Taking a clearer look at our daily actions Language: English with translation into French Online participation might be possible.

Confidence, devotion and blessing are important elements for our path in Tibetan Buddhism. However, we can also easily confuse them with fascination and the like, which are only expressions of our yearnings.  For a healthy and safe development, it is therefore important to become clear about the differences. A weekend course in Vleuten, the Netherlands, Read More

Lodjong ("mind training") is an essential practice in Mahayana Buddhism. It is said to save one from getting lost in good times, while becoming a good friend in difficult times. Moreover, it is a complete path to freedom from emotional entanglement and ego-centredness. During this weekend we want to gain an overview of what mind Read More

All our lives we are accompanied by attachment, anger, envy, pride and mental blindness. They determine our perception and the actions that result from that. When we live them out, it will cause unpredictable entanglements ; when we try to suppress them they will pile up and further occupy our minds. Both approaches are unhelpful Read More

The practice of Dorje Sempa is intended to help us "purify negative karmic imprints". This is done in connection with the four forces, which are nothing other than learning to develop an honest look within so that we understand how disturbing emotions and negative tendencies occupy our minds and thereby limit us. Through recognition and Read More

  This year we will conclude  the teachings on Gendün Rinpoche's  Heart Advice of a Mahamudra Master, the final chapter on Preparing for Death. Rinpoche describes the various experiences of practitioners at the moment of dying, and gives explanations on the bardo. In addition, he presents the benefits of tonglen practice as a preparation for Read More

On the whole Buddhist Path the development of Bodhicitta is the essential point, because the vital point is how we can dissolve the delusion of self-centredness. The 7 Point Mind training includes both relative and absolute Bodhicitta. The more we engage with this teaching, the clearer we will see how it touches upon all aspects Read More

Taking refuge in the so-called 3 jewels, Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, is more than a one-off ceremony.  Rather, it forms the basis for our entire spiritual path, as it gives us an inner alignment that leads to greater clarity and stability. In this way we are protected from losing ourselves in negative mindsets, disturbing emotions Read More

A Zoom lecture. Lama Walli. Language: German

A Zoom lecture. Lama Walli. Language: German

As his very first teaching, the Buddha showed us the four Noble Truths that form the framework of the whole dharma. In this session we will reflect on the Four Truths as a reality in our own lives. This can help us to let go and develop genuine renunciation. Lama Walli and Lama Chris Teaching Read More

COURSE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Weekend course on Buddha Amitabha and the Pure Land of Dewachen What is a "Pure Land", which qualities does it have and how can we get there? In which ways did Amitabha become a Buddha and what was his path like? These are just some of the questions that we want to Read More

The Dharma Group Cologne is planning to study Shamar Rinpoche's book The Path to Awakening, on the topic of 7 Point Mind Training, guided in person and over Zoom by Lama Chris and Lama Gelek. This will be the first weekend course in that program. Lojong (“Mind Training”) is an essential practice of Mahayana Buddhism. It’s Read More