Posts Tagged ‘London’
Monday, April 25th, 2011
Karma Berchen Ling, Greece
“We want to produce Buddhism, not consume it“. This is how Lama Ole Nydahl started a very inspiring talk given in San Francisco in 1995. We all have and enjoy this wonderful possibility to produce Buddhism in every day life in our groups and centres all over the UK. This year however, such a precious opportunity for the UK sangha also appeared in a distant corner of Southern Europe. For the whole month we had the honour to be responsible for running one of our Diamond Way Buddhist retreat centres. In March 2011 the UK sangha became the host of Karma Berchen Ling centre in Greece.
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Tags: Glasgow, Greece, Kalachakra, Karma Berchen Ling, London, Manchester, Stupas
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
This September, Lama Ole Nydahl will visit London as part of his only official public teaching programme in the UK in 2010. His teachings will be preceded by a series of lectures by three of his experienced students who work in the fields of academia and science. Lama Ole Nydahl has visited London many times before and his lectures have drawn hundreds of attendees.
Lama Ole Nydahl in London September 2010
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Tags: Buddhism Today, Death and Rebirth, Karol Sleczek, Lama Ole Nydahl, London, Maria Przyjemska, neuroscience, Peter Malinowski, philosophy, psychology, SOAS, Space for Mind, tantric practice, Tibet, University of London
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Monday, June 21st, 2010
Kalachakra Initiation London June 2010
From 14-15 June 2010 Lama Ole Nydahl and several members of the Diamond Way Buddhism sangha attended the initiation of Kalachakra given in London by H.H. Sakya Trizin, the supreme head of the Sakya Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. This event was organised by Lama Jampa Thaye and the Dechen Community, and Lama Ole Nydahl was invited as a special guest. A full report of H.H. Sakya Trizin’s visit to London, including pictures, can be found on the Dechen blog.
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Tags: Dechen, Kalachakra, Kensington Town Hall, Lama Jampa Thaye, London, Sakya Trizin
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Karol Sleczek teaching in Newcastle, March 2010
From 1-21 March 2010 travelling teacher Karol Sleczek made an epic teaching tour of our UK Diamond Way groups and centres. Karol has been practicing Buddhism for over 30 years. He was one of the first students of Lama Ole Nydahl in his home country of Poland and has been instrumental in the establishment of Diamond Way Buddhism there – today Poland has over 60 Diamond Way Buddhist centres including six retreat centres. Karol, who is also trained in classical philosophy, has been travelling internationally for many years giving lectures and courses on Buddhism at Lama Ole Nydahl’s request. He is highly respected for (more…)
Tags: Brighton, Canterbury, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Kagyu Lineage, Karol Sleczek, Lama Ole Nydahl, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Reading, Rochester, Sheffield, St Albans, The Way Things Are, Tomek Lehnert
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
In our second retrospective post, we would like to share some inspiring impressions of H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje’s second visit to the UK at the invitation of Diamond Way Buddhism UK, in June 2007.
Reports of other visits of the 17th Karmapa to London can be found here (2005) and here (2009).
Poster for 17th Karmapa in London August 2007
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Tags: Black Hat, Bodhisattva Promise, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist Refuge, Chinese, Compassion, Daily Mirror, Dharma, e-blessing, Empowerment, Kagyu Lineage, London, Meditation, Metro, MySpace, non-political, The Times, Trinley Thaye Dorje, White Tara, Wisdom, yidam
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
We would like to share some inspiring impressions of H.H. 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje‘s first two visits to the UK, which happened before this blog was established. Gyalwa Karmapa’s first historic visit was in August 2005, when he stayed for four days in London at the invitation of Diamond Way Buddhism UK. He was joined by Lama Jigme Rinpoche, Lama Ole and Hannah Nydahl and other distinguished lamas who were part of the travelling entourage of the 16th Karmapa in the UK during the 1970s.
Reports of other visits of the 17th Karmapa to London can be found here (2007) and here (2009).
Flyer 1 for 2005 course (front)
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Tags: Black Crown, Black Hat, Blessing, bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Promise, Buddhist Refuge, Dhagpo, Empowerment, Guru Yoga, Kagyu, Lama Jigme Rinpoche, London, Marpa, Meditation, Metro, Rumtek Monastery, St Ethelburga's, The Times
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Here’s a blast from the past! When Lama Ole was due to visit London on 15 November 1999 – ten years ago today – he was interviewed by telephone by Richard Johnson of the Sunday Times. The interview appeared in the “Life in the Day” section of the Sunday Times Magazine. We have reproduced it here for your enjoyment:
Lama Ole Nydahl in the Sunday Times Magazine 1999
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Tags: beer, Blessing, Colombia, Dalai Lama, Danish, Interviews, Karma, London, love, Meditation, rebirth, reincarnation, Richard Johnson, Sunday Times Magazine, The Times
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
London and Graz Sanghas together in the Graz Centre's beautiful meditation hall
On 6-8 November several members of the London Buddhist Centre had the amazing opportunity to discover the Diamond Way Buddhist Centre in Graz, Austria. During the weekend they were honoured to be guests of the Austrian sangha as well as being given the chance to present the New London Buddhist Centre project. These events are called “road shows” which mainly brings to mind fundraising activities. However, the most important meaning behind the trip to Graz was the exchange of experience, joint dharma activities and simply spending quality time together and having lots of fun.
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Tags: bliss, Buddhist Refuge, Dharma, fundraising, Graz, London, Lopön Tsechu Rinpoche, road show, sangha, Stupas
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