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Discovering Buddhism: Introduction to Tantra

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

EXTRA SESSION Due to request, this event serves as a follow-up on Lhagsam's recently finished Discovering Buddhism course, but anyone can join! WHEN:  Thursday November 10, 7.00 - 9.00 pm CET  WHERE: Online and Onsite LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced You can join the event here on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85664885415?pwd=dHR6SU84cTZVdUFaK1lDeVpoY1BQdz09 Meeting ID: 856 6488 5415 Passcode: 293072 The most advanced level of practice is taught in the Vajrayana system of Mahayana Buddhism, the expertise of all great Tibetan masters. These techniques are said to hasten immeasurably the goal of buddhahood. What drives the bodhisattva to enter into the practice of tantra is their immense compassion for the suffering of all beings. Students get a broad overview of the four classes of tantra and learn to practice simple Kriya tantric methods. They learn to integrate tantra with lam-rim meditation for optimal results. 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...

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Avalokiteshvara Guru Yoga Practice with Paula Chichester

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Join us for a guru yoga practice with Paula Chichester in our center or follow the teachings online on zoom. WHEN: Friday, 11 November 2022, 7 pm – 9 pm CET WHERE: Onsite and Online LEVEL: Intermediary to advanced, but beginners are welcome! REGISTRATION: If you join us onsite, please Register here You can join the event here on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86427893078?pwd=VEswcXZpWk56MmtmcVZuODMySHgxUT09 Meeting ID: 864 2789 3078 Passcode: 248464 In this practice, Paula Chichester will guide us through a sadhana written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama called “The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshvara”. The teachings will include explanations and time for questions. The weekend retreat on mahamudra with Paula Chichester the two following days will be starting with an abbreviated version of this guru yoga, as recommended when engaging in mahamudra. 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 to 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 Paula Chichester is known for her friendly, experiential teaching style that evolves from 4 decades of training in Tibetan Buddhist meditation, healing arts, yoga and chi gong. Her ability to distill and impart the essence of these disciplines is inspired by her teacher, Lama Thubten Yeshe. Read more PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0 – 40 CHF. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate upon arrival...

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MAHAMUDRA RETREAT WITH PAULA CHICHESTER

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Join us for this two-day retreat with Paula Chichester, giving us talks and guided meditations on how we engage compassionate feelings within a Mahamudra awareness in order to empower our inner nature with restorative healing and complete wholeness, to share with all beings. WHEN: Saturday, 12 November, 10 am – 5 pm  WHEN: Sunday 13 November, 10 am – 3 pm WHERE: Onsite and Online LEVEL: Open for everyone, but some knowledge is of benefit You can join the event here on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86427893078?pwd=VEswcXZpWk56MmtmcVZuODMySHgxUT09 Meeting ID: 864 2789 3078 Passcode: 248464 Mahamudra, a Sanskrit word meaning “great seal,” refers to an advanced and sophisticated system of meditation on the nature of the mind, and the realizations gained through it. Having a focus shifting from the content to the experience of the experience, the ultimate goal is to achieve a non-dual awareness by observing emptiness (Sanskrit: Shunyata) like “a mindful fish not even stirring the water while swimming”. Each day will start with a short guru yoga based on “The Yoga of the Inseparability of the Guru and Avalokiteshvara”, which Paula Chichester will introduce in depth on Friday 11 November.   Paula Chichester is known for her friendly, experiential teaching style that evolves from 4 decades of training in Tibetan Buddhist meditation, healing arts, yoga and chi gong. Her ability to distill and impart the essence of these disciplines is inspired by her teacher, Lama Thubten Yeshe. Read more PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0 – 80 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: Open for everyone, but this is meant as a basic introduction.

Event Series Mahamudra Retreat with Paula Chichester

Mahamudra Retreat with Paula Chichester

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Join us for this two-day retreat with Paula Chichester, giving us talks and guided meditations on how we engage compassionate feelings within a Mahamudra awareness in order to empower our inner nature with restorative healing and complete wholeness, to share with all beings. WHEN: Saturday, 12 November, 10 am – 5 pm  WHEN: Sunday 13 November, 10 am – 3 pm WHERE: Onsite and Online LEVEL: Open for everyone, but some knowledge is of benefit You can join the event here on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86427893078?pwd=VEswcXZpWk56MmtmcVZuODMySHgxUT09 Meeting ID: 864 2789 3078 Passcode: 248464 Mahamudra, a Sanskrit word meaning “great seal,” refers to an advanced and sophisticated system of meditation on the nature of the mind, and the realizations gained through it. Having a focus shifting from the content to the experience of the experience, the ultimate goal is to achieve a non-dual awareness by observing emptiness (Sanskrit: Shunyata) like “a mindful fish not even stirring the water while swimming”. Each day will start with a short guru yoga based on “The Yoga of the Inseparability of the Guru and Avalokiteshvara”, which Paula Chichester will introduce in depth on Friday 11 November.   Paula Chichester is known for her friendly, experiential teaching style that evolves from 4 decades of training in Tibetan Buddhist meditation, healing arts, yoga and chi gong. Her ability to distill and impart the essence of these disciplines is inspired by her teacher, Lama Thubten Yeshe. Read more PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0 – 80 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: Open for everyone, but this is meant as a basic introduction.

Lhabab Duchen

Join us to practice together on this merit-multiplying day! WHEN: Tuesday November 15, 5.00 - 9.00 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: Open for everyone Join us on Zoom under the following link and login. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81432541643?pwd=QXJuVW5QUVBXN2ZMaWxKb2tUcFFudz09 Meeting ID: 814 3254 1643 Passcode: 940434 Lhabab Duchen celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to the Earth from the God-Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching the Dharma for several months to the Gods, including his mother, Mayadevi, who died a week after Buddha’s birth and had been reborn in this realm. Due to Lhabab Duchen being a merit-multiplying day, the karmic results of any actions done on this day are multiplied 100 million times. To make the best of this special day, we do the following practices: 5.00 pm Welcome 5.10 pm Golden Light Sutra Recitation 6.30 pm Break 6.40 pm Tonglen Meditation 7.20 pm Break 7.30 pm Green Tara Practice 8.45 pm Dedications 9.00 pm End The most beneficial thing to have peace and to stop the wars is recitation of the Golden Light Sutra. This is the most beneficial thing to bring peace, everyone should try to do this, no matter how busy they are, even to recite one or two pages, even a few lines.  So by reciting the whole text is unbelievably beneficial, one collects extensive merits, liberates numberless sentient beings from the oceans of suffering and brings them to enlightenment. – Lama Zopa Rinpoche Read more about the benefits of reciting the Golden Light Sutra here. You can come and go as you please, if you would only like to join for one or two of the practices. Everyone is welcome. Let’s practice together, rejoice and have a good time! PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0 - 20 CHF. No one will be turned away due to lack of...

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Retreat Day (Onsite Only)

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Please note the changed times for Saturday November 20th: 12.30 -16h WHEN: Sunday November 20th, 12.30 - 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 half a day?  Turn off your phone, be in silence, settle your mind and look inwardly instead of following your senses to the external world.   Schedule - 12:30 - 14:00 Setting Motivation, Shamatha Meditation - 14:00 - 14:15 Tea break - 14:15 - 16:00  Meditation, Dedication PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0-30CHF 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 would like to join, please send an email to info@lhagsam.ch

Book Club

Join us reading and discussing! WHEN: Saturday, November 26th 2022, 7 - 9 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: The book club is open to anyone who is interested to meet and discuss the books we read Please note that registration is required. Register here Join our relaxed and easy-going book club! You find more information here. Book Title: Enlightened Vagabond: The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoch Author: Matthieu Ricard Colorful stories about and profound teachings of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most impactful teachers and thinkers in the Tibetan tradition from the nineteenth century. The life and teachings of the wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche - a revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet - come alive in true stories gathered and translated by the French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard over more than thirty years, based on the oral accounts of great contemporary teachers as well as written sources. Patrul's life story reveals the nature of a highly realized being as he transmits the Dharma in everything he does, teaching both simple nomads and great lamas in ways that are often unconventional and even humorous, but always with uncompromising authenticity PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: free Language: English Level: open for everyone Registration: Register here

Event Series Medicine Buddha Practice

Medicine Buddha Practice

Join our monthly Medicine Buddha practice! WHEN:  Monthly on Fridays, 7.00 - 8.30 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: Intermediate - Advanced (beginners are welcome) Join us via Zoom under the following link and login:Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/910346209?pwd=ajRQQlk5NTM1aHJlZ2Z0UGtnUy9BQT09 Meeting ID: 867 1617 3585 Password: 637172 REQUEST DEDICATION A Medicine Buddha Practice consists of meditations, visualizations, reciting mantras, and prayers, including taking refuge and generating bodhicitta, the seven limb practice, mandala offering, followed by the request prayers. The session is concluded with dedications. The Seven Medicine Buddhas made special prayers to benefit beings of degenerate ages, hence in the sutric tradition this is considered one of the most powerful practices, which possesses the greatest and quickest blessings. This practice purifies and heals on all levels – physical, mental, spiritual and environmental. In our monthly Medicine Buddha 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, Twint or E-Banking). Language: English Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Previous knowledge in buddhist practices is helpful. Beginners are still welcome. We will happily give you a small introduction!

Event Series Together on the Path

Together on the Path

Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim. WHEN: Tuesdays, October 4 – December 27, 7.00 – 8.00 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome! LANGUAGE: English. You can join the event here on zoom: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84921928952?pwd=UEd1RTltOFlkZHpTWmVtRU1tT0RLUT09 Meeting ID: 849 2192 8952 Password: 871688 The evening is divided between a guided meditation on the LamRim and subsequent discussion groups in breakout rooms. The discussion questions are based on the LamRim, and a curious mind is of great benefit. We promote inclusion and suggest having a basic understanding of the Dharma. Everyone, whether they would consider themselves new to Buddhism or advanced practitioners, are more than welcome. The event ends at 8 pm, but you are cordially invited to stay and join our weekly purification practice on the four opponent powers and Guru Vajrasattva – just stay in the Zoom room. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: You would make us very happy by supporting us with a donation. Suggested donation is 0-40 CHF for a session. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate online (via Paypal, Twint or E-Banking). Language: English. Level: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well!

Death Café

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. WHEN: Friday December 9, 6.00 – 8.30 pm CET WHERE: Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation, Gablerstrasse 51 LEVEL: Everybody is welcome! REGISTRATION: Registration is required, please REGISTER HERE The objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’. A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session. This event is organized by Lhagsam members with the simple wish of bringing people together, sharing our thoughts and creating connections. The Death Cafes are always offered: On a not for profit basis In an accessible, respectful and confidential space With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake! The Death Cafe model was developed by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid from the UK. The idea originates with the Swiss sociologist and anthropologist Bernard Crettaz (fr), who organized the first café mortel in 2004. PRACTICAL INFORMATION About the Death Café: This is a religiously neutral event, open for everybody to participate and share Level: No prior knowledge required Language: We speak German and English. Registration: REGISTER HERE Cost: Free (donations welcome)

Mindfulness in Daily Life

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

Get to know some fundamental principles of secular mindfulness meditation when our center is visited onsite by Lea Boesch and Manuel Oswald, who are both students of acclaimed meditation teachers Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. The teachers will offer simple mindfulness practices to help navigate our busy lives with more presence, ease, and wisdom. WHEN: Sunday December 11, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm CET WHERE: Onsite and Online LEVEL: Open for everyone. This introduction is suitable for anyone interested in a secular approach to meditation and mindfulness. LANGUAGE: English Join the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82874557044?pwd=bXpoeFNXUDFpVHR2NFY0d0VjOHE0QT09 Meeting ID: 828 7455 7044 Passcode: 081188 Learn how to cultivate an embodied and compassionate presence and a relaxed attention in your meditation practice. The guided meditations will be accompanied by informative explanations and time for questions and discussions, including for those attending with Zoom. 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: Open for everyone. This is meant as a basic introduction.

Event Series Together on the Path

Together on the Path

Join fellow practitioners on the gradual path to enlightenment and find support and encouragement for your contemplation on the LamRim. WHEN: Tuesdays, October 4 – December 27, 7.00 – 8.00 pm CET WHERE: Online LEVEL: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome! LANGUAGE: English. You can join the event here on zoom: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84921928952?pwd=UEd1RTltOFlkZHpTWmVtRU1tT0RLUT09 Meeting ID: 849 2192 8952 Password: 871688 The evening is divided between a guided meditation on the LamRim and subsequent discussion groups in breakout rooms. The discussion questions are based on the LamRim, and a curious mind is of great benefit. We promote inclusion and suggest having a basic understanding of the Dharma. Everyone, whether they would consider themselves new to Buddhism or advanced practitioners, are more than welcome. The event ends at 8 pm, but you are cordially invited to stay and join our weekly purification practice on the four opponent powers and Guru Vajrasattva – just stay in the Zoom room. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: You would make us very happy by supporting us with a donation. Suggested donation is 0-40 CHF for a session. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. You can donate online (via Paypal, Twint or E-Banking). Language: English. Level: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well!

Wednesday Community Meditation

Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Gablerstrasse 51, Zurich, Switzerland

Topic for Dec 14, 2022: Mindfulness of the body 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

Lama Tsongkhapa Day

Ganden Ngamchoe, literally “Ganden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day,” or Lama Tsongkhapa Day, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated on the twenty-fifth day of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar. WHEN: Sunday, 18. December, 07.00 pm – 09.00 pm CET WHERE: Online CATEGORY: Buddhist Practice LEVEL: Intermediate – beginners are welcome Join us via Zoom under the following link and login. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83102948705?pwd=VzZWZmRUa0g1bmlnY0I0ZnlzVlNNUT09Meeting ID: 831 0294 8705Passcode: 313632 During the evening, we’ll practice the Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga and do a reading of Tsongkhapa’s Secret Biography. We will end the evening with a meditation on mahamudra. The foundation of all good qualities is the kind and perfect guru;Correct devotion to him is the root of the path.By clearly seeing this and applying great effort,please bless me to rely upon him with great respect. - Lama Tsongkhapa Download the texts here: Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Lama Tsongkhapa Secret Biography PRACTICAL INFORMATION Cost: Suggested donation is 0-15 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: Intermediate. Some knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism is of benefit.