Courses and Retreats

Retreats in 2023 -- Allmuthen

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All four retreats in 2022 have been very positive and have taken place in a nice and harmonious way.

Important: General Information about the Retreats in Allmuthen by Lama Ngawang Tsultrim

2023 the following retreats will be offered in Europe Benchen Phuntsok Ling:

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14 days of individual retreat
During the sessions everyone does their own practice, everything else is done in the group as in the other retreats.
 
14 days of White Tara practice
The short text of Tenga Rinpoche will be used. We will focus mainly on the creation and completion phases.
Prerequisite: Tara empowerment.
 
14 days "Four Objects of Mindfulness"
Anyone can participate, including people who have not taken refuge.
Meditation on the four objects of mindfulness means focusing mindfulness on the body, on feelings, on the mind and on mental objects.
For this life and also for future lives it is very important to practise mindfulness. A lot of things go wrong in our lives. This comes from a lack of mindfulness. The distracted mind is an unhappy mind.
Mindfulness can be trained. If we want good health, success at work and just a happy life in general, it is very important to train one's mindfulness.
A mindfulness retreat helps to improve body awareness, to become aware of one's own feelings and to become aware again and again of the thoughts that come to mind. We should finally learn to notice what our body and mind have to tell us.
Mindfulness is the raw human ability to be fully in the present.
By training our mindfulness, we can finally see the nature of truth. In this retreat we will look at all four objects.
 
14 days of Gönkar Practice
Prerequisite: Gönkar empowerment.
During the Gönkar Retreat the main focus will be to practice the visualisation of the creation phase (kyerim) and to recite mantras. The short puja text for daily practice will be taken for this purpose, instead of the long one used at the summer course.
 
A 16-day Nyungne
A set of 8 Nyungne in a row.
Prerequisite: Chenrezig empowerment.
 
Daily schedule to be strictly followed:
06:00 AM First session
07:00 AM Yoga
08:00 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Second session
01:00 PM Lunch
03:00 PM Third session
07:00 PM Dinner
08:00 PM  Forth session



These dates are planned in 2023:

Saturday,  04.03.  -  Sunday,  19.03.  Individual Practice (*)
    
Saturday, 01.04.  -  Sunday,  16.04.  White Tara Practice  
Saturday,  29.04.   - Sunday,  14.05.  Four Objects of Mindfulness (*)  
Saturday,  27.05.  - Sunday,  11.06.  Gönkar Practice  
Friday,  29.09.  -  Monday,  16.10.  Eight Nyungne (**)  
 

(*) For the retreats "Individual Practice" and  "Four Objects of Mindfulness" you can shorten the duration to one week.
(**) Single Nyungnes can be done.
The other retreats last 2 weeks each.
A retreat will only take place if at least 4 participants register.

Details about costs, accommodation and meals will be announced later in another newsletter.

The current corona rules and regulations for Belgium must be strictly followed.

If you are seriously interested, please contact us by mail to the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This should happen 3 months before the retreat will start.

We hope that we have aroused your interest with these manifold, precious and very special offers, and we hope and look forward to numerous feedbacks.

Best wishes,
Your team from BPL