12/10/2025
Special day-retreat in Devon. 😃
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🍂 Special Awayday Retreat: Saturday 25th October 2025 🍁
🍂 Trust in The Path 🍁
A Day of Teachings and Meditations In The Peace of a South Dartmoor Venue.
Please note this event must be booked in advance.
⏰ Saturday 25th October 2025, 10:30am- 4:30pm
📍 Meavy Village Hall, Nr. Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6PJ
🌐 More info: https://meditationinplymouth.org/saturdays/
On this special awayday with Resident Teacher and Kadampa Buddhist Monk, Gen Kelsang Dragden, we will have a wonderful opportunity to receive teachings and spend plenty of time meditating. No previous experience is needed and the meditations and short teachings during the sessions will be suitable for everyone to enjoy and gain great benefit from. Everyone is welcome and no previous experience is required.
This will be a perfect opportunity to take time out and away from the city to enjoy a peaceful and inspiring day retreat within the southern boundary of Dartmoor National Park, in the small village of Meavy – only a short journey north of Plymouth.
Please note that all attendees will need to book in advance for this event.
🍂 The Retreat 🍁
25th October is a special day in the Kadampa calendar. Therefore, this day retreat will focus on profound teachings of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment; and how we can have faith in Je Tsongkhapa, his teachings and the path to a lasting happiness. If we follow the path purely and sincerely, we are guaranteed to fulfil our potential for a pure mind and to attain the great bliss and happiness of enlightenment.
Whether we are new to these teachings or not, this very special day will be accessible and give us the faith and encouragement to follow the path to a better future for ourselves and all living beings.
The day will finish with us following the meditative prayers of Heart Jewel – a special way to gain faith and trust in Je Tsongkhapa and the path to enlightenment.
⏰ Schedule
– 10:30-11:15 Introduction, Teaching & Meditation
– 11:15-11:45 Tea Break (45 minutes)
– 11:45:12:30 Teaching & Meditation
– 12:30-14:15 Lunch Break (1¾ hours)
– 14:15-15:00 Teaching & Meditation
– 15:00-15:30 Tea Break (30 minutes)
– 15:30-16:30 Heart Jewel Prayers with meditation
🍂 Fees🍂
– Non-members £25
– Standard and Premium Members £20
– To include basic tea, coffee and biscuits during the morning and afternoon breaks
Booking
Please book in advance online using the link below:
🌐https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kmcplymouth/1710686
🍂🍂Lunchtime Break 🍂🍁
Attendees are welcome to remain in the hall during the lunchbreak and we suggest you bring a packed lunch. Hot water can be made available via one of our volunteers but we cannot provide food-heating or cooking access.
There is a pub opposite the village hall, The Royal Oak, which serves meals and hot drinks. A short drive away there are a variety food and drink outlets in Yelverton and the Burrator Inn at Dousland.
🍂 Optional Lunchtime Group Walk 🍁
Depending on the weather, there will be the option to go for a group walk during the lunchtime break. If you would prefer not to go for a walk you can use the hall space during the break.
🚘 Parking, Care Sharing, Lifts & Public Transport
There is ample but limited parking available at the hall, and we kindly ask that you try to avoid parking in the village which has narrow streets and very limited parking.
If you are able to offer lifts to people or to carshare with people you know are attending, we would suggest it is helpful to do so. Should you be able to offer lifts or are someone who would like one, please do let us know by emailing us at: epc@meditationinplymouth.org and we will do our best to people in touch with each other – so please let us have a phone number if you are able to and confirm you are happy for us to share it with other attendees.
🚐 Buses regularly travel from Plymouth to Yelverton and Meavy is about a 1.5mile walk from Yelverton village centre following the main road.
