In Depth Meditation Training

Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre is partnering with The Buddha Project to make the In Depth Meditation Training Program available in New South Wales. The program is a four year training offering guided meditations, in depth lectures and practical tools for modern practitioners, emphasising direct experience, personal transformation and real world applicability. It is grounded in Tibetan Buddhism.

Each year has a theme

Year 1 Foundational Vipassana

Year 2 Yogacara and the Jataka Tales

Year 3 Madhyamaka and Buddhanature (currently under way)

Year 4 Mahamudra and Kriya Tantra

The program is taught on a weekly basis by Ven. Gendun. The sessions consist of an hour of meditation, an hour of lecture, and half an hour for Q&A. The teachings are always held on Zoom. All Zoom session recordings are available for viewing at participants convenience.

Even though this program has commenced you are able to join – either for the current topic or you may start a course of self study from the beginning (Years 1, 2 & 3 via recordings).

What you will learn

For more general information about the In Depth Meditation Program download the program descriptor here

FOURTH YEAR STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2026

The Vajra Ground: Mahāmudrā and Kriyā Tantra

Term 1: Sept 5 – Nov. 28: 13 classes in total

Term 2: Feb. 6 – April 10: 10 classes in total

Term 3: April 24 – June 26: 10 classes in total

More information about Year 4.

Dates: Saturdays during the IDMT term

Time: 15.30-18.00 CET or CEST (approx 10.30pm or 11.30pm start depending on AET or AEST)

Location: This program is online via Zoom or recordings.

Suggested Donation: Per session $25 (15 Euro) or $20 (~12 Euro) for Members/Concession. Fees may be paid per session or by the term which is 10-13 weeks. A percentage of all donations are forwarded to The Buddha Project. Please book for sessions using the button below.

If you choose to access previous years teachings a donation of $85 (50 Euro) per semester is recommended. If you wish to study previous years please contact TBP directly using the email info@thebuddhaproject.org

Best suited to: This program is best suited to those who have a solid foundation of Buddhist thought, previous meditation experience and a wish to deepen meditation theory and practice.

About the Teacher – Venerable Losang Gendun

Venerable Gendun worked in diverse areas such as palliative care, tech, refugee organizations, and commercial management. In 2006 he finally felt called to make a life changing decision and chose for ordination in the Tibetan tradition. During his nine years at Nalanda Monastery in France, he had the privilege of studying under some of the most respected Buddhist teachers, including H.H. the Dalai Lama, Ganden Tripa Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche, Geshe Losang Jamphal, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Ven Gendun spent over four years in retreat, training in Tibetan Lojong and Mahamudra methods, as well as Vipassana-shamatha meditation in the Theravada Forest Traditions of Sayadaws U Pandita and Pa Auk (Myanmar).

For the past 15 years, Ven Gendun has been teaching Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation in countries like the Netherlands, France, Monaco, the US, and the UK, and was the resident teacher of FPMT’s Maitreya Instituut in Amsterdam for six years.

Listen to Ven Gendun through Wisdom Podcast

For more information about this program The Buddha Project

How to Apply for the IDMT Program

The program will commence Year 4 on 5th September 2026. Below is a descriptor of the study

‘In this culminating fourth year of our journey, our path turns inward to the mind itself—its empty, luminous nature—and outward to the transformative methods of tantra, where the naturally pure nature of our perception is recognized as the very ground of awakening’.

Practical details

Register

If you would like to register for previous years/semesters please contact info@thebuddhaproject.org directly.