Courses and Retreats

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General information for courses and retreats in Benchen Phuntsok Ling:
Please bring your own sleeping bag, a blanket and warm clothing.
It is always advisable to bring warm clothes and rainproof gear.
Accomodation is limited!

Fees:
The course fees are listed in the respective course.
A stay with self-catering outside of courses is possible, the daily rate is € 25.
Nice course fees are only possibe when everybody joins a small assistance job. Please help to clean the tables after meals, vacuum clean, ...
Day guests (saying hello, meeting friends, greeting Lamas, ...) are welcome. However, we also ask day guests to make a contribution towards expenses of 25 €. Regular course participants have first dibs on meals.
 
Registration:
It is absolutely necessary to register in advance!
If nothing specific is mentioned in the course program, please register per mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
You can cancel your registration free of charge up to two weeks before the start of the course. In case of later cancellation, a processing fee of € 25 will be charged.
 
Retreats:
For a longer retreat it requires absolutely prior consultation with Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche or Lama Ngawang Tsultrim.
During your retreat Lama Ngawang will assist you in your practice.

Daily Programm:
7:30 AM: Green Tara practice
5:00 PM: Daily Mahakala practice
 

Announcement Summer Course 2026 -- Allmuthen

sc2014These are the dates for the Summer Seminar 2026 in Benchen Phuntsok Ling in Allmuthen, Belgium.

Like every year the week before the actual teaching period a three-days Drölkar (White Tara) retreat will happen and after the teaching period a three-days Gönkar (White Mahakala) retreat will take place.

We are looking forward to meeting you all again in Allmuthen!

White Tara Retreat   Wed. 22.07.    to    Fri. 24.07.2026
Teaching   Sat. 25.07.   to    Wed. 05.08.2026
Gönkar Retreat   Thu. 06.08.   to    Sat. 08.08.2026

General Information about the Retreats in Allmuthen by Lama Ngawang Tsultrim

Advice by Lama Ngawang Tsultrim as given in his letter from 2022.

"Dear Sangha,

 
mila2In the very beginning, on November 8, 1998, when Tenga Rinpoche decided to establish Benchen Phuntsok Ling, he wrote to his students:  The intention or goal of buying a center is that everyone who has time can do retreat there for a few weeks or months, and that it will be a permanent place for summer courses in the summer. In the further future, courses on general Buddhist teachings and personal practice are planned, which will include the gradual path of the four preliminary practices, the practice of the creation and completion stages of the yidam (Kyerim/Dzogrim), the six yogas of Naropa, and the path of Mahamudra.
By practicing Dharma there, it will be a place of extraordinary benefit to oneself and others.

 

25 years Benchen Phuntsok Ling - 25 new sponsors are needed

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The 25th anniversary of Benchen Phuntsok Ling is approaching. We would therefore like to address you on our own behalf:

Benchen Phuntsok Ling is supported financially by many people. 
This is not possible with the course fees alone.
But like everything else, this group of supporters is getting older every day...
So this year we are looking for 25 new people who would like to support the Dharma place Benchen Phuntsok Ling with a regular contribution of €10, €20 or €50. Even a small regular contribution helps!
The more shoulders on which this responsibility is shared, the more stable the continued existence of the meditation centre in Allmuthen will be.

If you would like to participate, please transfer your contribution to the following account:

Benchen Phuntsok Ling e.V.
Commerzbank Köln
IBAN: DE 46 3704 0044 0558 8884 00
BIC: COBADEFFXXX
Purpose: Donation
 
Please sign and return the Your Support form to our office so that we can register you as a sponsor of Benchen Phuntsok Ling. You will receive an annual donation receipt.
 

As a non-profit organisation, these donations are tax deductible in Germany.

Update: 28 new sponsors have already been found (27.08.2024) - wonderful! Thank you very much!

 

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