{"product_id":"3-day-urban-retreat-awakening-the-heart-method-and-insight-with-venerable-losang-gendun","title":"3-Day Urban Retreat | Awakening the Heart: Method and Insight | with Venerable Losang Gendun","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriday, September 18 - Sunday September 20, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn-Person \u0026amp; Online \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCo-hosted with \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shantidevanyc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShantideva Center\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eBasic Admission $260\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSupporter Admission $320\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenefactor Admission $520\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIndividual Sessions\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriday: $45 \/ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaturday or Sunday: $120\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIDMT students are eligible for a $40 discount on this retreat. Please email svetlana@thus.org with confirmation of your IDMT enrollment to receive the discount code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited scholarships are available. If financial constraints are a concern, please email \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003esvetlana@thus.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe gratefully acknowledge those who join as Supporter or Benefactor. Your support makes financial assistance possible for others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDAILY SCHEDULE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAll times are listed in ET\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6:30-8:00pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorning Session: 9:30am–12:00pm*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLunch Break: 12:00-2:00pm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfternoon Session: 2:00pm–5:30pm (with tea breaks)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSunday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorning Session: 9:30am–12:00pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLunch Break: 12:00-1:30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfternoon Session: 1:30pm–3:30pm (with tea breaks)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin us for a weekend urban retreat to experience ways to awaken the heart with Venerable Losang Gendun. We all wish to be happy, but life doesn’t always cooperate. One reaction to suffering can be to withdraw and harden the heart. While that seems logical, it only compounds the problem. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tibetan tradition of Mind Training (lojong) has refined strategies to identify the source of our problems and to employ strategies to transform our struggles and hurts into inner strength, through the cultivation of unconditional care and wisdom. Wisdom heals the mind and compassion heals our hearts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome prepared to contemplate, meditate, and discuss these big problems and some practical solutions. Venerable Gendun has practiced and taught these methods for decades. Whether you are new to Buddhism or are looking to deepen existing practice, you will gain practical tools for understanding how things exist and how to awaken your heart. Those insights can provide the means to transform your relationship with anxiety, attachment, and the solidity we project onto experience. In short, not to close but to awaken the heart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Saturday Morning Session: 9:30am–12:00pm:\u003c\/em\u003e Awakening the Heart retreat participants are invited to join the live teaching Ven Gendun will offer on Saturday Morning at Tibet House, as part of the on-going, four-year long course, “In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT).”  This section of the course addresses topics such as the empty nature of mind, and approaches to transforming ordinary perception into pure view. The session includes a meditation session followed by a teaching, all in service of helping to realize the nature of emptiness and the luminous potential that resides within every living being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBIO\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-43258875-7fff-4113-c26f-c61a2994453f\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVenerable Losang Gendun has dedicated nearly four decades to practicing Buddhism and has served as a Bhikshu (Buddhist monk) in the Tibetan tradition for the past 18 years. Prior to his ordination, he worked in diverse fields such as palliative care, technology, refugee organizations, and commercial management. His extensive training includes ten years of studying Buddhist philosophy and practice in monasteries across France, India, Nepal, and Myanmar. Additionally, he spent over four years in retreat, immersing himself in Tibetan sutra and tantra, as well as the Burmese Theravada Forest Tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor the last 15 years, Ven. Gendun has been a dedicated teacher, sharing his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation worldwide. He serves the aspirations of H.H. the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche as part of the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition). Ven. Gendun is also a member of Mind \u0026amp; Life Europe, a multidisciplinary laboratory that brings together researchers and contemplative practitioners to explore the nature of experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Basic Admission | In-Person | Full Weekend | $260","offer_id":53455561654551,"sku":"prog-26091820bas","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Basic Admission | Online | Full Weekend | Full Weekend | $260","offer_id":53455564112151,"sku":"prog-26091820bas-z","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Supporter Admission | In-Person | Full Weekend | $320","offer_id":53455564439831,"sku":"prog-26091820sup","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Supporter Admission | Online | Full Weekend | $320","offer_id":53455565422871,"sku":"prog-26091820sup-z","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Benefactor Admission | In-Person | Full Weekend | $520","offer_id":53455566864663,"sku":"prog-26091820ben","price":520.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Benefactor Admission | Online | Full Weekend | $520","offer_id":53455567520023,"sku":"prog-26091820ben-z","price":520.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Friday Only | In-Person | $45","offer_id":53455569027351,"sku":"prog-260918","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Friday Only | Online | $45","offer_id":53455569387799,"sku":"prog-260918z","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Saturday Only | In-Person | $120","offer_id":53455569846551,"sku":"prog-260919","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Saturday Only | Online | $120","offer_id":53455570370839,"sku":"prog-260919z","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sunday Only | In-Person | $120","offer_id":53455570862359,"sku":"prog-260920","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sunday Only | Online | $120","offer_id":53455571583255,"sku":"prog-260920z","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/2466\/4855\/files\/SQUARE_d4b45086-aa90-4eb0-96f2-ac7f3bf311f8.png?v=1783531085","url":"https:\/\/shop.thus.org\/products\/3-day-urban-retreat-awakening-the-heart-method-and-insight-with-venerable-losang-gendun","provider":"TIBET HOUSE US NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}