Kagyu Samye Dzong Scarborough

07/11/2025

There are five spaces left on this retreat. Please contact admin@yorkshire.samye.org if you are interested in joining!

Weekend retreat in Scarborough with Gelong Thubten: ‘The power of visualisation’.
November 22nd and 23rd

At Samye Dzong Scarborough, Londesborough Lodge, The Crescent, Scarborough YO11 2PW
Saturday: 9am to 6pm, Sunday: 9am to 4pm. With tea and lunch breaks.

Suggested donation £50 per day (all funds will go to charity), 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 the practice of visualisation. In Tibetan Buddhism, the Vajrayana or Ta***ic practices use visualisations to cleanse and transform our perception of reality, connecting us with our radiant ‘inner Buddha’, our inherent capacity for awakening.

We will work with mental images of coloured lights as well as visualisations of Buddhas. Thubten will explain how these methods transform our minds, bringing us closer to our true nature.

The retreat will provide a combination of talks and practical meditation sessions, with time for questions and answers.

A 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 the meditation
centre.

22/10/2025

AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION

- A talk by Buddhist monk and author, Gelong Thubten.
An explanation of the philosophy, benefits and methods of meditation practice. There will be practical instruction and guided meditation as part of the session.
Suitable for all. No booking required.

November 1st, 7pm to 8pm
At: Samye Dzong Scarborough
Londesborough Lodge
The Crescent
Scarborough YO11 2PW

Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He became a monk 30 years ago and has spent over six years in isolated retreats, including one that lasted for four years. He is known for his pioneering work teaching in hospitals, schools, companies, prisons and rehab centres. He has lectured at Oxford University and for large organisations such as Google and The United Nations. Thubten is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ as well as his new book ‘Handbook for Hard Times’. He also worked with Ruby Wax and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura on the book, 'How to be Human’.

20/10/2025

WEEKEND RETREAT IN SCARBOROUGH with Gelong Thubten: ‘Buddhist psychology’. October 25th and 26th

At Samye Dzong Scarborough, Londesborough Lodge, The Crescent, Scarborough YO11 2PW

A weekend retreat, led by Buddhist monk and author Gelong Thubten, focusing on themes from his bestselling books, ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ and ‘Handbook for Hard Times’.

The retreat will focus on the Buddhist understanding of psychology and how to work with difficult emotions. There will be a combination of talks and practical meditation sessions, with time for questions and answers.

A great opportunity for a weekend retreat of learning and practice. For those traveling from afar, reasonably priced accommodation is available at nearby hotels, within easy walking distance across the park in front of the meditation centre.

Saturday: 9am to 6pm. Sunday: 9am to 4pm. With tea and lunch breaks.
Suggested donation per person for the weekend: £100 (all funds will go to charity), although nobody will be excluded due to lack of funds.

It is essential to book - please email admin@yorkshire.samye.org

30/09/2025

We have a beautiful studio room with great views available for long term rental at Samye Dzong Scarborough Buddhist Centre, in the iconic historical building, Londesborough Lodge. The room has its own kitchen area and toilet and shower room. The rent is £800 per month which includes council tax and all bills. This income goes to our charity to help with the upkeep of the centre so that we can benefit the wider community.

The building has a laundry room and car park. Residents also have access to our meditation and yoga rooms, lounge and gardens. If you’d like to know more, please contact us at admin@yorkshire.samye.org

29/09/2025

AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION

- A talk by Buddhist monk and author, Gelong Thubten.
An explanation of the philosophy, benefits and methods of meditation practice. There will be practical instruction and guided meditation as part of the session.
Suitable for all.

October 1st, 7pm to 8pm
At: Samye Dzong Scarborough
Londesborough Lodge
The Crescent
Scarborough YO11 2PW

Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He became a monk 30 years ago and has spent over six years in isolated retreats, including one that lasted for four years. He is known for his pioneering work teaching in hospitals, schools, companies, prisons and rehab centres. He has lectured at Oxford University and for large organisations such as Google and The United Nations. Thubten is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ as well as his new book ‘Handbook for Hard Times’. He also worked with Ruby Wax and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura on the book, 'How to be Human’.

24/09/2025

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