Nirvana and the Wheel of Life

By Venerable Geshe Tenzin Namdak 

Through understanding the wheel of life, one comes to know how the ignorance of grasping at an inherent world gives rise to afflictions, producing the twelve links of suffering samsara. And by correctly analyzing ultimate reality, one generates the wisdom which eliminates this ignorance and leads one to the blissful state of nirvana. During this weekend Geshe Namdak will share his deep knowledge in a practical way with teachings, guided meditations and Q&A, offering a chance to develop a deeper understanding of the twelve links of dependent origination and nirvana based on Arya Nagarjuna’s Fundamental Wisdom.

Venerable Geshe Tenzin Namdak first worked as an environmental researcher having graduated in hydrology. He started studying Buddhism at Maitreya Institute in The Netherlands in 1993 and took ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama before engaging in his formal studies in Buddhist philosophy and psychology at Sera Jey Monastic University, South India. He completed the entire twenty-year Geshe program at Sera Jey in 2017 and the traditional one-year Vajrayana study program at Gyume Tantric College in January 2019, the first Westerner to do so.

Geshe Namdak has received a great number of teachings from His Holiness and many other highly respected teachers and lineage masters, has done many retreats and is an experienced teacher in practical and philosophical aspects of Buddhism, that he teaches with great clarity and a good sense of humour. Currently, he is the resident teacher at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, and teaches worldwide.

Please note: this course is available on location in Loenen as well as through zoom. The on site course includes guided meditation, review class, discussion group and more. The on site course will incluse lodging, meals and a handout. The zoom course includes just the access to the online teachings.

The schedule for the teachings is as follows:

Friday, May 28
20:00-21:30 teaching

Saturday , May 29
10:30-12:00
15:00-17:00

Sunday , May 30
10:30-12:00
15:00-17:00