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H H Karmapa - proposed UK programme

PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF UK PUBLIC EVENTS

LONDON

Friday evening June 18th:
The Power of Peace - Meditation and Happiness
Excel Arena:  1 Western Gateway Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL

Saturday all day June 19th:
Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century
Excel Arena:  1 Western Gateway Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL

Sunday morning June 20th:
Kagyu Samye Dzong London
Official opening ceremony of the new centre at 15 Spa Road, Bermondsey.
Public Talk: The Power of Compassion
Chenrezig Empowerment

Sunday afternoon June 20th:
Blessing the Tibetan Peace Garden 3 pm and talk at 3:45pm
Tibetan Peace Garden, Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park (next to Imperial War Museum), St George's Road, London SE1 6ER

EDINBURGH

Friday 25th June
The Key to Happiness
Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA

KAGYU SAMYE LING

Saturday 26th June
Welcoming Celebration in Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery.
Kagyu Samye Ling residents and extended community, friends and local dignitaries join together to welcome His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa with a traditional Scottish Pipe Band and entertainments.

Sunday 27th June
The Light of Hope in a Dark Age
A day of teaching by His Holiness on Guru Rinpoche to explain which form of practice is the most appropriate to our place and time, and how ordinary human beings can discriminate between false teachings and true ones.

Monday 28th June
His Holiness confers the Guru Rinpoche initiation.

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For information about plans for His Holiness's proposed European Tour see karmapa.in.europe.net.