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Feb 2018
What a start of the year! Our kind, energetic, dearest teacher – Australian nun, Ven. Robina Courtin – inspired us to use our precious time in a beneficial way and showed us ways how we can work on our minds to overcome our delusions practically in everyday life, and ultimately be happier. If we watch our minds every day just for a few minutes, apply our wisdom in developing more beneficial habits, we make ourselves better people and the entire world a better place. Such a gift to have the opportunity to......
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Dec 2017
Australian ex-Catholic, ex-political activist, ex-radical feminist, and former bodyguard for the Dalai Lama, Venerable Robina Courtin has been a Buddhist nun since 1978. A renowned teacher of Buddhist psychology and philosophy, Ven. Robina will visit Zurich for the second time to give a course on “How to Get Things Done with Energy and Courage” on January 6th 2018. In this course Ven. Robina will explore the sources of discouragement, laziness and fear, but also the sources of joy, energy and courage. All of these come from our mind and can be developed. The teaching will......
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Nov 2017
We are very happy to announce that Geshe Sherab will teach at the Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Study Group in Zurich for the third time at the end of November. Geshe-la will give an introduction to Lojong, also known as “mind training” or “thought transformation” based on the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Langri Tangpa. Lojong teachings are quintessential Mahayana teachings in that their aim is to eliminate both the self-cherishing attitude and self-grasping. The mind training tradition is one that is embraced by all Tibetan lineages. Geshe Sherab was the first teacher to ever......
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Oct 2017
On October 24th we are starting a new course from the FPMT Discovering Buddhism program ‘Refuge in the Three Jewels‘. When your interest for Buddhism is growing you will soon come to a point when you ask yourself “Should I take refuge? Why? When? How? What does it actually mean?” No more recordings! Starting with this course the teaching material will be presented by an experienced tutor every Tuesday night. We are quite excited for this enhancement, as it will make the course come to live and become more relevant for us all.......
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Jul 2017
On August 22nd we are starting the new course from the FPMT Discovering Buddhism program ‘All About Karma‘. Karma has become a „buzz word“ in the Western world, but many of us have little understanding of what it actually is and how it determines our everyday experiences. In this course we will explore karma, its effects on our lives and what it means to take personal responsibility. We will look in detail at how our actions cause us happiness or suffering, so that we can start playing an active role in creating our......
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Jul 2017
We are excited that Ven. Tenzin Gendun accepted our invitation to teach an introduction course to Tibetan Meditation. Ven. Gendun will spend one week in Zurich. The first class will take place on Tuesday, August 15th. We have received many requests to offer a beginner course for non-Buddhists, who are interested to use the meditative techniques to concur everyday stress and to improve their concentration. This 3-evening summer course is designed to give such an introduction in theory and practice. You will learn how to sit, how to structure your meditation session,......
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Jul 2017
Sandra Passardi The magical Lawudo Monastery Lawudo is located in the Himalaya mountain range, in the Solo Khumbu region of eastern Nepal. Lawudo is the place where the former reincarnation of our beloved Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche (the spiritual director of the FPMT), Lama Kunsang Yeshe, also known as the Lawudo Lama, meditated for many years in a small cave. He blessed this place with his pure Dharma practice. Those, who were lucky enough to visit Lawudo, often say that merely seeing this place can open even the stubborn hearts to the......
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Mar 2017
We are very excited to have been accepted by the Foundation of the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) as an independent study group associated with this organisation. The name given for the group by the FPMT’s Spiritual Director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, is ‘Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Study Group’. According to Rinpoche: The meaning of ‘Lhagsam’ is the special mind taking responsibility to free sentient beings from suffering. We assume this responsibility with much enthusiasm and gratitude, while knowing that we have much study and work on our own minds in front of us, before we can......
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Feb 2017
Australian ex-Catholic, ex-political activist, ex-radical feminist, and former body guard for the Dalai Lama, Venerable Robina Courtin has been a Buddhist nun since 1978. A renowned teacher of Buddhist psychology and philosophy, Ven. Robina will give teachings and a public talk in Zurich for the first time, as a part of the worldwide 2017 teaching tour that includes over 50 events in 17 countries. 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......
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Jan 2017
Rely on the message of the teacher, not on his personality; Rely on the meaning, not just on the words; Rely on the real meaning, not on the provisional one; Rely on your wisdom mind, not on your ordinary, judgmental mind. /The Buddha/ There is little progress we would make on any topic – from learning to brush our teeth to learning mathematics or playing a piano – without having a teacher to instruct us, to keep us inspired and on track. Dealing with our mind is no different. On our spiritual......
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