International spiritual teacher to give free public talk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/12/12
International
spiritual teacher to give free public talk
An event promoting peace at Christmas will take place in the heart of the city this December, with world renowned Buddhist teacher Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong visiting Auckland from the UK to give a free public talk on inner peace.
This free event will be held in the Concert Chamber
of the Auckland Town Hall from 7.00pm to 8.30pm on Wednesday
19th of December.
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong is the General
Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT-IKBU)
of Buddhism, which has 1100 meditation centres and groups in
40 countries. She is a modern Buddhist nun, dedicated to
helping people from all walks of life attain lasting
happiness through developing inner peace. Gen-la is loved
and respected throughout the world for the sincerity of her
practice and the power of her wisdom and compassion.
Teaching for the first time in Auckland, Gen-la will
give a talk titled “Inner peace through modern
Buddhism,” focusing on the application of ancient Buddhist
methods to solve the problems of today's lifestyle. Gen-la
will illuminate the teachings, which reveal that the real
source of happiness lies within the mind, not external
conditions.
Everyone, no matter their age, background or
religion, can experience happiness and inner peace through
meditation. Today in our modern society, this is needed more
than ever before as stress, anxiety and depression continue
to increase, causing personal problems, relationship
problems, workplace problems and broader social
problems.
This is a rare opportunity for the people of
Auckland to hear this compassionate and powerful teacher
talk.
This event is open to everybody and bookings are
not required.
Date – Wednesday 19th
December
Time – 7pm – 8.30pm (doors
open 6.30pm)
Venue – Concert Chamber,
Auckland Town Hall
FREE
http://www.meditateinauckland.org/publictalk
Additional
information and background:
• There will be
also be a talk in Wellington on 20th December from 7pm at
the Intercontinental Hotel with a cost of
$10.
• Following this talk, Gen-la Dekyong will teach
the Australasian Festival in Melbourne from 29th December
2012 – 2nd January 2013. Then public talks in Melbourne
'Meditate in Melbourne' event in Federation Square on 4th
January and Sydney 'Inner Peace through Modern Buddhism' on
5th January.
• For a video of a similar event held in
London: http://vimeo.com/36827835 or http://modernbuddhismevents.org/
ENDS