Weekly live offers with our Resident-Lamas and teachers of Kamalashila Institute
The European seat of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Thrinley Dorje
Centre of the Karma Kagyü Gemeinschaft Deutschland e. V.
The spiritual head of the 900-year old Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
The spiritual director of Kamalashila Institute
All Courses are in Englisch with translation into German.
Missed a live class? Discover our wide range of video self-study courses, many of them donation based! For example Meditation and Conduct in the face of War by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.
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After his visit to Kamalashila two years ago, we are happy that Rinpoche will again offer two courses in 2025 that will open our eyes and hearts.
Retreat 1: Key Points of Trekchö I
May 10th to May 16
In turbulent times, finding our ground within helps us stay balanced and resilient. This retreat will introduce and explore essence love as the ground of the feeling world and innate wisdom awareness as the ground of the mind.
Essence love or basic OKness is our birthright, always present within as the nature of the feeling world and subtle body. We can get disconnected from it however, and this can result in many problems and much unnecessary suffering.
Innate wisdom awareness is also always present as the nature of the mind. Through not recognizing our true nature, we endlessly wander in confusion. In this retreat, we will explore how to reconnect and actualize these aspects of our nature.
Retreat 2: Key Points of Trekchö II
May 17th to May 23th
The view and practice of trekchö presents the mind essence as the ground of liberation and omniscience. This retreat will explore the mind essence in order to deepen our experience and move towards increased stability.
Trekchö is one of the main practices of the Dzogchen tradition, focusing on recognizing and remaining in mind essence, which includes original purity. The mind essence is best explored in the context of a teacher who can give the pith instructions and clarify points of confusion and potential pitfalls. We will also explore how to clear away obstacles and enhance our practice.
Detailed information will come in January.
The registration will open on January 25th.
Registration prior to this date is not possible!
Any further inquiries only via email to tsoknyirinpoche@kamalashila.de
The Kamalashila Team is delighted about the continuation of our close relationship with Rinpoche and the team of Pundarika Germany!
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As in previous years, you have the opportunity to end the year with the traditional Milarepa Retreat together with the resident lamas and the sangha.
Milarepa, the famous 11th century master and yogi, is one of the founding fathers of the Kagyu tradition and is famous for his extraordinary life story and for his songs of realization (Sanskrit: doha, tibetan: gur) as a spontaneous expression of his enlightened state.
This year’s Milarepa retreat will focus on Milarepa Guruyoga practice and the reiligios song “The Three Nails”, which was sung by Milarepa for the benefit of his students in the Tiger Cave in Yolmo, Nepal.
The song highlights the view, meditation and conduct of Mahāmudrā. For the Karma Kagyü tradition, this is the center piece of all teachings of the Buddha. The song explains these three essential points exceptionally clear. Here, the meaning of “nail” is used metaphorically for the view, meditation and conduct. And it is the guru, who hammers the nail in place.
Guided meditation sessions complete the retreat.
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