Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He became a monk more than 30 years ago and has spent over six years in isolated retreats, including one which lasted for four years. He is regarded as one of the UK’s most influential meditation teachers, working with corporations, schools, hospitals, prisons and rehab centres. He has lectured at Oxford University and for large organisations such as Google and The United Nations. He is also a director of several meditation centres as well as the humanitarian aid charity ROKPA International. Thubten is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ and ‘Handbook for Hard Times’.
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
the practice of training the mind to gain mastery over thoughts and emotions, and to transform our reactions to life.
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 28th and 29th SCARBOROUGH, UK
Gelong Thubten - weekend retreat: ‘Finding Purpose’
Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: 9am to 4pm
With tea and lunch breaks.
Suggested donation £50 (all funds will go to charity) per day, although nobody will be excluded due to lack of funds.
It is essential to book - please email admin@yorkshire.samye.org
A weekend retreat, led by Buddhist monk and author Gelong Thubten, on meditation, mindfulness and how to deepen our commitment to daily practice. We will explore themes such as how to discover and strengthen our inner spiritual purpose. We can often struggle to meditate every day - life becomes increasingly busy and stressful - there never seems to be enough time. There are powerful methods we can use to transform our attitude towards our meditation practice. Through strengthening our inner commitment, we will always find the time and energy to meditate.
This is an opportunity for a deep-dive into Buddhist philosophy and practice, focusing on some of the themes in Gelong Thubten’s Sunday Times bestselling book ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness, Meditation in the 21st Century’.
For those traveling from afar, reasonably priced accommodation is available at the nearby hotels, within easy walking distance across the park in front of our centre.
August 2nd and 3rd. SCARBOROUGH, UK
Gelong Thubten - weekend retreat: ‘Compassion and Forgiveness’
Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: 9am to 4pm
With tea and lunch breaks.
Suggested donation £50 (all funds will go to charity) per day, although nobody will be excluded due to lack of funds.
It is essential to book - please email admin@yorkshire.samye.org
A weekend retreat, led by Buddhist monk and author Gelong Thubten, focusing on some of the key themes from his second book, the bestseller ‘Handbook for Hard Times’. Thubten will explain some of the Buddhist methods for deepening our compassion and working with challenging situations, emotions and relationships. There will be a special emphasis on the practice of forgiveness.
Another great opportunity for a weekend retreat of learning and practice. For those traveling from afar, reasonably priced accommodation is available at the nearby hotels, within easy walking distance across the park in front of our centre.
Meditate with This Morning
Thubten is interviewed on ITV’s This Morning about his life and his new book.
Talks at Google
Thubten visited the Google Dublin campus to talk about how to train the mind to choose inner happiness.
How to be thankful
Thubten talks for Mindvalley about how to strengthen our ability to develop the powerful practice of gratitude even during times of discomfort and pain.
Interview with Samuel Fishwick
Thubten tells Samuel Fishwick how he digested 26 years of monastic training into his new book.
The Power of Scotland
Thubten speaks to Jean West from The Times about what we can all learn from meditation.
Teaching the cast of Dr. Strange
Thubten talks about his involvement with Dr. Strange in an article from the Mail on Sunday and at Walesonline