The Bodhisattva Project 

online course &

retreats

donation basis

This is the second year of a multi-year study and retreat program to train (aspiring) bodhisattvas. Although we already started in 2019, you can still join as a listener since it is never too late to study the Dharma.

In Mahayana Buddhism, the deep desire to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings is the foundation of all practice. This is especially true for all Vajrayana practitioners. Anyone who cultivates this mental attitude, also called bodhicitta, and courageously advances on the path to enlightenment, is a bodhisattva. Unfortunately, the special meditation and visualization techniques for generating bodhicitta are often neglected, though they are the backbone of any practice. Only with bodhicitta can we walk the path of a Bodhisattva and free both others and ourselves from all suffering. For this purpose, we started this project with an intensive study of the great masterpiece "Bodhisattvacaryavatara" ("The Way of the Bodhisattva") under Do Tulku Rinpoche's guidance. It is Rinpoche's wish not only to support practitioners on their journey but also to train teachers who in turn can inspire and train future bodhisattvas.

This course includes two to three video teachings per month and is accessible through our private Facebook group or our blog. With a prior announcement, there will also be live sessions for discussions and online events as well as ts on-person retreats. The course language is English. 

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Watch Do Tulku Rinpoche's introduction to the Bodhisattva Project in the video at the bottom of this page or here.

Meditation Course 1: Calm Abiding

7-day course

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donation basis

Do you want to learn how to meditate? Or do you need some structure and inspiration for (re-) starting your meditation practice? In this 7-day meditation course, we will study the basics of one of the most important Buddhist meditation practices, "calm abiding" (in Tibetan Shine, or Sanskrit Shamatha). Meditation is not only a technique to calm our mind, but it is also a way of living. Together with Do Tulku Rinpoche we will try to have a glimpse of the teaching and experience coming from an unbroken lineage of Indian and Tibetan masters. 

The course includes a one-hour introduction to the basics of meditation (day 1), five consecutive guided meditation sessions between 15 and 30 minutes (day 2 – 6) and a final session (day 7) where questions can be clarified. Also, the forum can be used during this time especially for questions and discussions around the topic meditation. The course language is English. Attention: this course was already conducted in 2019 but the videos are still available. So you can still do the course anytime.

Meditation Course 2: Vipassana

3-day course

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donation basis

This course was conducted and recorded in April 2020 in a small circle in our Dharma center and will be accessible online for a while. Do Tulku Rinpoche presents and guides us through Vipassana (insight meditation) according to different vehicles. He focuses on the contemplation of the nature of phenomena and our own nature. The prerequisite to this course is a basic knowledge (and ideally some experience) in Shamatha (calm abiding) meditation. We recommend having a look at the above Meditation Course 1: Calm Abiding prior to the Vipassana course. 

The course language is English.