Ganden Ling KMC is part of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) (Charity Number (England) 1085175).

Date: Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd June 2025
Time: various times
Venue: Ganden Ling KMC, 9 St Marys Street, Truro, TR1 2AF
Cost: £20 entire event
Free for Gold members, 25% off for Silver members
Light Refreshments will be available during the breaks, but we have no facility for providing lunch, so please bring your own vegetarian food, or you can use one of the many cafes and shops in the local vicinity
Please no nuts due to allergy risk
We all wish to make swift progress on the path to enlightenment, but this depends upon creating certain inner conditions such as purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving blessings.
In this retreat we focus on the preliminary practices of accumulating merit and receiving blessings.
Making mandala offerings – a special way of viewing a pure universe and offering it to the Buddhas – is the gateway to accumulating the collection of merit and attaining an enlightened pure land. Guru yoga is the gateway to receiving powerful blessings of all the Buddhas of the ten directions through our Spiritual Guide.
This special in-depth meditation retreat will begin with a basic introduction to the practices of Guru Yoga and Mandala Offerings.
If you have a mandala kit please bring it along, otherwise we will have some plates and rice that you can use for the purposes of this retreat.
Each retreat session will last 1 hr 30 mins, and comprise of a short talk, prayers, and time to engage in the main body of this beautiful practice – engaging in Guru Yoga through recitation of the Migstema Prayer and Offering Mandalas.
The retreat will conclude with a special food offering ceremony (Offering to the Spiritual Guide with tsog) which is open to everyone.
You are welcome to attend the whole retreat, or as few or many sessions as you wish.
Everyone welcome, though some prior experience would be beneficial.
Whole Event £20
One Day £12
Individual Sessions: £5
Free to Gold Members, 25% off for Silver members.
For more details on our membership options click here
All sessions in conjunction with Offering to the Spiritual Guide Prayers unless otherwise stated
Saturday
9.30-10.00 Registration
10.00-11.00 Introduction
11.30-13.00 Retreat Session 1
14.30 – 16.00 Retreat Session 2
Sunday
9.45-11.15 Retreat Session 3
11.45-13.15 Retreat Session 4
14.30 – 16.00 Offering to the Spiritual Guide with tsog (free to attend)
Kelsang Yonchen is a Buddhist nun and resident teacher of Ganden Ling KBC. She is an experienced meditator and teacher known for her kindness and clear, accessible teachings.