Together On The Path – 365 Days of Lamrim
Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim.
Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim.
How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth. Join us on five consecutive Thursdays when Venerable Robina Courtin will grant us live teachings on the process of death and dying, as seen from a Buddhist perspective and explained thoroughly in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’ book “How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth”. WHEN: Thursdays, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 7:00 – 8.30 pm CET WHERE: Online Only LEVEL: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81839377063?pwd=b1ZSMlQ4MVJWYnp3L1drMUF2bVROQT09 Meeting ID: 818 3937 7063 Passcode: 609932 In this handbook Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives a huge amount of advice about how to help our loved ones before, during, and after death. This 400 page book, compiled and edited by Ven. Robina Courtin, takes much of the material in FPMT’s How to Face Death without Fear and Heart Advice for Death and Dying, but radically restructures and reorganizes it into an easy-to-use manual. The book is available for free from here, but please consider a donation if you decide to download it: https://fpmt.org/projects/make-a-donation/ For a Buddhist, the ideal way to die is to die gradually, contrary to an often-stated view that it’s best to die in our sleep so that we don’t know about it. And the reason is clear: given that most of us live in denial of this natural event, our loved ones need time to get ready for death, at peace and unafraid, so that they can, indeed, go happily to their next rebirth, either a precious human rebirth in which they can continue to practice their spiritual path or rebirth in a pure land, such as Buddha Amitabha’s, in which they can easily become a buddha and thus...
Join fellow practitioners in a guided meditation.
Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim.
How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth. Join us on five consecutive Thursdays when Venerable Robina Courtin will grant us live teachings on the process of death and dying, as seen from a Buddhist perspective and explained thoroughly in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’ book “How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth”. WHEN: Thursdays, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 7:00 – 8.30 pm CET WHERE: Online Only LEVEL: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81839377063?pwd=b1ZSMlQ4MVJWYnp3L1drMUF2bVROQT09 Meeting ID: 818 3937 7063 Passcode: 609932 In this handbook Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives a huge amount of advice about how to help our loved ones before, during, and after death. This 400 page book, compiled and edited by Ven. Robina Courtin, takes much of the material in FPMT’s How to Face Death without Fear and Heart Advice for Death and Dying, but radically restructures and reorganizes it into an easy-to-use manual. The book is available for free from here, but please consider a donation if you decide to download it: https://fpmt.org/projects/make-a-donation/ For a Buddhist, the ideal way to die is to die gradually, contrary to an often-stated view that it’s best to die in our sleep so that we don’t know about it. And the reason is clear: given that most of us live in denial of this natural event, our loved ones need time to get ready for death, at peace and unafraid, so that they can, indeed, go happily to their next rebirth, either a precious human rebirth in which they can continue to practice their spiritual path or rebirth in a pure land, such as Buddha Amitabha’s, in which they can easily become a buddha and thus...
Join fellow practitioners in a guided meditation.
Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim.
Topic for Feb 1st: The Nine Cemetery Contemplations (Satipatthana Sutta) WHEN: Monthly on Wednesday 7.00 - 8.30 pm CET WHERE: Onsite, the Lhagsam Gompa LEVEL: Beginner, everyone is welcome! LANGUAGE: English Let’s meet at our center and be part of a guided meditation, get an understanding of how to develop valuable realizations on the vastness of the mind: We will analyze and learn how to experience our world, and how we can change this, to have a better understanding and more acceptance of ourselves and for the whole world. We will work on gaining experiential knowledge, a calmer mind, and an open heart full of love and compassion towards ourselves and all sentient beings. Once the meditation has ended, we invite you to stay and enjoy being part of our vibrant community and chat with the other participants. We are not compelled to meditate by some outside agent, by other people, or by God. Rather, just as we are responsible for our own suffering, so are we solely responsible for our own cure. We have created the situation in which we find ourselves, and it is up to us to create the circumstances for our release. Therefore, as suffering permeates our life, we have to do something in addition to our regular daily routine. This something is spiritual practice or, in other words, meditation. ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: You would make us very happy by supporting us with a donation. Suggested donation is 0 – 20 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: All are welcome
How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth. Join us on five consecutive Thursdays when Venerable Robina Courtin will grant us live teachings on the process of death and dying, as seen from a Buddhist perspective and explained thoroughly in Lama Zopa Rinpoche’ book “How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth”. WHEN: Thursdays, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 7:00 – 8.30 pm CET WHERE: Online Only LEVEL: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81839377063?pwd=b1ZSMlQ4MVJWYnp3L1drMUF2bVROQT09 Meeting ID: 818 3937 7063 Passcode: 609932 In this handbook Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives a huge amount of advice about how to help our loved ones before, during, and after death. This 400 page book, compiled and edited by Ven. Robina Courtin, takes much of the material in FPMT’s How to Face Death without Fear and Heart Advice for Death and Dying, but radically restructures and reorganizes it into an easy-to-use manual. The book is available for free from here, but please consider a donation if you decide to download it: https://fpmt.org/projects/make-a-donation/ For a Buddhist, the ideal way to die is to die gradually, contrary to an often-stated view that it’s best to die in our sleep so that we don’t know about it. And the reason is clear: given that most of us live in denial of this natural event, our loved ones need time to get ready for death, at peace and unafraid, so that they can, indeed, go happily to their next rebirth, either a precious human rebirth in which they can continue to practice their spiritual path or rebirth in a pure land, such as Buddha Amitabha’s, in which they can easily become a buddha and thus...
Join fellow practitioners in a guided meditation.
Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim.
Join our monthly Avalokiteshvara Guru Yoga Practice! WHEN: 07.00 - 8.00 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: One considers oneself as a Buddhist (has taken refuge). If you considered yourself as a beginner, but interested in such practice, please contact us. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82730709882?pwd=SEZCWkRUREJoaWpzc0FYTHJuNEk2UT09 Meeting ID: 827 3070 9882 Passcode: 245214 Avalokiteshvara, also known as Chenrezig, embodies the great infinite compassion aspect of all the Buddhas. The great compassion comes from not only wishing all sentient beings be free from suffering but actually put it to action to alleviate sufferings. The seed of compassion will grow if you plant it in fertile soil, a consciousness moistened with love. When you have watered your mind with love, you can begin to meditate upon compassion. Compassion, here, is simply the wish that all sentient beings be free of suffering. ~ An Open Heart, The Dalai Lama In this group practice, we will get together following the sadhana written by His Holiness Dalai Lama called “The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshvara”. The practice will be facilitated by a member of Lhagsam. It will be slow and in English so we will have time to meditate on the meanings of words and cultivate an open heart which extends to our external world. We will also include the mediation on the four immeasurables and tonglen. Dedication: In our monthly Avelokiteshvara Guru Yoga Practice we will make dedications to all the beings who need help and support at the time. If you would like for us to make a special dedication to yourself, friend or family member, please fill out the Request Dedication Form. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0 - 20 CHF. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate upon arrival or online (via Paypal,...
Join us on for live online teachings with Venerable Tenzin Palmo, who will give us teachings on The Six Paramitas and help us engage in the Bodhisattva way. WHEN: Saturdays, February 11 and 18, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: Beginner to intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well! LANGUAGE: English REGISTRATION: Registration is required, please REGISTER HERE Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86054099314?pwd=K1p2bG1HR3ZmekZOaldjVThodUdsZz09 Meeting ID: 860 5409 9314 Passcode: 306437 The perfections or “paramitas” are a very important basis for our bodhisattva behavior. A Bodhisattva is an exemplary figure of great qualities that, in addition to enlightenment, her or his main intention is to develop the full potential of her or his mind to be of authentic benefit to all beings. In order to definitively help all beings, a Bodhisattva enters into the practice of the six perfections. Cultivating a true altruistic intention is a very difficult task, and Ven. Tenzin Palmo will guide us into following the path of the Bodhisattva and help us identify the extraordinary turn that brings great benefit to others and to ourselves. About the Teacher Tenzin Palmo comes from the Czech Republic. She took refuge with Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche in 2008 and three years later got ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Graduated from the Basic Program in Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in 2014, she continued her studies in Kopan Nunnery in Nepal, where she also learned Tibetan language. Now she is based in Lama Lama Tsong Khapa Institute again to start studying the Master Program in February. She is also a teaching assistant for the Basic Program online organized by Jamyang London and teaching in Longdol Lama, the FPMT Study Group in Prague. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: You would make us very...
Our monthly meditation retreat day at Lhagsam.
Our monthly meditation retreat day at Lhagsam.
Our monthly meditation retreat day at Lhagsam.
Join fellow practitioners in a guided meditation.
Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim.
Join us on for live online teachings with Venerable Tenzin Palmo, who will give us teachings on The Six Paramitas and help us engage in the Bodhisattva way. WHEN: Saturdays, February 11 and 18, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: Beginner to intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well! LANGUAGE: English REGISTRATION: Registration is required, please REGISTER HERE Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86054099314?pwd=K1p2bG1HR3ZmekZOaldjVThodUdsZz09 Meeting ID: 860 5409 9314 Passcode: 306437 The perfections or “paramitas” are a very important basis for our bodhisattva behavior. A Bodhisattva is an exemplary figure of great qualities that, in addition to enlightenment, her or his main intention is to develop the full potential of her or his mind to be of authentic benefit to all beings. In order to definitively help all beings, a Bodhisattva enters into the practice of the six perfections. Cultivating a true altruistic intention is a very difficult task, and Ven. Tenzin Palmo will guide us into following the path of the Bodhisattva and help us identify the extraordinary turn that brings great benefit to others and to ourselves. About the Teacher Tenzin Palmo comes from the Czech Republic. She took refuge with Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche in 2008 and three years later got ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Graduated from the Basic Program in Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in 2014, she continued her studies in Kopan Nunnery in Nepal, where she also learned Tibetan language. Now she is based in Lama Lama Tsong Khapa Institute again to start studying the Master Program in February. She is also a teaching assistant for the Basic Program online organized by Jamyang London and teaching in Longdol Lama, the FPMT Study Group in Prague. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: You would make us very...
Join fellow practitioners in a guided meditation.