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Retreat Day (onsite only)

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Our monthly meditation retreat day at Lhagsam WHEN: Saturday June 4th, 10.30 - 16.00 WHERE: Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation LEVEL: All levels, beginners welcome If you would like to join, please send an email to info@lhagsam.ch "Meditation gives us breathing space in the mind; it gives us the space to experience. Normally our lives are so cluttered that we don't even have breathing space. But meditation gives us the breathing spaceso that things can arise, so that understanding anc experience can come up. Normally we are so busythat they can't surace, because there is no room...meditation is about coming back to our silent inner spaciuousness" Tenzin Palmo How about giving yourself the gift of withdrawing from this busy world for a day?  Turn off your phone, be in silence, settle your mind and look inwardly instead of following your senses to the external world. We will come together for a day of meditation. For anyone not being able to commit for the whole day, you can join half a day.  It is okay to leave or join during lunch break between 13:00 - 14:00, but please do so quietly, as we will be in silence. Beginners are encouraged to join the morning session at 10:30 AM as there would be more guidance in the morning and we will reduce interactions as we move deeper into the retreat. Schedule - 10:30 - 13:00 Setting Motivation, Shamatha Meditation - 13:00 - 14:00 lunch break - 14:00 - 16:00  Meditation, Dedication PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 30-50 CHF for the full day.  No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate upon arrival or online (via Paypal, Twint or E-Banking). Language: English Level: No prior knowledge required Registration: We will meet at our location in Zurich. If you...

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Introduction to Meditation

ONSITE & ONLINE Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, 8002, Switzerland

Introduction to Meditation is open to anyone who is interested to begin a meditation practice and to join our weekly Shamatha meditation when we put these skills into practice. WHEN: Monday, June 13, 2022 05.45 - 06.45 pm CEST WHERE: Onsite & Online LEVEL: All levels, beginners welcome Registration: Registration is required as this short introduction is offered based on demand. REGISTER HERE When you achieve shamatha one result is incredible mental pliancy. Your mind follows your wishes and focuses wherever you like for as long as you like. - Geshe Lhundub Sopa Shamatha means ‘to abide in peace’. It is the practice of tranquillity or stabilizing meditation – a method of allowing the mind to be more focused, calm and relaxed.  This short introduction to meditation is offered for those curious about what meditation is and is not. Instructions on Shamatha meditation will be taught in this short 60 minutes together. Participants have the opportunity to stay with us for one more hour of Shamatha practices after this introduction.  It's also suitable for those who would like in-person guidance. Participating in our weekly Monday Shamatha mediation (19:00 - 20:00) is open without registration. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/910346209?pwd=ajRQQlk5NTM1aHJlZ2Z0UGtnUy9BQT09 Meeting ID: 910 346 209 Password: 068950 PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0 - 20 CHF.  No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate upon online (via Paypal, Twint or E-Banking). Language: English Level: No prior knowledge required. Registration: Registration for the introduction is required: REGISTER HERE  

Saka Dawa

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Saka Dawa: Join us to practice together on the merit-multiplying day! WHEN: June 14, 6:00 pm  - 09:00 pm CET CATEGORY: Buddhist Practice LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89000901587?pwd=OUR3bmIxZFhlWDZHUHRDaVNkRVI0dz09 Meeting ID: 890 0090 1587 Passcode: 091386 Happy Saka Dawa! On Wednesday, June 14, is the fifteenth day of the fourth Tibetan lunar month, the day to celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing into parinirvana. Any actions done during Saka Dawa, both auspicious and harmful, are multiplied in their power. Karmic results are said to be multiplied by one hundred million times, so don't miss this precious opportunity! It is a very powerful time to practice and increase one’s commitment to both practice and study. To make the best of this special day, we do the following onsite and online: 06.00 pm Welcome 06.10 pm Equalizing and exchanging self with others incl. tonglen 06.50 pm Break 07.00 pm Recitation of the Vajra Cutter Sutra 08.20 pm Break 08.30 pm Vajrasattva Purification Meditation and dedications 09.00 pm Goodnight You can come and go as you please, if you would only like to join for one or two of the practices. If possible, bring the text for the the Sutra on your phone or tablet. You find it here: Vajra Cutter Sutra Everyone is welcome. Let’s practice together, rejoice and have a good time! PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0 - 15 CHF. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate upon arrival or through PayPal. Language: English

HHDL Birthday Celebration

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Happy Birthday! We will spend this evening together to celebrate His Holiness Dalai Lama's birthday.   WHEN: Wednesday, 6. July, 07.00 pm - 09.30 pm CET CATEGORY: Buddhist Practice, Meditation and Coming Together LEVEL: Everyone is welcome Join us via Zoom or at the Lhagsam location. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88981082038?pwd=NENXMVdlaVhnaXQvaWVXT0oxSGppQT09 Meeting ID: 889 8108 2038 Passcode: 707984 For as long as space remains, for as long as sentien beings remain, until then may I too remain to dispel the miseries of the world. - Shantideva The evening's program is: 7.00-7.15: Welcome Bring your own flowers, candles, candy, cake or whichever you find suitable Lhagsam offering a cake to HHDL If you join us on zoom, you can likewise offer from your side of the screen 7.15-8.30: Avalokiteshvara Guru Yoga We’ll recite the Sadhana ”The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshvara” - composed by HH the 14th Dalai Lama We’ll do 1000 Mani Chants on the mala and dedicate these to HHDL 8.30-8.40: Break 8.40-9.10: Tonglen We’ll meditate on giving and taking, Tonglen 9.15-9.30: Longlife Prayers to His Holiness and Dedication Prayers You can join for any part of the program! PRACTICAL INFORMATION Level: No prior knowledge required Language: English Cost: Suggested donation is 0 - 15 CHF. Noone will be turned away due to lack of funds. Find out how to donate here.

Retreat Day (onsite only)

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Our monthly meditation retreat day at Lhagsam WHEN: Saturday July 9th, 10.30 - 16.00 WHERE: Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation LEVEL: All levels, beginners welcome If you would like to join, please send an email to info@lhagsam.ch "Meditation gives us breathing space in the mind; it gives us the space to experience. Normally our lives are so cluttered that we don't even have breathing space. But meditation gives us the breathing spaceso that things can arise, so that understanding anc experience can come up. Normally we are so busythat they can't surace, because there is no room...meditation is about coming back to our silent inner spaciuousness" Tenzin Palmo How about giving yourself the gift of withdrawing from this busy world for a day?  Turn off your phone, be in silence, settle your mind and look inwardly instead of following your senses to the external world. We will come together for a day of meditation. For anyone not being able to commit for the whole day, you can join half a day.  It is okay to leave or join during lunch break between 13:00 - 14:00, but please do so quietly, as we will be in silence. Beginners are encouraged to join the morning session at 10:30 AM as there would be more guidance in the morning and we will reduce interactions as we move deeper into the retreat. Schedule - 10:30 - 13:00 Setting Motivation, Shamatha Meditation - 13:00 - 14:00 lunch break - 14:00 - 16:00  Meditation, Dedication PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 30-50 CHF for the full day.  No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate upon arrival or online (via Paypal, Twint or E-Banking). Language: English Level: No prior knowledge required Registration: We will meet at our location in Zurich. If you...

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Discovering Buddhism: Transforming Problems

Learn the disadvantages of self-cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others. Learn to employ the special techniques of mind training (lojong) to transform problems into happiness. WHEN: 4 Thursdays, July 7–28, 6:30 - 9.00 pm (CET – Zurich) WHERE: Online LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced REGISTRATION: REGISTER HERE A radical approach to the achievement of bodhichitta is to learn to greet problems with a happy mind. For the brave practitioner, this is the quickest method to eliminatethe obstacles to our development: our delusions. The various practices known in Tibetan as lojong, mind transformation, are studied in this module. Schedule 6:30 pm Meditation 6:50 pm Break 7:00 pm Teaching by Ven. Robina 8:30 pm Discussions 8.50 pm Conclusion & Dedication 9.00 pm End Discovering Buddhism is an FPMT study program aimed at giving Buddhist and non-Buddhist students a solid footing in the practice of Mahayana Buddhism. The program is not meant to be an academic study of Buddhism, it is meant to change our daily lives through experiential training in meditation and thought transformation. About the Teacher Ven. Robina Courtin, Australian-born, has a powerhouse personality and has been a Buddhist nun for nearly 40 years. Well known for her work with people in prisons, Ven. Robina’s life and work is the subject of the award-winning documentary ‘Chasing Buddha‘. She teaches full time around the world at the centers of her teachers’ organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). Read more PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: You would make us very happy by supporting us with a donation. Suggested donation is 0 – 30 CHF. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate online (via Paypal, Twint or E-Banking). Language: English. Level: Beginner to Advanced. Registration: REGISTER HERE