These free talks will give people the opportunity to sample the benefits of guided meditations delivered by a range of experienced meditation teachers. Each event will consist of a short talk about how to develop a meditation practice, a guided meditation, followed by an opportunity to ask questions. There is no need to book.

Currently, bookshop talks have been scheduled in the towns listed below. Please check back regularly for updates.

Date	Location	Venue	Time
Wednesday 5 May	Chingford	The Bargain Bookshop 135 Station Road North Chingford E4 6AG	6.30pm - 7.30pm

If you can't see an event listed in your local area but would like further details of when one will be available please contact us by clicking here.

Ai Peng McBretney is the bookshop event speaker and Resident Teacher at Duldzin Dragpa Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Epping. She has studied, practised and taught meditation and Kadampa Buddhism for many years under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Through her experience of putting Buddha's advice into practice, she presents the teachings in a clear and practical way that inspires us to develop inner peace and wisdom, solve our daily problems and find real happiness. She teaches the Study Programmes established by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the General Programme and Foundation Programme, through whichs he inspires everyone to develop wisdom and a good heart towards others so that we can develop and maintain happy, peaceful minds in our busy daily lives.

• Meditations for Relaxation
• Meditations for a Clear Mind
• Meditations for a Kind Heart

Together these CDs provide a comprehensive introduction to meditation, suitable for complete beginners.

Each CD consists of three guided meditations led by an experienced meditator and is accompanied by a 16-page explanatory booklet. They are also available as MP3 downloads with the booklets in PDF format.

Experience true happiness and relaxation

The purpose of meditation is to make your mind calm and peaceful. If your mind is peaceful, you will be free from worries and mental discomfort and so you will experience true happiness and relaxation. But if your mind is not peaceful, you will find it very difficult to be happy and relaxed even if you are living in the very best conditions.

If you train in meditation, your mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and you will experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Eventually, you will be able to stay happy and positive all the time, even in the most difficult circumstances.

Tharpa Publications and the Author

Tharpa publishes the works of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a contemporary Buddhist master who presents the essential practices of Buddhism in a way that is easy to understand and practise in modern everyday life.

Tharpa Publications is a non-profit corporation that is part of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union – an international Buddhist charity dedicated to building Temples for World peace in every major city of the World.

Tharpa publishes the works of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, a contemporary Buddhist master who presents the essential practices of Buddhism in a way that is easy to understand and practise in modern everyday life. Tharpa Publications website.