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Tea break with Lama Jigmé

The Phuntsok Namgyal Ling Foundation is happy to announce that you now can listen to Lama Jigmé through Podcasts!
 
With the new “Tea break with Lama Jigmé”, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Lama Jigmé Namgyal, shares inspirational Podcasts covering various Buddhist teachings to help everyone develop mindful living.
 
Phuntsok Namgyal Ling is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in the Netherlands. Our goal is to acquire a piece of land in Europe and build a Buddhist centre as a place for studies and practices. Your support will contribute to this goal.

One-off donors will get access to paid Podcasts for 30 days from the date of donation. After 30 days those podcasts will be locked again. Monthly subscribers will be able to access all Podcasts as long as the subscription is active.

Check it out: https://ko-fi.com/phuntsoknamgyalling
 
If you want to join, we recommend you to first register an account on Ko-fi before accessing the Podcast or donate (https://ko-fi.com/account/register).
 
“The path to cultivating inner peace is fundamental to being human” ~ Lama Jigmé Namgyal

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Lectures

Eight verses for training the mind – by Lama Jigmé 15 May Online

On 15 May 2021 Lama Jigmé will be giving online the last lecture of the series organized by The Tibetan Buddhist center Phuntsok Chö Ling in Rotterdam.

Eight verses for training the mind

In this cycle of 8 lectures on Saturday mornings, Lama Jigmé Namgyal  explains the short text: ‘Eight verses for training the mind’. In addition to the explanation, he also give practical instructions on how to integrate this into daily life.

This short text was paid high attention by many great masters throughout history. H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche regarded this text as the principal instruction among all the Dharma teachings he imparted. 

The Eight Verses for Training the Mind can bring tremendous benefits to the practice of both Sutrayana teachings and Tantrayana teachings. The first seven verses of the Eight Verses for Training the Mind deal with the practices associated with cultivating the method aspect of the path such as compassion, altruism, aspiration to attain buddhahood. The last verse deals with the practices that are directed toward cultivating the wisdom aspect of the path.

Time:           Start at 10:00 AM (walk-in online 09:45)
Language:  English
Online:        When registering, you will receive the link to participate in the
                      Zoom webinar in the confirmation letter
Price:           Standard: €18.00                      Members: €12.00

More information: https://www.phuntsokcholing.org/?post_type=event&p=1109 and events@phuntsokcholing.org

Registration: https://my.phuntsokcholing.org/shop/event?wsID=118

 

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Courses

Courses Spring 2021

We are pleased to announce that the registrations for the upcoming courses starting in April are open.

Given the current situation due to COVID-19, we cannot be sure when the Centre can physically reopen. Until then, courses will continue to take place online.

Please find the information about the upcoming courses for the Spring term 2021 and the form to register online here.

We will send you a zoom link to the course or courses for which you registered upon receipt of your transfer.

We wish you a good Easter,
The CCT Team

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Culture

Losar 2021 – Year of the Iron Ox

Artwork: Tomás Castro

The Centre Culturel Tibetain wishes you a happy Losar!

Lama Jigmé sends the following message:

Tashi delek!
I wish you all a happy Tibetan New Year. And with happy I mean a calm and peaceful mind.
May you develop more and more mental happiness and good inner values.
Try to keep your relationships warm and healthy. Develop unconditional love or at least try
to understand it. Forgive your loved ones and let go of any family problems. Do you know
how to let them go? It is my wish that you have more harmonious relationships, with
yourself and others. Stop complaining and do meditation.
Happy New Year!

Lama Jigmé Namgyal

Artwork: Tomás Castro

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Event Retreat

Studyweek: Precious Human Life (PCL online) – 12-19 March

The Tibetan Buddhist Center Phuntsok Chö Ling is organizing an online study week on Precious Human Life taught by Lama Jigmé (12-19 March 2021).
Please find below all information.

Precious Human Life

Lama Jigmé will teach about the Buddhist view on Precious Human Life

Based on the book ‘The Words of My Perfect Teacher”, by Patrul Rinpoche, Lama Jigmé Namgyal will teach on the Buddhist view on Precious Human Life.

The greatest benefit of having a human body is that it brings us the opportunity to attain enlightenment. Without being aware of this preciousness that we have, we might just take it for granted and miss out on the opportunity this brings to end the cycle of endless suffering.

Lama Jigmé will explain the three fundamental types of suffering that we face in this human realm, as well as the other types of suffering that we as humans have to deal with on a daily basis. Especially in this time of corona, we are facing many changes and so we need to learn how to cope with encountering what we do not want and how to handle not getting what we want.

Even though explained from a Buddhist point of view, this subject is relevant and applicable to all, no matter what background or religion you might have.

Practical information (https://www.phuntsokcholing.org/?post_type=event&p=1106)

During this study week, Lama Jigme will teach online via Webinar. During the morning lessons there will be room to ask questions and there will also be meditation under the guidance of Lama Jigme. Lama Jigme will also ask us questions and give us assignments to work with at home, so that we can immediately put the lessons into practice. You can choose to follow the weekend (3 days) or the full week (8 days).

Participation: Weekend, Fri to Sun, or full week, Fri to Fri
Time: Friday, 12 March: 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm; Saturday, 13 March, to Friday, 19 March: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Language: English
Location: Online via Zoom (if possible, this event can also take place in the temple)

Sign up here: https://my.phuntsokcholing.org/shop/event?wsID=133

1) Once your payment has been made, you will automatically receive a confirmation email with the access link for the Zoom Webinar.
2) Is this your first time taking classes with Lama Jigme? Then we ask you to report this when you register.

If you have any questions and / or comments, please contact: events@phuntsokcholing.org

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Courses Meditation

Courses Winter 2021

We are pleased to announce that the registrations for the upcoming courses starting in January are open.

Given the current situation due to COVID-19, we cannot be sure when the Centre can physically reopen. Until then, courses will continue to take place online.

Please find the information about the upcoming courses for the Winter term 2021 and the form to register online here.

We will send you a zoom link to the course or courses for which you registered upon receipt of your transfer.

Please remember to update your membership by transferring 50 euros to the Centre’s account and filling the membership form here.

Best wishes for 2021 and be safe!
The CCT Team

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Centre

Membership 2021

Please renew your membership here

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Lama Lectures

Tea break with Lama Jigmé

The Phuntsok Namgyal Ling Foundation is happy to announce that you now can listen to Lama Jigmé through Podcasts!
 
With the new “Tea break with Lama Jigmé”, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Lama Jigmé Namgyal, shares inspirational Podcasts covering various Buddhist teachings to help everyone develop mindful living.
 
Phuntsok Namgyal Ling is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered in the Netherlands. Our goal is to acquire a piece of land in Europe and build a Buddhist centre as a place for studies and practices. Your support will contribute to this goal.

One-off donors will get access to paid Podcasts for 30 days from the date of donation. After 30 days those podcasts will be locked again. Monthly subscribers will be able to access all Podcasts as long as the subscription is active.

Check it out: https://ko-fi.com/phuntsoknamgyalling
 
If you want to join, we recommend you to first register an account on Ko-fi before accessing the Podcast or donate (https://ko-fi.com/account/register).
 
“The path to cultivating inner peace is fundamental to being human” ~ Lama Jigmé Namgyal

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Event Lectures

Online Weekend Teachings – Bardo – 5-6 December

The Centre Culturel Tibétain is happy to announce an online weekend teaching by Lama Jigmé Namgyal on the bardo of life and the bardo of dying. The teaching will be given online, through webinar.

The Bardo of life and of dying
 
There is no distinction as to religious, cultural or social background, the truth is that everyone has a life and everyone will die one day. According to the wisdom of Buddha we can actually use our lives to prepare for death. In the Buddhist approach, life and death are seen as one whole, where death is the beginning of another chapter of life. Death is a mirror in which the entire meaning of life is reflected. This view is central to the most ancient school of Tibetan Buddhism.
 
Bardo (Tib. བར་དོ་) is a Tibetan word that simply means a ‘transition’ or a gap between the completion of one situation and the onset of another. ‘Bar’ means ‘in between’ and ‘do’ means ‘suspended’ or ‘thrown’.
 
The word bardo is commonly used to denote the intermediate state between death and rebirth, but in reality, bardos are occurring continuously throughout both life and death, and are junctures when the possibility of liberation, or enlightenment, is heightened.
 
One of the central characteristics of the bardos is that they are periods of deep uncertainty. This uncertainty, which already pervades everything now, becomes even more intense, even more accentuated after we die.
 
During this weekend Lama Jigmé Namgyal will teach about the bardo of life and the bardo of dying.

Language: English.

Where: Online. You will receive a zoom link.

When:
Saturday, 5 December:  10:00-13:00
Sunday, 6 December: 10:00-13:00

Price:
Non-members: 40 €/weekend
Sustaining members of CCT: 36 €/weekend
Donating members of CCT and PCL: 30 €/weekend
Students, unemployed, retired: 20 €/weekend

Please pay by bank transfer to the Centre’s account:

IBAN: LU79 1111 2413 8246 0000 / BIC: CCPLLULL,
Centre Culturel Tibétain, Asbl
Reference: Bardo (and your name)

In Tibetan Buddhism, students traditionally make a donation to their teachers for special teachings. Such donations can be done directly to the Phuntsok Namgyal Ling Foundation, as it will be a contribution to Lama Jigmé’s project to buy a piece of land where practitioners can do serious retreats and studies.

Please register by sending an email to events@tibetculture.lu

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Event

Eight Consciousnesses – 9-16 October – in Rotterdam or online

The Tibetan Buddhist center Phuntsok Chö Ling is organizing a study week in Rotterdam on The Eight Consciousnesses. Members of CCT and students of Lama Jigmé can also participate online.
Please find below all information.

The Eight Consciousnesses

Lama Jigmé Namgyal will give teachings during an eight day study week. The teachings are (except for the Friday night) given in the mornings, so there will be a possibility to reflect and meditate in the afternoon. For members of Phuntsok Chö Ling and Centre Culturel Tibetain it is possible to attend the teachings online. The subject of the teachings is: the eight consciousnesses.

The eight consciousnesses are explained in the Buddhist philosophy. They are a classification developed in the tradition of the Yogacara school of Buddhism. The eight consciousnesses are the five senses supplemented by the mind, defilements of the mind and finally kunzi namshe. This last one is the ground consciousness, or storehouse of the mind, which is the basis for the other seven and therefore the basis for our emotions and thoughts, our happiness and suffering. Causes, conditions, and interdependence is necessary for things to arise in the mind; they don’t appear without reason. To free ourselves from suffering we need to first understand the cause of our suffering. To understand the cause of suffering we need to understand our mind and how the eight consciousnesses are interconnected.

Practical information

Date: Friday 9 until Friday 16 October 2020
Participation: Weekend Fri/Sun; Midweek Mon/Fri; Full study week Fri/Fri
Location: Phuntsok Chö Ling, Oostkousdijk 17b, 3024 CL Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Time: Friday 9 October: 19.30 to 21.30h;
Saturday 10 until Friday 16 October:  10.00 to 13.00h
Language: English
Other: No lunch is included

For questions or comments, please contact: events@phuntsokcholing.org

Registration: https://my.phuntsokcholing.org/shop/event?wsID=97

Tickets

Regular, full event: € 170, weekend: € 60, midweek € 110, online full event € 110
Members, full event: € 120, weekend € 40, midweek € 80, online full event € 80

Discounts are available for students or people with low income. For more information, check the options when you click for registration (= Aanmelden in Dutch).