Cultiver la Gratitude | en français - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-06-29 09:00 - 17:00 UTC
Cultiver la Gratitude | en français« La gratitude est l’un des plus doux raccourcis pour trouver la paix et le bonheur intérieur. »
-Sa Sainteté Le Dalaï-Lama
Please note this workshop is offered in French.
Aperçu de l’atelier :
La gratitude nous aide à retenir, célébrer et apprécier chaque jour, avant que celui-ci nous échappe dans le sablier de l’expérience. Cet atelier explorera les moyens d’apprivoiser la gratitude, de la provoquer et de la cultiver pour s’imprégner de toute sa puissance.
La sagesse de la gratitude se manifeste en changeant de regard. Elle embrasse toutes les peines de l’existence pour mieux les transfigurer. Comment la réjouissance, l’humilité et l’acceptation permettent-elles de laisser fleurir la gratitude dans notre quotidien ? Comment la gratitude est-elle source de générosité et de compassion ?
Cet atelier très pratique alternera apports théoriques, échanges et méditations sur les questions suivantes :
– Comment cultiver la gratitude en soi et dans son rapport au monde ?
– Quel sont les obstacles à la gratitude et comment les surmonter ?
– Quelles qualités développer pour générer la gratitude dans son quotidien ?
Schedule
DATE: 29 June 2024
HORAIRE: 10.00 – 18.00
LIEU: En Presentiel, Centre Kalachakra a Paris
FACILITATRICE: Virginie Cornet-Butcher
INSCRIPTIONS: info@centre-kalachakra.net

16G L1 | Building Inner Strength - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-07-07 20:00 - 2024-07-28 23:00
16G L1 | Building Inner StrengthJoin us for this 16 Guidelines level 1 course facilitated by Janna Weiss and Ruth Cook in 4 online sessions on Sundays
About the course
The 12-hours, Building Inner Strength – 16 Guidelines for Life program offers a learning path to transformative change.
The 16 Guidelines program provides a simple, robust and flexible framework for developing emotional resilience, empathy, compassion and transformative change, suitable for both educational curricula and for personal and professional development. If you’re seeking practical tools to bring about positive change in your life, this experiential course is for you.
You’ll explore the 16 Guidelines framework to deepen your experience in mindfulness and resilience, as an embodied practice. Drawing on proven techniques from positive psychology, social justice practices, neuroscience and centuries-old Eastern philosophy, you’ll develop an ethical, holistic approach to self-improvement and cultural change.
This course is recognized by Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom, as part of their Training Pathway to become an Accredited 16 Guidelines Level 1 Facilitator.
What you’ll learn
Increased emotional resilience by using a set of practical and transformative tools
Identify and apply your own embodied practice of mindful qualities in your personal and professional life
A greater capacity for insight and personal reflection and a greater sense of well-being, confidence and purpose
Integrate and apply mindfulness and other practical tools to the four wisdom themes of the 16 G: Mindful thought; mindful actions; mindful relationships; and mindful purpose and livelihood
Schedule: 4 online Sunday sessions from 4 pm BST to 7 pm BST, from the 7th to the 28th July
Who is this course for?
This online 16G Level One course is for people of all ages, backgrounds and ideas, who are looking for practical tools to create positive transformation in their homes, individual lives, relationships, community, or workplace.
Bookings and more info
For more info and to register please fill in this form
Facilitator Janna Weiss and Ruth Cook
Janna is an acupuncturist and herbalist, and teaches mind science in New York City. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in Biological Sciences—Botany (ethnobotany). Janna is also a human rights activist, for peace, for Tibet, for the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities, and for the real rights of children and families. Janna began studying Tibetan Buddhism in 2005. She is an accredited 16 Guidelines Level 1 & 2 and Unlocking Your Potential Facilitator, and an Empathy Circle Facilitator.
Ruth was a Paramedic in the USA, along with being an instructor/teacher/coach of Swimming, Latin American Dance, Radio Astronomy, Gliding, and Reiki. Based in the UK, Ruth is an accredited 16G Level 1 Facilitator and an Empathy Circle Facilitator.

Encuentro Conmingo, Encuentro con el Otro | en español - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-07-26 08:30 - 2024-07-28 11:30
Encuentro Conmingo, Encuentro con el Otro | en españolThis course is facilitated in Spanish in person.
Este curso se facilita en español en persona.
Este curso ofrece un espacio de descanso y observación, para poder encontrarnos con nuestra mente, comprenderla y aprender a cuidarla.
En un primer bloque abordaremos las condiciones que favorecen esta observación, a partir de herramientas contemplativas que nos ayudarán a identificar y gestionar nuestras tendencias internas.
En un segundo bloque, podremos abordar cuáles son aquellos obstáculos con los que nos encontramos en el día a día en relación a las demás personas.
El último bloque lo dedicaremos al desarrollo de nuestras propias potencialidades de apertura, amor y respeto hacia los demás, como guía y motivación vital.
Los contenidos se ofrecerán a partir de una metodología apoyada en las bases de la filosofía y psicología budistas, desde su vertiente universal y accesible a cualquier persona.
A quién va dirigido
A cualquier persona interesada en el tema.
Contenidos
Bloque I: El encuentro conmigo (meditaciones en la atención, calma mental, etc..
Bloque II: El encuentro con el otro (el cultivo de la Balanza de le Empatía
Bloque III: Camino de vida (la motivación, la compasión, la vida dedicada a los demás)
Objetivos
Adquirir herramientas para poder observar y comprender el comportamiento de nuestra mente
Explorar métodos para poder transformar aquellas tendencias que consideremos no beneficiosas
Desarrollar aquellas capacidades que nos aportan bienestar a nosotras y a las otras personas
Metodología
Los contenidos se ofrecerán a partir de una metodología apoyada en las bases de la filosofía y psicología budistas, desde su vertiente universal y accesible a cualquier persona. Parte de los contenidos están extraídos de materiales realizados por la Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
Este curso está organizado por el centro de Meditacion Tushita Girona ( España), para mas información y reservas visita la web del centro
Conoce al facilitador:
Germán Rodriguez-Germán es diplomado en Educación Social. Actualmente forma parte del Servicio de Apoyo y Atención Emocional (SSAE) del Consorcio de Educación de Barcelona. A lo largo de los últimos veinte años ha acompañado a niños, adolescentes, familias y docentes en relación con la gestión de las emociones y del conflicto, tanto desde iniciativas propias (Proyecto CREC, Espai Refugi, etc..) como formando parte de diferentes entidades (Escuela Terapéutica Bellaire, Suara, etc.) Es estudiante y practicante de budismo desde hace más de quince años y ha completado el programa de estudios avanzados Masters Program of Advanced Studies of Sutra and Tantra. Es maestro registrado por la Fundación para la Preservación de la Tradición Mahayana (FPMT) y formador acreditado por FDCW…

Art, Nature et les 16 Attitudes | en français - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-07-27 08:00 - 15:30
Art, Nature et les 16 Attitudes | en français« All Events
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July 27, 2024 @ 10:00 – 17:30 CEST
Aperçu de l’atelier :
Rendez les 16 attitudes vivantes !
Explorez de manière ludique et expérimentale les 16 attitudes à travers l’art et la nature. Nous travaillerons avec l’art (visuel, musical ou écrit) pendant la moitié de la journée, puis nous irons dans la nature pour l’autre moitié. Nous aurons l’occasion d’explorer une œuvre d’art et de créer nos propres œuvres. Tout au long de la journée, nous cultiverons une présence bienveillante envers notre environnement extérieur et intérieur grâce à des pratiques de pleine conscience.
Venez explorer, créer et vous connecter à la nature avec vos amis et votre famille.
Cet atelier d’une journée est ouvert à tous à partir de 12 ans. Avec Mabel Odessey
Participation
par donation avec une suggestion de 35€
Schedule
27 juillet 2024 – 10H – 17h30, CET
FACILITATRICE : Mabel Odessey
INSCRIPTIONS : 16attitudes@gmail.com
Meet our Facilitator:
Mabel is an accredited 16G Level 1, Level 2 and 16G for Children and Teens as well as Building Balanced Empathy facilitator. She is a founder member of Education Universelle France and she also works as a photographer and lives in France.
Mabel has completed the 2nd year MSc (Masters in Mindfulness and Compassion) at the University of the West of Scotland, and has received a post graduate diploma. She has been trained to teach the MBLC and CBLC course by the UK Mindfulness Association..
Her workshop on Kindful Communication was featured at the FDCW’s Compassion and Wisdom conference 2021

Parenting with Compassion & Wisdom | Open Sessions With Pam Cayton - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-09-28 17:30 - 2024-10-05 19:30
Parenting with Compassion & Wisdom | Open Sessions With Pam CaytonThis series of 4 classes leads us along a journey of reflection, discussion, and practical application for our everyday lives as parents.
We follow the framework developed over 35 years at Tara Redwood School, the model school for Creating Compassionate Cultures. It is a secular program based on ancient wisdom and contemporary science and was inspired by Lama Thubten Yeshe, who talked about his concept of Universal Education.
Saturday sessions Open to everyone!
Overview :
Class One:
Parent as Guide and Role Model:
Through reflection, we connect with aspects of our lives that have influenced our parenting styles. What do we want to strengthen and what would we like to change We explore the question, what do I really want, what are our deepest wishes for our home, ourselves, and our children?
Class Two
Creating Our Dreams:
We explore practical and constructive ways to guide our children and nurture what we really want for our children and family. Through understanding the nature of all things as interconnected and in the nature of change, we find we have infinite possibilities to achieve our dreams.
Class Three:
Our journey continues as we explore the psychology of ourselves as parents. We explore how emotion is triggered and how we can start to change emotional triggers. We learn about practical tools to help our children develop skills for transforming their emotions.
Class Four:
We now expand our deeper understanding to include others in our families, communities, and the world. What we have discovered together and integrated into our home has been nurturing empathy and compassion. We look at ways to empower and engage in compassion in action.
This program is for everyone, no background or experience in Buddhism is required. You can drop into the classes as it suits your schedule or come to all of them.
WHEN: on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm ( PDT)
WHERE: Online and in person
FACILITATOR: Pam Cayton
MORE INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS: please check the Land of Medicine Buddha events page
Meet the Facilitator:
Pam Cayton lived in Nepal from 1978-88 where she studied Buddhism, taught English and helped organize courses in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. In 1981, she founded The Himalayan Yogic Institute, now the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Center in Kathmandu.
After moving to the United States in 1988 with her husband and children, and inspired by her teacher Lama Thubten Yeshe’s concept of Universal Education, she founded Tara Preschool in 1989. Tara Preschool expanded into Tara Redwood School in 1998. In 2008 the curriculum developed at Tara Redwood School developed into an international program: Creating Compassionate Cultures.
Pam has taught and offered workshops in more than 10 countries around the world and she has spoken at notable conferences such as the Happiness Conference in San Francisco, the Mind and Its Potential in Sydney, Australia, and Empathy and Compassion in Society in London, England.

The Myths We Live By With Karuna Cayton | Open Sessions - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-09-29 17:30 - 2024-10-06 19:00
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September 29, 2024 @ 10:30 – October 6, 2024 @ 12:00 UTC-7
$1 – $108
Most of us as humans are constantly looking for ways to fix our internal problems and our external world. We see the world and ourselves in a “mythological” way and as a result, we generate numerous “mini” myths that further compound our problems in life. Join Karuna Cayton as we explore the source of our problems from a Buddhist perspective. Sunday sessions Open to everyone!
Overview :
Through insightful teachings and guided practices, you will:
Confront the Myth of Permanence: We cling to the illusion of lasting happiness and stability, yet everything is in constant flux. Explore how embracing impermanence can lead to greater peace and resilience.
Challenge the Myth of Happiness: Our relentless pursuit of external happiness often leads to disappointment. Discover the true nature of lasting well-being that resides within.
Question the Myth of Randomness: Life may seem chaotic and unpredictable, but underlying patterns and causes are at play. Learn to see the interconnectedness of all things and make conscious choices.
By delving into these and other myths, you will gain profound insights into the nature of suffering and the path to liberation. Karuna Cayton’s unique blend of Buddhist wisdom and modern psychology offers practical tools to transform your relationship with yourself, others, and the world around you.
This program is for everyone, no background or experience in Buddhism is required. You can drop into the classes as it suits your schedule or come to all of them.
WHEN: on Sundays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm ( PDT)
WHERE: Online and in person
FACILITATOR: Karuna Cayton
MORE INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS: please check the Land of Medicine Buddha events page
Meet the Facilitator:
Karuna Cayton acquired a Masters in Clinical Psychology in 1992. He is a licensed Psychotherapist having trained at the Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto, California.
From 1975 to 1988 he lived at Kopan Monastery studying Buddhist psychology and philosophy under the guidance of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. There, he established a western studies program for the monks.
He is the principal at The Karuna Group, a project engaged in interpreting Buddhist psychological theory and interventions for modern people.
He is the author of The Misleading Mind: How We Create Our Own Problems and How Buddhist Psychology Can Help Us Solve Them (2012).

Explore the 16 Guidelines at Rifugio Novezzina – October 2024 Retreat
2024-10-11 16:00 - 2024-10-13 11:00
Explore the 16 Guidelines at Rifugio Novezzina – October 2024 RetreatAbout this course
If you’re seeking practical tools to bring about positive change in your life, this experiential course is for you.
You’ll explore the 16 Guidelines framework to enhance your capacity for personal reflection, resulting in a greater sense of well-being, confidence, purpose and emotional resilience.
Drawing on proven techniques from positive psychology, neuroscience and centuries-old Eastern philosophy, you’ll develop an ethical, holistic approach to self-improvement and cultural change.
What you’ll learn:
Ethical practices to all aspects of life by using a set of practical and transformative tools.
Identify your own practice of mindful qualities in your personal and professional practices.
Integrate and apply mindfulness to the four wisdom themes of the 16 G: Mindful thought; mindful actions; mindful relationships; and mindful purpose and livelihood
Dates:
This course is delivered in person from Friday 11th October at 18:00 to Sunday 13th October at 13:00.
Location:
Rifugio Novezzina (All times displayed are local)
Bookings and Cost:
The cost for the course is €170, which includes meals and accommodation. For more information and to register, please contact:
Email: rifugio@ilpontecooperativasociale.it
Phone: +39 34 70 97 15 66
Facilitators:
Maria Luisa Costantino is an Italy-based educator and clinical pedagogist with over 30 years of experience working with disadvantaged children. She integrates scientific research with contemplative practices inspired by Buddhism, and is an accredited 16 Guidelines (16G) Level 1 and 2 facilitator. Maria conducts workshops in Italian and has collaborated with the Karuna Home in India, supporting individuals with disabilities. Her approach blends clinical pedagogy with mindfulness, empowering individuals to lead their own growth.
Sabrina De Chirico is an experienced facilitator based in Italy, specialising in leadership, youth work, community building, and education. She is accredited in 16 Guidelines (16G) Level 1 and 2, 16G for children and teens, Building Balanced Empathy, and Unlocking Your Potential. Sabrina delivers workshops in both English and Italian. Her work is driven by a deep commitment to helping others lead more serene lives, and she integrates mindfulness into her daily practice to support personal and collective growth.

16G L1 Building Inner Strength | Mabel Odessey - in French - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-10-12 08:00 - 2024-10-13 15:00
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October 12, 2024 @ 10:00 – October 13, 2024 @ 17:00 CEST
Free – €40
If you’re seeking practical tools to bring about positive change in your life, this experiential course is for you.
You’ll explore the 16 Guidelines framework to enhance your capacity for personal reflection, resulting in a greater sense of well-being, confidence, purpose and emotional resilience.
Drawing on proven techniques from positive psychology, neuroscience and centuries-old Eastern philosophy, you’ll develop an ethical, holistic approach to self-improvement and cultural change.
What you’ll learn:
Ethical practices to all aspects of life by using a set of practical and transformative tools.
Identify your own practice of mindful qualities in your personal and professional practices.
Integrate and apply mindfulness to the four wisdom themes of the 16 G: Mindful thought; mindful actions; mindful relationships; and mindful purpose and livelihood
Dates: This course is delivered in person on Saturday 12th Oct and Sunday 13th Oct, from 10:00 to 17:00.
All times displayed are local)
Bookings and Cost:
The suggested donation per day is €40 but you are welcome to donate what you can, for more information and to register, please visit the VajraYogini Institute page
Facilitator: Mabel Odessey –Mabel is an accredited 16G Level 1, Level 2 and 16G for Children and Teens as well as Building Balanced Empathy facilitator, she combines this Universal Education journey and her training in Mindfulness with a secular ethos to create courses that can be adapted for schools, retirement homes and a variety of other environments. She is a founder member of Education Universelle France and she also works as a photographer and lives in France.

16 Guidelines-Second retreat weekend for a happier and more meaningful life | Organized by Chenrezig Institute - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-10-18 23:00 - 2024-10-20 06:30
16 Guidelines-Second retreat weekend for a happier and more meaningful life | Organized by Chenrezig InstituteAbout the Sessions
Join Peter Shepherd for the second of the in person immersive weekends at The Chenrezig Institute Wellbeing Centre to explore the 16 Guidelines in a retreat setting, you are welcome to attend the entire retreat, join for a day or even one session!
These 16 guided meditations and discussions will take place over two immersive retreat weekends, this will facilitate both an intellectual understanding and personal experience, to act as a launching pad for you to bring them into your daily life.
A Little bit of Background
The 16 guidelines are for everyone who would like to experience greater wellbeing, ease, contentment, meaning, fulfilment, connection and joy. Each guideline is based on a positive quality.
Discoveries in neuroscience have shown that we have the potential to develop and transform our minds in a positive way. Practising these Guidelines can help strengthen our existing qualities and deepen our connection with others for a more meaningful and happier life.
The aim of the 16 Guidelines is to help people create long-term happiness and fulfilment for themselves and others. Each guideline represents a universal value or attitude which is rooted in the foundations of compassion and wisdom.
The 16 guidelines are a contemporary presentation of ancient wisdom, originating from the 7th-century King Songtsen Gampo from Tibet. They are a practical yet profound framework with which to orientate ourselves and our actions in the world.
There are precise causes of happiness and the 16 Guidelines is a powerful yet simple way for us to create these causes without needing to be associated with any particular belief or spiritual tradition.
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words;
watch your words, they become your actions;
watch your actions, they become your habits;
watch your habits, they become your character;
watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
– Lao Tzu
Bookings and Cost:
The recommended contribution is $120 but you are welcome to pay whatever you are comfortable with. Your contributions of $30, $60 or $120 will all be very helpful allowing the Institute to continue to offer activities and courses at the center and online.
For more information and bookings please visit the Chenrezig Institute website
Why meditate?
When you control your mind with wisdom you create the space you need to discover peace and joy. Your life then becomes peaceful and joyful and somewhat protected from the ups and downs of the external world. For beginner to advanced meditators.
Facilitator
Peter Shepherd: Peter has attended numerous study and meditation retreats at Chenrezig Institute and other locations. He currently lives in Caloundra with his partner and work as a Zenthai Shiatsu therapist. His study of Zenthai Shiatsu, Chinese Five Element Theory and Ayurveda have led him to explore the body-mind relationship in greater depth and he is passionate about how other traditions and modalities can support Buddhist practice.

16G L1 Building Inner Strength | Marisa Femenia - in Spanish - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-10-26 08:00 - 2024-10-27 13:00
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October 26, 2024 @ 10:00 – October 27, 2024 @ 14:00 CEST
€20 – €60
If you’re seeking practical tools to bring about positive change in your life, this experiential course is for you.
You’ll explore the 16 Guidelines framework to enhance your capacity for personal reflection, resulting in a greater sense of well-being, confidence, purpose and emotional resilience.
Drawing on proven techniques from positive psychology, neuroscience and centuries-old Eastern philosophy, you’ll develop an ethical, holistic approach to self-improvement and cultural change.
What you’ll learn:
Ethical practices to all aspects of life by using a set of practical and transformative tools.
Identify your own practice of mindful qualities in your personal and professional practices.
Integrate and apply mindfulness to the four wisdom themes of the 16 G: Mindful thought; mindful actions; mindful relationships; and mindful purpose and livelihood
Dates: This course is delivered in person on Saturday 26th Oct and Sunday 27th Oct, from 10 am Sat to 14 pm Sunday ( with breaks).
All times displayed are local)
Bookings and Cost:
The suggested donation is €60 (€20 for friends of Nagarjuna Madrid), for more information and to register, please visit the Nagarjuna Madrid page
Facilitator: Marisa Femenia –Marisa is an accredited 16G Level 1 and Level 2 facilitator, she lives in Madrid and has a background in education working for 30 years as an elementary teacher. She met the Buddhist teachings when she turned 30 and for many years she tried to convey to the children what she was learning from her teachers. Currently she coordinates the Universal Education group in Madrid. She says that the 16 Guidelines are: Un viaje al interior, basado en valores universales del ser humano, más allá de toda religión, país, cultura o frontera. (An inner journey based on universal human values, beyond any religion, country, culture or borders).

Building Resilience through Balanced Empathy with Tenzin Chogkyi | 2hr workshop - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-10-27 14:30 - 16:30
Building Resilience through Balanced Empathy with Tenzin Chogkyi | 2hr workshop« All Events
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October 27, 2024 @ 10:30 – 12:30 UTC-4
$5 – $30
Building Resilience through Balanced Empathy is a dynamic and practical 2-hour workshop designed to explore empathy and emotional resilience. You will learn techniques empowering you to relate to yourself and others in healthy and more balanced ways. Join Tenzin Chogkyi as we explore how we can generate a compassionate response in the face of others’ suffering and our own. Sunday workshop open to everyone!
Overview :
Our lives can sometimes feel overwhelming as we face global and national crises, in addition to difficulties in our work and family lives. And sometimes in the face of others’ distress and suffering, we can feel overwhelmed or shut down. How do we generate a compassionate response in the face of others’ suffering and our own? How do we increase our own resilience and ability to meet these challenges?
The answer is balanced empathy, which helps us build a way of relating to others that doesn’t burn us out, but draws forth our best ability to help ourselves and others.
This course will help you:
Explore what causes you to feel emotionally overwhelmed
Increase mental and emotional resilience
Learn how to skillfully balance your responses and behaviors
Develop better self-understanding and therefore real empathy for others
Identify what pushes you out of balance, allowing the space for wiser choices
Build closer, more nurturing relationships with family, friends, and co-workers
This course is for people of all ages and backgrounds. It is designed for those who want to strengthen their inner resources which help build deep and sustainable connections and relationships.
WHEN: on Sunday 27th Oct from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm ( EDT)
WHERE: Online only
FACILITATOR: Tenzin Chogkyi
MORE INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS: please check the Shantideva Center website
Meet the Facilitator:
Tenzin Chogkyi (she/her/hers) is a teacher of workshops and programs that bridge the worlds of Buddhist thought, contemplative practice, mental and emotional cultivation, and the latest research in the field of positive psychology. Tenzin first became interested in meditation in the early 1970s and then started practicing Tibetan Buddhism in early 1991 during a year she spent studying in India and Nepal. She completed several long meditation retreats over a six-year period and took monastic ordination with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, practicing as a monastic for nearly 20 years. Since 2006 she has been teaching in Buddhist centers around the world and taught in prisons for 15 years.
She is also a certified teacher of Compassion Cultivation Training and the Cultivating Emotional Balance program. Tenzin is especially interested in bringing the wisdom of Buddhism into modern culture and into alignment with modern cultural values such as racial and gender justice and environmental awareness. She feels strongly that a genuine and meaningful spiritual path includes not only personal transformation, but social and cultural transformation as well. She loves interfaith collaboration and is a volunteer for the Interfaith Speakers Bureau of the Islamic Networks Group in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. She is featured on a monthly radio show called “Reflections on Buddhism” on KSQD 90.7 in the Santa Cruz area. She also finds time to create her Unlocking True Happiness podcast which you can check out at unlockingtruehappiness.org where you will also find her current teaching schedule. She is currently based on traditional Awaswas Ohlone land, in what is now known as Santa Cruz, CA.

Secular Spirituality, the Science of Consciousness and the Illusion of Self
2024-11-23 16:00 - 18:00
Secular Spirituality, the Science of Consciousness and the Illusion of Self⚠️ This event will be available live in English, with translation into Spanish and Italian (registration links below).
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Join Geshe Tenzin Namdak, Thomas Metzinger and Scott Snibbe for a profound dialogue on Secular Spirituality, The Science of Consciousness, and the Illusion of Self. This online event, hosted by Science & Wisdom LIVE, in partnership with FDCW and several other partners (below), will explore the intersections between Buddhist philosophy and secular spirituality, focusing on key themes like consciousness, selfhood, and the potential for spiritual growth without religious belief.
Drawing on Metzinger’s philosophical work on the science of consciousness and Geshe Namdak’s deep understanding of Buddhist mind science, they will engage with the challenging concept of “no-self” and discuss how modern science and ancient wisdom can together reshape our understanding of spirituality in the 21st century.
This event offers a unique opportunity to reflect on whether spiritual practices can thrive outside traditional religious contexts and how both secular and contemplative traditions provide insights into consciousness and personal transformation. Perfect for those interested in philosophy, Buddhism, and the evolving nature of spirituality in today’s world.
About the Topics
Secular spirituality offers a path to personal transformation without relying on religious belief, encouraging inner growth through practices like mindfulness and contemplation. The science of consciousness explores how subjective experience arises from the brain, bridging the gap between philosophy and neuroscience. Meanwhile, the illusion of self, a central theme in both Buddhist philosophy and modern cognitive science, challenges our deeply held notion of a fixed identity. Together, these ideas invite us to re-examine who we are and how we relate to the world, offering profound insights into both spiritual and scientific inquiries.
About the Speakers
Geshe Tenzin Namdak
Initially an environmental researcher with a degree in hydrology from Van Hall Larenstein University, Geshe Namdak began studying Buddhism in 1993 and was ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He completed the 20-year Geshe program at Sera Jey Monastic University in 2017, followed by a year of Vajrayana studies at Gyume Tantric College in 2019, the first Westerner to do so. With a strong interest in science, he has organised various dialogues on contemporary science and ancient contemplative wisdom of the mind. Currently, he is the resident teacher at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, and teaches worldwide. His latest book, “Freedom Through Correct Knowing“, explores the path to liberation through understanding reality as it truly is.
Prof. Thomas Metzinger
Thomas Metzinger is a distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist, renowned for his work in consciousness studies. Formerly a Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Metzinger has led prominent academic and research organisations, including the German Cognitive Science Society and the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. His widely acclaimed books, such as The Elephant and the Blind and The Ego Tunnel, explore the nature of self and mind. Metzinger is also a member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on AI ethics and the president of the Barbara Wengeler Foundation.
You can learn more about Thomas and access lots of his work for free on his website: thomasmetzinger.com, where you will find an open-access version of his book The Elephant and the Blind, which we recommend reading in preparation for the talk!
Scott Snibbe
Scott Snibbe is the Executive Director of A Skeptic’s Path to Enlightenment, a nonprofit organization, author of How to Train a Happy Mind and podcast host, dedicated to teaching secular forms of analytical meditation. Snibbe is a longtime student of Tibetan Buddhism whose teachers include Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, Choden Rinpoche, Ven. Rene Feusi, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Inspired by his teachers, he leads meditations that infuse the pure lineage of the great Buddhist masters with science, humour, and the realities of the modern world.
Partners
This event is organised by Science & Wisdom LIVE in partnership with Jamyang London Buddhist Centre, Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW), Nagarjuna Madrid, Instituto Lama Tsongkhapa (ILTK) and Mind Science Academy (MSA).
Registration
This event is open to all on donation, and registration is required. Please sign up on Science & Wisdom LIVE’s Eventbrite page, by following the link below, to secure your spot and receive the English livestream link. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with leading thinkers on the cutting edge of spirituality, consciousness, and the self.
Register in English with Science & Wisdom LIVE.
Translation
We are offering the event in English, with live translation into Spanish and Italian through our partners, Nagarjuna Madrid (Spanish) and Instituto Lama Tsongkhapa (Italian).
Register in Spanish with Nagarjuna Madrid.
Register in Italian with ILTK.
Recordings
We will record the session in English, Spanish, and Italian, and share the recordings with attendees after the event. To receive the translated recordings, please ensure you register with our translation partners.

Meditations for Building Inner Strength – Part 4: How We Find Meaning - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-11-27 23:30 - 2024-11-28 00:30
Meditations for Building Inner Strength – Part 4: How We Find MeaningJoin for one session or for the entire series
The last 4 Session will be as follows:
Part 4: How We Find Meaning – 4 weeks online
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm EDT, November 6,13,20,27
Guidelines:
Aspiration
Principle
Service
Courage
*There will be 2 optional in-person half-day retreat sessions mid-way and at the end of the series.
Why meditate?
When you control your mind with wisdom you create the space you need to discover peace and joy. Your life then becomes peaceful and joyful and somewhat protected from the ups and downs of the external world. For beginner to advanced meditators.
Facilitators
Sharon Babineau: Sharon is an accredited FDCW facilitator based in Hamilton, Canada. She has presented many 16 G inspired workshops across Canada and trained in these meaningful methods so she could provide others with these practical tools and strategies to live a well balanced and optimal life. Sharon now teaches and facilitates mindfulness-based wellness for individuals, businesses, community and educators.
Laurie Dolan: Laurie Laurie is an accredited 16G Level 1, 2, Transformative Mindfulness and Unlocking Your Potential facilitator. At the Centre for Compassion and Wisdom (CCW) in Burlington (Ontario), Laurie led overviews and discussion groups on the 4 Wisdom Themes and 16 Guidelines to share and deepen the learning and knowledge with the CCW and community
Bookings and Cost
For more information and bookings, please visit the Lama Yeshe Ling website
This program is offered by donation. You can make an offering here.

16 Guidelines Meditation Series | Organized by Karuna Hospice - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-11-28 08:00 - 09:00
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November 28, 2024 @ 18:00 – 19:00 AEST
Free
About the Sessions
Join Ven Gonpo in person or online for a series of 16 Meditations based on the 16 Guidelines for Life, an ethics and resilience program to build inner strength and cultivate positive inner qualities.
This series is structured into 16 weekly 1 hour sessions, on Thursdays, each meditation can be attended as a standalone session, however for the full benefit of the program we encourage participation in all 16 sessions.
The meditation section of the sessions will be recorded and available via the Karuna Hospice website
Registrations are not required.
This is a FREE series, however if you would like to make a donation to support Karuna, please visit: www.karuna.org.au/donate-karuna
TIME: 6.00 – 7.00pm local time
DATES: Thursdays from 8 August – 28 November 2024 (no session 3 October)
IN PERSON: 27 Cartwright Street, Windsor QLD 4030
ONLINE: https://bit.ly/Karuna16 (join from browser or the Zoom app)
Or visit: https://zoom.us/ and enter the below details:
Meeting ID: 830 7303 5449 Passcode: [REDACTED]
AUGUST 2024
8 August: Humility (to be willing and able to learn from others)
15 August: Patience (to cultivate a calm and spacious mind)
22 August: Contentment (to enjoy who we are and what we have)
29 August: Delight (to rejoice in the good fortune of others)
SEPTEMBER 2024
5 September : Kindness (to be friendly, caring and considerate)
12 September: Honesty (to act with transparency and fairness)
19 September: Generosity (to give without expecting anything in return)
26 September: Right Speech (to speak with insight and sensitivity)
OCTOBER 2024
3 October: NO SESSION
10 October: Respect (to honour people with a deeper understanding and experience of life)
17 October: Forgiveness (to let go of resentment and anger towards ourselves and others)
24 October: Gratitude (to acknowledge and repay the kindness of others)
31 October: Loyalty (to be good-hearted and dependable in all our relationships)
NOVEMBER 2024
7 November: Aspiration (to seek a fulfilling way of life that avoids causing harm)
14 November: Principles (to develop sincere and stable inner values, and avoid harmful influences)
21 November: Service (to help and benefit others in whatever way we can)
28 November: Courage (to accept responsibilities and challenges with calm determination)
Why meditate?
When you control your mind with wisdom you create the space you need to discover peace and joy. Your life then becomes peaceful and joyful and somewhat protected from the ups and downs of the external world. For beginner to advanced meditators.
Facilitator
Ven Gonpo: Ven Gonpo is an accredited FDCW facilitator and one of Karuna’s Spiritual Care Practitioners, based in Australia. With a background in education, he has lots of experience sharing the wisdom of the 16 Guidelines.
More info
For more information please visit the Karuna Hospice website

Compassion et Autocompassion - 2 day Retreat with Hilary McMichael - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-11-30 08:30 - 2024-12-01 16:30
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November 30, 2024 @ 09:30 – December 1, 2024 @ 17:30 CET
€80
*Please note, this weekend retreat is offered in French
Overview
Cultiver la compassion par la pleine conscience est une exploration créative et joyeuse de nouvelles façons d’être. Celle-ci débute en notre for intérieur, envers cette personne que nous négligeons bien souvent au profit d’autrui.
Progressivement, ce cercle d’amour s’étend jusqu’à reconnaître l’interconnexion qui nous relie à toute chose, et à se sentir en harmonie avec les autres et avec la vie.
Bookings and Cost:
Tarif: 80€
Tarif réduit sur demande
Renseignements par email : hilary.educationuniverselle@gmail.com
Facilitator
Hilary McMichael: Hilary is a committed and long standing accredited FDCW facilitator. She is active within the community. She shared: “The facilitating methods are based on experiential learning, which is most often fun and playful and nevertheless deep so we are all learning and creating together. I offer guidance based on mindfulness and self-compassion practices that allow participants to be aware of the present moment and to approach their lives in a kind and understanding way. Those are some aspects of Universal Education and I enjoy being part of it.”

Transformative Mindfulness Methods (niveau 1)- with Hilary McMichael - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-11-30 08:30 - 2024-12-01 16:30
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November 30, 2024 @ 09:30 – December 1, 2024 @ 17:30 CET
€95
*Please note, this weekend retreat is offered in French
Overview
Ce programme explore un ensemble de pratiques basées sur la pleine conscience pour traverser ses problèmes et pour oser être, avec simplicité et coeur.
Ces investigations et méditations permettent de comprendre et de changer les réactions automatiques aux défis du quotidien et aux émotions fortes. Elles donnent des outils pour renforcer la confiance en sa sagesse intérieure et avoir une meilleure santé. La connaissance et l’acceptation de celui ou celle que l’on est, tel que l’on est, développent naturellement la compassion pour soi et pour les autres.
Basée sur la pleine conscience et la bienveillance, cette formation est à la fois pratique et profonde, avec des transformations physiques et émotionnelles positives durables.
Bookings and Cost:
Tarif: 95€
Tarif réduit sur demande
Renseignements par email : hilary.educationuniverselle@gmail.com
Facilitator
Hilary McMichael: Hilary is a committed and long standing accredited FDCW facilitator. She is active within the community. She shared: “The facilitating methods are based on experiential learning, which is most often fun and playful and nevertheless deep so we are all learning and creating together. I offer guidance based on mindfulness and self-compassion practices that allow participants to be aware of the present moment and to approach their lives in a kind and understanding way. Those are some aspects of Universal Education and I enjoy being part of it.”

Empathy Circles with Janna Weiss on Sundays - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2024-12-15 18:00 - 19:30
Empathy Circles with Janna Weiss on SundaysEmpathy Circle with Janna Weiss
Overview of the Sessions:
This series of Empathy Circles explores turning the heart and mind from our familiar, unsatisfying self-centered attitude, to “others before self,” and collective action for the common good. Gratitude, empathy, compassion, altruism, and an appreciation of our common humanity are all essential for cultivating genuine happiness and are beneficial for social action and harmony.
Janna will provide short excerpts, quotes or video, and suggested topic questions, or you can share whatever is on your mind. When it’s your turn to speak, whatever is in your heart and mind is always welcome in an Empathy Circle. Suggested topics we can explore together will include: our common humanity; altruistic motivation; creating community; collective action for the common good.
Join any session—or all four!
About the Empathy Circles:
The Empathy Circle practice is the most effective gateway practice for learning, practicing deep listening and empathy skills, as well as nurturing an empathic way of being.
The Empathy Circle provides a structured dialogue process where each person feels fully heard; fostering mutual understanding and connection. The Empathy Circle practice not only hones empathy but also helps to develop a range of valuable skills, such as communication and conflict management skills; making it a powerful tool for personal growth, conflict resolution, and meaningful dialogue.
The four core values of the Empathy Circle are empathy, mutuality, openness and caring. Sharing our experiences and practicing listening together can help us feel connected to others in a meaningful and supportive way.
These online Empathy Circles are for people of all ages and backgrounds, who are looking for practical tools to create positive transformation in their homes, individual lives, relationships, community, or workplace.
Sessions Schedule:
Sundays, Nov 24, Dec 1, 8, & 15, 1–2:30pm EST– You can join on any session!
There will be no recordings made.
For more information on how to join and to access support materials, please visit the Shantideva Center website
Who are these sessions for?
These Online Empathy Circles are for people of all ages, backgrounds and ideas, who are looking for practical tools to create positive transformation in their homes, individual lives, relationships, community, or workplace.
About the facilitator:
Janna is an acupuncturist and herbalist, and teaches mind science in New York City. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in Biological Sciences—Botany (ethnobotany). Janna is also a human rights activist, for peace, for Tibet, for the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities, and for the real rights of children and families. Janna began studying Tibetan Buddhism in 2005. She is an accredited 16 Guidelines Level 1 & 2 and Unlocking Your Potential Facilitator, and an Empathy Circle Facilitator.

Evening Express Meditation
2025-01-05 21:00 - 21:30
End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers.

Sunday Morning Class
2025-01-06 10:00 - 11:30
Description TBD

Morning Express Meditation
2025-01-07 07:30 - 08:00, 2025-01-08 07:30 - 08:00, 2025-01-09 07:30 - 08:00
Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday

Meditación Paso a Paso: Sesiones semanales inspiradas en las 16 Actitudes - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-21 18:00 - 19:00
Meditación Paso a Paso: Sesiones semanales inspiradas en las 16 Actitudes*Please note these sessions are offered in Spanish
Sobre las Sesiones
Únete a Jessica Pastor en esta nueva serie de Meditaciones basadas en las 16 Actitudes, un programa de ética y resiliencia para descubrir la calma y el bienestar interior. Esta serie está organizada por el Centro de Meditación Nagarjuna Alicante.
Esta serie está estructurada en sesiones presenciales semanales de 1 hora todos los martes a las 7 pm hora local.
Seiones abiertas a todas las personas interesadas. No es necesario tener conocimientos previos de budismo para participar y no es necesario inscribirse.
En estas sesiones de meditación practicaremos Samatha, la técnica de calmar la mente de la agitación y preocupaciones que nos persiguen en nuestro día a día. De esta manera, comenzaremos a poder disfrutar de los beneficios que nos aporta una mente serena y lúcida.
Asimismo, practicaremos Vipassana, la técnica que entrena nuestra mente a no reaccionar de manera inmediata y ciega en las situaciones que experimentamos, a no generar patrones mentales y hábitos que nos conducen a la repetición automática de conductas y, en consecuencia, al sufrimiento. Consiste en adiestrar la mente a experimentar la realidad tal como es, a la comprensión clara de la verdadera realidad de la existencia de nosotros y de todas las cosas.
¿Por que Meditar?
Meditamos para investigar la energía mental básica con la que ya contamos, que es la que determina si nuestras acciones son positivas, y nos traerán felicidad, o negativas, y nos traerán sufrimiento.
Esta meditación basada en las 16 Actitudes nos va a permitir controlar pequeñas cosas que antes no podíamos controlar, que nos animarán a ir más allá y a darnos cuenta de que tenemos una capacidad y un potencial fantásticos.
Vas a poder crear ese espacio que necesitas para descubrir la calma y el bienestar, simplemente con cambiar la motivación que hay detrás de cada acción que realizas.
Para beneficiar a los demás y beneficiarte a ti no tienes que hacer nada físico, solo tienes que dirigir tu mente en esa dirección.
Cómo participar
EN PERSONA: en el centro Nagarjuna Alicante de 7:00 pm a 8:00 pm hora local. Para mas informacion, por favor visita la página web del centro.
Estas sesiones se ofrecen con aportación voluntaria. Si lo deseas, puedes hacer una donación aqui.

Tara Puja
2025-01-08 17:00 - 18:30

Cutting Through Delusion: A Guide to the Solitary Hero Yamantaka Sadhana (Empowerment Required)
2025-01-10 19:00 - 20:30
In this course Geshe Thubten Sherab will provide a commentary on the Highest Yoga Tantra Sadhana practice of Yamantaka. Prior empowerment of Yamantaka is required in order to attend. By attending you certify that you have previously received such an empowerment.
Geshe-la will give a step-by-step explanation of the complex structure, visualizations, and details of the sadhana in order to help students understand the purpose, significance and meaning behind this tantra practice.
Participants will learn how to strengthen their connection with their tantric commitments, ensuring that their practice is both correct and sustainable.
By the end of the course, students will have a deeper appreciation of the transformative potential of Yamantaka and be equipped with the tools to engage in the practice with confidence, clarity, and devotion.

Sunday Morning Meditations for a more Peaceful Life Organized by Maitreya Institute - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-19 09:00 - 10:00
Sunday Morning Meditations for a more Peaceful Life Organized by Maitreya Institute“Many people think excitement is happiness…. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
About the Sessions
Join us on Sunday morning for an hour to pause, center, and restore to a happier and more peaceful mind to support you in being a bit more resilient in a world which does not always make sense anymore. These guided meditations are to help you calm your mind, explore your own nature and develop a more peaceful perception on life. When you are well with yourself, you will be more able to be well with others and the world.
These meditations are very practical, they are not within a religious context, so they are suitable for people of different beliefs, ages and abilities, for beginners as well as for those with more experience.
Registrations are not required.
What are the meditations based on?
They are based on a set of values and principles aimed at helping individuals cultivate a more peaceful and meaningful life. They are divided into four categories:
how we think (humility, patience, contentment and delight)
how we act (kindness, honesty, generosity and right speech)
how we relate to others (respect, forgiveness, gratitude and loyalty)
how we find meaning (aspiration, principles, service and courage).
These guidelines provide a framework for personal growth, encouraging individuals to think, act, relate, and find meaning in ways that foster a harmonious and fulfilling life.
How to Join
The sessions are offered online:
TIME: 10.00 – 11.00 am CE(S)T,
DATES: Sundays from 19th January – 4th May 2025
ONLINE: Join Zoom here – Passcode: [REDACTED]
The meditations are freely offered but if you would like to make to support Maitreya Institute, please make a donation using this link . The meditations will be recorded and made available to you to use them during the week. Please send us an email if you would like to join us to get access to the recordings.
Why meditate?
When you control your mind with wisdom you create the space you need to discover peace and joy. Your life then becomes peaceful and joyful and somewhat protected from the ups and downs of the external world. For beginner to advanced meditators.
Facilitator
Ven. Gönpo is an accredited FDCW facilitator and a Buddhist monk based in Australia. He discovered Buddhism as a child through martial arts movies and TV shows, this was the inspiration for the childhood dream of becoming a wandering kung fu monk. It was a few decades before part of that dream could be realized with many other life adventures distracting him from the spiritual path in his teens and twenties.
It wasn’t until he was in his thirties that Gönpo began to really understand the power of Buddhist teachings when he used them to navigate the emotional roller-coaster of life’s many experiences such as a marriage break down and raising children alone. Fortunately, due the kindness of his teachers and great good karma, after his children finished school, Gönpo was able to fulfil the long-held dream of becoming a monk, albeit without the kung fu. Ending a 20-year career as a high school teacher of languages, he become a wandering monk spending time studying and meditating in Europe, India and Nepal before returning to his hometown, Brisbane, to take up the role of Spiritual Care Practitioner at Karuna Hospice Services, giving care and support to people with life limiting illnesses and their families.
In his time as a school teacher, it was the feedback from students around mindfulness practices and life lessons that had the biggest impact on Gönpo, motivating him to become a 16 Guidelines for a Happy Life facilitator. In his sessions, Gönpo encourages discussion and deep engagement in the topics, challenging participants to examine their own ways of thinking. Through understanding how we are now, we are better equipped to develop the habits that will bring us closer to how we want to be, interacting with our own minds and the people around us in ways that will make us and the communities we live in, happier and healthier.
More info
For more information please visit the Maitreya Institute website

16G L2 Building Inner Strength | Marisa Femenia - in Spanish - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-25 09:00 - 2025-01-26 13:00
16G L2 Building Inner Strength | Marisa Femenia – in Spanish**Please note this 16 Guidelines Level 2 course will be offered in Spanish.
El fundamento básico de la humanidad es la compasión y el amor. Esa es la razón por la que, si incluso unos pocos individuos simplemente intentan crear paz mental y felicidad en sí mismos y actúan responsable y bondadosamente con los demás, tendrán una influencia positiva en su comunidad.
-SS El Dalai Lama-
Descripción:
Unete a Marisa Femenia en este exploracion profunda de las 16 Actitudes y su lado sombra:
En el Nivel I exploramos las 16 Actitudes como un sistema para encontrar sentido y mejorar nuestra vida.
En el Nivel II “Las Sombras”, reflexionamos sobre las dificultades que tenemos para llevar a la práctica dichas actitudes y trabajaremos activamente para poder desarrollar la sabiduría que puede eliminar dichas sombras.
Es un curso interactivo y experiencial, que profundiza en el auto conocimiento y, por lo tanto, transforma nuestras relaciones.
Es necesario haber hecho el Nivel I para poder hacer este curso.
Reservas y Aportación:
Modalidad: Presencial
Cuándo: 25 y 26 Enero 2025
Horario: Sábado de 10 a 14 h. / 16 a 19 h. y Domingo: de 10 a 14 h. ( hora local)
Aportación: 60€ / 20€ Socios de Nagarjuna Madrid
Para mas informacion y para reservar tu plaza, por favor visita la pagina web del centro Nagarjuna
Facilitadora: Marisa Femenia –Marisa is an accredited 16G Level 1 and Level 2 facilitator, she lives in Madrid and has a background in education working for 30 years as an elementary teacher. She met the Buddhist teachings when she turned 30 and for many years she tried to convey to the children what she was learning from her teachers. Currently she coordinates the Universal Education group in Madrid. She says that the 16 Guidelines are: Un viaje al interior, basado en valores universales del ser humano, más allá de toda religión, país, cultura o frontera. (An inner journey based on universal human values, beyond any religion, country, culture or borders).

Exploring Death and Finding Life- 2 workshops with Bruno Rizzi - Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
2025-01-25 09:30 - 2025-01-26 17:30
Exploring Death and Finding Life- 2 workshops with Bruno Rizzi« All Events
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January 25 @ 10:30 – January 26 @ 18:30 CET
£75
Life and death are not separate—they are deeply intertwined. What nourishes one inevitably supports the other.
About the workshops
This series of workshops invite you to explore the profound wisdom of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in approaching death and impermanence, integrated with practical insights from palliative care. Together, we will confront life’s impermanence with courage and clarity, unlocking opportunities for growth, joy, and meaning.
Why these Workshops?
Preparing for death starts with embracing life as it truly is—without illusions, romanticism, or fear. By recognizing the dynamics of our projections, hopes, and anxieties, we can live more fully in the present and meet the end of life with peace and dignity.
Through this exploration, we can transform our relationship with death and, in turn, transform how we live each day.
What you will learn:
A deeper understanding of death and impermanence through the lens of Tibetan Buddhist teachings.
Insights from palliative care practices to support the dying and enhance compassionate presence.
Practical tools to cultivate awareness, presence, and connection in your daily life.
Workshop Structure
This journey will unfold over 4 sessions on 2 separate weekends in January and February, both held in a shared group space:
25th and 26th Jan :In-Person at Nagarjuna Granada and online at Nagarjuna Barcelona
22 and 23rd Feb : In-Person at Nagarjuna Barcelona and online at Nagarjuna Granada
The sessions will be experiential, combining teachings, meditative practices, and group discussions to ensure a supportive and transformative experience.
Who Should Attend?
These workshops are open to anyone interested in exploring the themes of life, death, and impermanence—whether for personal growth, spiritual development, or professional practice in caregiving roles.
Language
The sessions will be offered in English with Spanish translation.
Bookings
Spaces are limited to ensure a safe and intimate group setting.
➡️ To reserve your spot, please visit the Nagarjuna Granada website
We encourage early booking to secure your place in this meaningful exploration.
Join us on this journey of deep reflection and transformation. Together, we will explore how to live—and die—with greater awareness, compassion, and peace.
“Death in itself is not fearful, it is our mind that makes it terrifying”
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche-
Facilitator- Bruno Rizzi-
Bruno has been practicing Buddhism since 1980, when he met Ven. Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Italy. He lived as an ordained monk for seven years, studying at Nalanda Monastery in France, as well as in India and Nepal.
For the past 22 years, he has worked as a palliative care nurse at Christophorus Hospiz in Munich, Germany. For the last 15 years, he has been leading workshops and retreats on the topic “Confronting Death, Finding Meaning in Life.”
He is an accredited 16 Guidelines facilitator and collaborates with Universal Education – FDCW (Foundation for the Development of Compassion and Wisdom).
