Grahamstown
Samye Dharma Practise Group – Grahamstown
We offer weekly Mindfulness practise, which is a non-religious form of meditation on Wednesday evenings at 18:00. This year Jane has also been holding “Mindfulness Days” one Saturday a month. These are catered, one day guided mediation retreats held on a beautiful farm just outside Grahamstown.
Those with a more specifically Buddhist inclination may be interested in joining our regular Chenrezig puja once a week. Then, four of us have begun Akong Rinpoche’s “Taming the Tiger” series of exercises in preparation for a Nongro course, which will begin later this year. Three of us have also embarked on Ken Holmes’ dharma study course, although we are each pursuing this as self study on our own.
Contact: Jane Burt Tel: 084 622-6045
Centre: 9 Mount Road, Grahamstown
Directions:
Travelling along Beaufort Street from the direction of the N2, turn right at the robots into Hill Street. Take the third left into Lawrence Street and immediately right into Cathcart. Go right to the top of Cathcart Street and turn right. In front of you will be a farm gate which leads into 9 Mount Road, which is also affectionately known as Longleat.
About Kagyu Africa
The Kagyu Africa centres in Southern Africa are in the lineage of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. They are under the spiritual guidance of Dr Akong Tulku Rinpoche, founder of Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in Scotland and have been active since the early 1970s. Rob Nairn is Akong Rinpoche’s representative in Africa.