Category: Lectures

Seminar with various speakers

SAT 27 JUN 2015 | 12:00 — 16:00

Is that what we perceive as real truly the reality ? Or is this only our personnal perception of that reality ? Are our opinions and perceptions of events in our environment reliable ? Or does our consciousness play a game with us ? And if it is truly our own consciousness, can’t we then simply stop these games ?

Phuntsok Chö Ling, Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Rotterdam, organises Saturday 27 June 2015 a special seminar with the theme « consciousness unraveled ». During this event, three different speakers will shed a light on the functioning of our consciousness.

Speakers

• Lama Jigmé Namgyal (Buddhist teacher of Phuntsok Chö Ling)
• Dr. Linda van der Zwaan (Teacher and education coordinator)
• Joop Burgerhout (Psychologist and sociologist of religion)
• Dr. Berthe Jansen (Tibetan-Dutch translator)

Once more we are happy to announce that Lama Jigmé Namgyal will be giving teachings in Ireland in April.

A weekend course based on ‘The Seven Points of Mind Training’ will take place on Sat 11th and Sun 12th April at Center, Feakle, County Clare.

This text on mind training, called lojong in Tibetan, was brought to Tibet by Atisha in the eleventh century. Its purpose is to help bring about a change of perspective by freeing the mind from the tyranny of self-grasping which Buddhists believe to be the root cause of suffering. These teachings can be enjoyed by everyone, for those with some knowledge of Buddhism and for newcomers.

“In our daily lives we often have stress, worries and fears. These emotions create discomfort and impede our ability to achieve a stable and happy life. So how can we deal with this? Through meditation it is possible to find a stable point of inner peace. We may not be able to directly solve all problems but we can learn to accept or let go of things with a relaxed attitude. Then we can enjoy the current moment in any situation.”

The lecture will be given by Lama Jigmé. It will be followed by the meditation and a question and answer session.

Time: 7.30 p.m.

Address: Centre socioculturel du Herrenwald,
Route d’Adelange
57380 Faulquemont (France)“Dans notre vie quotidienne, nous éprouvons souvent le stress, les soucis et les craintes. Ces émotions créent un malaise et nous empêchent à atteindre une vie stable et heureuse. Alors, comment pouvons-nous y faire face? Par la pratique de méditation, il est possible de trouver un point de paix intérieure stable. Certes, nous pourrions ne pas être en mesure de résoudre directement tous les problèmes, mais nous pouvons apprendre à accepter ou laisser aller les choses avec une attitude détendue. Ensuite, nous pouvons profiter de l’instant présent dans n’importe quelle situation.”

La conférence sera donnée par Lama Jigmé. Elle sera suivie d’une méditation et d’une séance de questions et réponses.

Heure : 19h30

Adresse : Centre socioculturel du Herrenwald,
Route d’Adelange
57380 Faulquemont (France)