"Refraining from all harm,

Bringing benefit to others,

And taming our own mind is the teaching of The Buddha."

Brion will focus on ‘Taming the Tiger’, a book written by Akong Rinpoche as a gift to Westerners to help us to understand and tame our own minds.

The weekend is suitable for newcomers as well as those more familiar with meditation.

It will be presented by Brion Sweeney who has been trained directly by AkongRinpoche to present Taming the Tiger & Tara Rokpa Therapy.

About Brion:

“Brion Sweeney is a retired consultant psychiatrist and holds a mastersdegree in psychotherapy. In the later years of his career he specialised in addiction psychiatry.

He is a Tara Rokpa Therapist, trained by Akong Rinpoche to present Taming the Tiger and Tara Rokpa Therapy.

Brion has been a Buddhist since first meeting Akong Rinpoche in 1981 and in the recent past completed a three year solitary retreat. 

He has since resumed his work with Tara Tokpa Therapy and currently lives in Dublin.”

The £5 registration fee is not a payment for the course. There is no charge for our courses and teachings, but donations to help cover the costs of running the centre are very welcome.

When hosting courses by a visiting course leader, we ask all participants to make a donation to help cover travel expenses and towards an offering for the visiting teacher. Please give what you can afford.