Public talk on March 13th, weekend retreat on March 14th-15th in Buddhist Center Sampo Helsinki and online.
In times of division and uncertainty, how do we keep our hearts open without becoming overwhelmed? How can compassion become a source of strength rather than exhaustion?
This weekend retreat explores practical ways to meet difficulty with clarity, courage, and care, drawing on Atisha’s Bodhisattva’s Jewel Garland and the Tibetan lojong tradition. These mind-training practices show how everyday challenges – especially in our relationships – can become supports for awakening.
Through guided meditation, contemplative teaching, and shared reflection, participants will learn how to shift from habitual reactivity to a response guided by wisdom, cultivating resilience and deep empathy in the midst of real life.
Open to both new and experienced practitioners, the retreat offers simple yet powerful tools you can carry into daily life, while supporting inner transformation that naturally expresses itself as compassionate action.
Schedule: Public Talk on Friday 13th march 18:00 – 19:30pm, retreat day 1 on Saturday 14th March 10:00 – 19:00, retreat day 2 on Sunday 15th March 10:00 – 16:00.
All times are Helsinki / EET (UTC+2).
Where: In person at the Buddhist Center Sampo, Vetehisenkuja 3, 00530 Helsinki (close to Hakaniemi metro station) or online through Zoom.
Your teacher: Venerable Losang Gendun
Venerable Losang Gendun is a Dutch bhikshu and has dedicated nearly four decades to practicing Buddhism. After training in the Theravada tradition for almost two decades, he became ordained in the Tibetan tradition in 2006. Prior to his ordination, he worked in diverse fields such as palliative care, technology, refugee organizations, and 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.
For the last 15 years, Ven. Gendun has taught worldwide, sharing his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation. 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 furthermore a member of Mind & Life Europe, a multidisciplinary laboratory that brings together researchers and contemplative practitioners to explore the nature of experience. Beyond his Buddhist affiliations, Ven. Gendun serves as an interreligious canon at the Peace Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia, and collaborates with a Mevlavi Sufi dargah in Istanbul. In 2023, he founded The Buddha Project , which engages in long-term guidance for Buddhist meditators, scientific research, art projects, and intercontemplative social engagement.
Venerable Gendun’s teachings stem from a deep understanding of the Dharma and vast personal experience that ranges the full gamut of practices aimed at achieving enlightenment for the sake of sentient beings. He teaches with an engaging combination of relatable, informative stories, profound teachings, and piercing insight flawlessly serving the students’ progress on the path.
Tara Liberation 
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