Compassion Practice
Events
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Saga Dawa Düchen Celebration with Lama Zangpo
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaWe warmly invite you to a joyful evening of Chenrezik Practice on the sacred full moon day of Saga Dawa Düchen, one of the most spiritually significant days in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar.
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Training the Mind for Mental Resilience with Lama Zangpo
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaThe purpose of mind training is to transform the way we relate to our experiences—especially difficult ones—so that instead of reacting with frustration, anger, or fear, we cultivate compassion, wisdom, and resilience.
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Awakening Courage and Compassion: An Introduction to Green Tara Practice with Lama Zangpo
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaJoin us for a gentle introduction to the Green Tara practice, one of the most beloved and accessible practices in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Green Tara is revered as the feminine embodiment of enlightened activity and swift compassion. For centuries, practitioners have turned to her for protection from fears, obstacles, and inner turmoil. “The beloved […]
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Remembering Akong Tulku Rinpoche
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaCommemoration of the Parinirvana of Akong Tulku Rinpoche We warmly invite you to join us on Sunday, 5 October, for a special screening of the film Akong – A Remarkable Life, held in honour of the Parinirvana of Akong Tulku Rinpoche. KSDJ Temple, 43 Floss Street, Kensington +27 62 913 4436 johannesbug@kagyu.org.za 10:30 am: Film Screening: […]
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Mindfulness for Fear and Anxiety
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaFear and anxiety are some of the most challenging emotions of all times! Can we have a quality life in spite of them? Let's explore how mindfulness tools can help.
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Meditation Morning
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaLoving-kindness meditation is a mindfulness practice designed to cultivate compassion, self-love, and universal friendliness by directing well-wishes toward oneself and others.
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Meditation Morning
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaIn tonglen practice, we visualise taking in the pain of others with every in-breath and sending out whatever will benefit them on the out-breath. In the process, we become liberated from age- old patterns of selfishness.
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Meditation Morning
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaLoving-kindness meditation is a mindfulness practice designed to cultivate compassion, self-love, and universal friendliness by directing well-wishes toward oneself and others.
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Urban Retreat: Inner Peace
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaMany of us built an inner prison of beliefs about our "deficient" self. One of the biggest threats to our happiness and well-being is when we turn on ourselves with blame, based on a chronic sense of not being enough or not being good enough. Our inner critic can be so harsh and unforgiving!
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Saga Dawa Düchen Celebration 2026
Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple 43 Floss Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaDuring the month of Saga Dawa, we commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Gautama Buddha. This an especially meaningful time for reflection, practice, and the accumulation of merit.