senior disciples, Gen Samten has had the unique opportunity to engage in a three-year retreat and carries with him a wealth of experience in skillfully guiding sincere practitioners to profound meditative insights on retreat.
In addition to overseeing the spiritual program and teaching at KMC New York, Gen Samten regularly teaches throughout the US and world. He is renowned for the clarity of his teachings and his ability to help students improve their meditation practice, taking them to deeper levels of experience through guiding retreats and teaching study programs.

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