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Monthly session by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag

From Friday 26 to Sunday 28 January 2024 on site at Sakya Tsechen Ling and on line via Zoom :

„NOTES ON RESTING IN THE NATURE OF MIND” by JAMYANG KHYENTSE WANGCHUK

Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk (1524 – 1568) was a disciple of Tsarchen Losal Gyatso (1502 – 1566), whose oral teachings on Mitrayogin’s source text he recorded in these “Notes”. Rather than simply commenting on the meaning of the twenty-five verses, these teachings provide a guide for actually putting their essential message into practice.

Mitrayogin’s deep wish was that beings could be free from suffering and relax their mind, which is possible through method and wisdom. With this motivation, he composed the twenty-five verses.

For more details of this program, please click HERE

To join on-site in Kuttolsheim, please click HERE

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Saturday afternoons

Only in French 🇫🇷

Les samedis de 14h à 16h :

De manière générale, accueil-étude-partage tous niveaux, par l’écoute d’enseignements, la réflexion et la méditation.

Plus spécifiquement :

• Les samedis 13 et 20 janvier de 14h à 16h :

LE CHEMIN DE SHAMATHA DE LA QUIÉTUDE MENTALE

Shamatha (en sanscrit) ou zhinä (ཞི་གནས་ en tibétain) désigne dans le bouddhisme la quiétude mentale, première étape des pratiques de méditation bouddhique -ouvertes par la prise de refuge et le développement de la pensée d’illumination, et closes par le partage des mérites- permettant de développer cet état pour accueillir ensuite la seconde étape, la pratique de vipassanā (en sanscrit) ou lhagtong (ལྷག་མཐོང་ en tibétain), celle de la vision pénétrante.

SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.

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Winter retreat by Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag

From Tuesday, December 26, 2023 to Monday, January 1, 2024 on-site at Sakya Tsechen Ling as well as online via Zoom:

Dedicated to BUDDHA VAIROCANA – Initiation, teachings, meditations and rituals

Vairocana, or the Luminous One, one of the five Dhyani Buddhas, is a very important figure in Tibetan Buddhism. 

Meditation on Vairocana, who embodies the supreme wisdom of Dharmadhatu, liberates from ignorance and rebirth in lower realms.

In contrast to the emphasis on the teachings of the historical Buddha Śākyamuni in his Physical Body (Nirmanakāya), Vajrayana Buddhism places the timeless teachings of the Buddha’s Dharma Body (Dharmakāya) at the center of its doctrinal universe. This “cosmic Buddha” is called Mahāvairocana and is beyond all conception of worldly duality, but its essence is within all phenomena (dharmas) as their Buddha-nature or “seed-to-enlightenment” (Bodhicitta). 

In Esoteric Buddhism, enlightenment means to realize that one’s own Buddha-nature is identical with Mahāvairocana and can even be achieved in this lifetime while possessing a human body.

For more information about this program, please click HERE.

To join us for this even in Kuttolsheim (FR), please click HERE.

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Saturday afternoons

Only in French 🇫🇷

Les samedis 2, 9 et 16 décembre de 14h à 16h :

De manière générale, accueil-étude-partage tous niveaux, par l’écoute d’enseignements, la réflexion et la méditation.

Plus spécifiquement :

• Le samedi 2 décembre de 14h à 16h :

GURUYOGA et MAHAMUDRA

En prolongement de la session des 20 à 22 octobre derniers et en référence à un enseignement de Son Éminence regrettée Chogye Trichen Rinpoché.

Intervenant : Marie-Madeleine Schm.

• Les samedis 9 et 16 décembre de 14h à 16h :

LE CHEMIN DE SHAMATHA DE LA QUIÉTUDE MENTALE

Shamatha (en sanscrit) ou zhinä (ཞི་གནས་ en tibétain) désigne dans le bouddhisme la quiétude mentale, première étape des pratiques de méditation bouddhique -ouvertes par la prise de refuge et le développement de la pensée d’illumination, et closes par le partage des mérites- permettant de développer cet état pour accueillir ensuite la seconde étape, la pratique de vipassanā (en sanscrit) ou lhagtong (ལྷག་མཐོང་ en tibétain), celle de la vision pénétrante.

Intervenant : Lama Shérab Sangpo Lag.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page. .  

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LHABAB DÜCHEN

Saturday 4 November at 14:30 at Sakya Tsechen Ling :

November 4 is celebrated as Lhabab Düchen, one of the four most important Buddhist festivals, which commemorates the descent of Buddha Shakyamuni from the heavens of Tushita. We will recite the ritual of the 16 Arhats.

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BIRTHDAY OF HIS H. KYABGON GONGMA SAKYA TRIZIN RATNA VAJRA RINPOCHE (TIBETAN CALENDAR)

Saturday 18 November from 16:00 to 18:00 at Sakya Tsechen Ling :

In order to celebrate the birthday of His Holiness, the 42nd Kyabgon Gongma Sakya Trizin Rinpoche the ritual of the three Deities of longevity will be recited, with the wish to increase the auspicious conditions for receiving guidance and teachings from His Holiness on the path to the enlightenment of all beings. We also hope that His Holiness will visit our centers again soon!

Everyone is welcome to join us in the temple or online. There is, however, no text available for this practice, you can perform your own practices during the ritual or simply stand in the presence of the blessings of this powerful ritual.

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Monthly session with Christian Bernert

Friday 24 November from 20:30 to 22:00, and Saturday and Sunday 25 and 26 November from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00 at Sakya Tsechen Ling :

THE SECOND SETTING IN MOTION OF THE WHEEL OF DHARMA: THE ABSENCE OF CHARACTERISTICS

To guide his disciples towards liberation and enlightenment, the Buddha gave a wide range of teachings tailored to their individual needs and abilities. These teachings were then grouped into three classes of teachings called the three settings in motion of the wheel of Dharma, each setting in motion revealing another essential dimension of the path. In seminars during three years from 2022 to 2024, each of these teaching classes is addressed in turn.

In this second part, the specific subject of the second setting in motion of the wheel of Dharma is the profound wisdom of emptiness. This was expounded at length in the Sutras of the Perfection of Wisdom and later commented upon by many great masters, including Ārya Nāgārjuna and the teachers of the Madhyamaka school.

In this seminar we will explore the notion of reality as it is taught in the sutras of the perfection of wisdom. Our study of the “Heart Sutra” will be based on a commentary by the great Sakya master, Rongteun Sheja Kunrig, and accompanied by an introduction to the Middle Way school (Madhyamaka).

For more information about this program, please click HERE.

To join us for this even in Kuttolsheim (FR), please click ICI.

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VAJRAYOGINI RITUAL – COMMEMORATION OF KHENPO DAKPA WOESER LAG

Wednesday 29 November from 10:00 to 12:00 at Sakya Tsechen Ling :

Six years ago, on November 29, 2017, passed away our dear Khenpo Dakpa Woeser Lag, lama resident in SAKYA TSECHEN LING, Kuttolsheim/France for 26 years.

We will perform the Vajrayogini ritual for the deceased in his memory at our center in Kuttolsheim. The ritual will be led in the Tibetan language by Lama Sherab Sangpo Lag, our resident monk in Kuttolsheim. This ritual has the power to benefit sentient beings, especially the deceased, and create auspicious bonds. You may submit the names of your deceased loved ones HERE and/or if you wish, you can make a donation for butter lamps or tsog offerings HERE.

Everyone is welcome to join us at the temple or online; However, please note that there is no text available for this practice, so you can join us and do your own meditations and practices, or simply be in the presence of the blessings of this powerful ritual.

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Saturday Afternoons

Only in French 🇫🇷

Les samedis 11 et 18 novembre de 14h à 16h :

De manière générale, accueil-étude-partage tous niveaux, par l’écoute d’enseignements, la réflexion et la méditation.

Plus spécifiquement :

LE CHEMIN DE SHAMATHA DE LA QUIÉTUDE MENTALE

Shamatha (en sanscrit) ou zhinä (ཞི་གནས་ en tibétain) désigne dans le bouddhisme la quiétude mentale, première étape des pratiques de méditation bouddhique -ouvertes par la prise de refuge et le développement de la pensée d’illumination, et closes par le partage des mérites- permettant de développer cet état pour accueillir ensuite la seconde étape, la pratique de vipassanā (en sanscrit) ou lhagtong (ལྷག་མཐོང་ en tibétain), celle de la vision pénétrante.

Intervenant : Lama Shérab Sangpo Lag.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page. 

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Mostly session with Mike Bortolotti

Friday 20 October from 20:30 to 22:00, and Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00 at Sakya Tsechen Ling :

Only In French and Italian 🇫🇷🇮🇪

Vendredi Soir :

BOUDDHISME ET VIE QUOTIDIENNE : La contribution du bouddhisme dans notre vie quotidienne

Dans la vie de tous les jours, nous sommes confrontés à de nombreux défis et nous nous retrouvons souvent submergés par des situations et des émotions perturbantes. De nos jours, il existe différentes méthodologies pour apprendre à gérer ces situations. Ce soir, nous discuterons ensemble de la contribution importante que l’art ancien de l’esprit dans le bouddhisme peut nous apporter dans ce domaine.

Samedi et dimanche :

LES ENSEIGNEMENTS INSPIRÉS DE MAHAMUDRA EN CINQ ASPECTS

Les points essentiels du bouddhisme tibétain sont intégrés dans la pratique du Mahamudra en cinq aspects. Cette façon de subdiviser les enseignements met très bien en évidence les principaux aspects à cultiver dans la voie du Vajrayana et si nous nous appuyons sur eux, rien ne manquera à notre pratique. Ici, les cinq aspects de Mahamudra sont :

•  Le fondement, c’est-à-dire la bodhicitta
•  Le Yidam, la pratique spéciale de la Divinité
•  Le yoga du gourou, le soutien puissant qui permet de recevoir rapidement les bénédictions 
•  Le Mahamudra proprement dit, la reconnaissance de la nature de l’esprit
•  La dédicace, la perfection de la conclusion.

Dans ce séminaire, nous étudierons et pratiquerons ensemble ces cinq aspects qui sont au cœur de la voie vers l’éveil parfait qui nous a été transmise par nos précieux maîtres.

Pour les détails de ce programme, veuillez cliquer ICI.

Pour venir sur place à Kuttolsheim, veuillez cliquer ICI.

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Samedis après-midi

Only in French 🇫🇷

Les samedis 14 et 28 octobre de 14h à 16h :

De manière générale, accueil-étude-partage tous niveaux, par l’écoute d’enseignements, la réflexion et la méditation.

Plus spécifiquement :

LE CHEMIN DE SHAMATHA DE LA QUIÉTUDE MENTALE

Shamatha (en sanscrit) ou zhinä (ཞི་གནས་ en tibétain) désigne dans le bouddhisme la quiétude mentale, première étape des pratiques de méditation bouddhique -ouvertes par la prise de refuge et le développement de la pensée d’illumination, et closes par le partage des mérites- permettant de développer cet état pour accueillir ensuite la seconde étape, la pratique de vipassanā (en sanscrit) ou lhagtong (ལྷག་མཐོང་ en tibétain), celle de la vision pénétrante.

Intervenant : Lama Shérab Sangpo Lag.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.

NAMGYAL TONGCHÖ FOR HIS HOLINESS KYABGON GONGMA SAKYA TRICHEN RINPOCHE

Friday 15 septembre from 20:00 to 22:00 at Sakya Tsechen Ling :

To celebrate His Holiness’ birthday (according to the Tibetan calendar) the ritual of “Thousand-Offerings to Buddha Ushnishavijaya” (tib. Namgyal Tongchö) will be performed. Buddha Ushnishavijaya is one of the three longevity Buddhas. 

His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche is one of the most venerated Lamas and Vidyadhara of Vajrayana Buddhism and having His constant presence in our centres is truly a great blessing. It is important for us to continuously create karma to keep this connection with him alive! 

Through this powerful ritual may we deeply request His Holiness to remain in good health and live long, and continuously turn the wheel of Dharma.

During the Namgyal Tongchö–ritual, the seven offerings of water for drinking, water for washing, flowers, incense, light, scented water and food are prepared 1000 times. 
If you would like to contribute to these offerings with a donation, you are most welcome.

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Monthly session with Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag

Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00 at Sakya Tsechen Ling :

BOUDDHA USHNISHAVIJAYA – TEACHING & INITIATION

Ushnishavijaya, ‘Victorious Queen of the Crown of Light’ is a female Deity of long life who manifested from the brilliant rays of light that crown Buddha Shakyamuni. The crown of light (Ushnisha) is one of the 32 major signs of spiritual realisation that appears as a result of the boundless supreme wisdom attained by a Buddha. As an emblem of the absolute spiritual state, the Ushnisha symbolises the all-conquering power of omniscience, which enables even death to be defeated. Ushnishavijaya personifies such victorious power.

For more information about this program, please click HERE.

To join us for this even in Kuttolsheim (FR), please click HERE.

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Saturday afternoons

Only in French 🇫🇷

Les samedis 2, 9, 23 et 30 septembre de 14h à 16h :

De manière générale, accueil-étude-partage tous niveaux, par l’écoute d’enseignements, la réflexion et la méditation.

Plus spécifiquement :

Les 2 et 9 septembre :

LA PRAJÑĀPARAMITĀ OU PERFECTION DE LA SAGESSE. Ré-étude de l’enseignement dispensé les 9 et 10 juin par vén. Khenpo Ngawang Gyatso Lag.

La prajñāparamitā ou perfection de la sagesse est un ensemble de textes du bouddhisme mahāyāna développant le thème de la perfection (paramita) de la sagesse transcendante (prajna, de jñā « connaître » précédé du préfixe d’insistance pra), perception aiguë permettant de reconnaître la nature réelle de toutes choses et concepts comme vide de nature propre, et d’atteindre la bouddhéité. Au sein de toute la littérature liée à la prajñāpāramitā, le Sūtra du Cœur est l’un des textes les plus célèbres.

Intervenant : Lama Shérab Sangpo Lag.

Les 23 et 30 septembre :

LE CHEMIN DE SHAMATHA DE LA QUIÉTUDE MENTALE

Shamatha (en sanscrit) ou zhinä (ཞི་གནས་ en tibétain) désigne dans le bouddhisme la quiétude mentale, première étape des pratiques de méditation bouddhique -ouvertes par la prise de refuge et le développement de la pensée d’illumination, et closes par le partage des mérites- permettant de développer cet état pour accueillir ensuite la seconde étape, la pratique de vipassanā (en sanscrit) ou lhagtong (ལྷག་མཐོང་ en tibétain), celle de la vision pénétrante.

Intervenant : Lama Shérab Sangpo Lag.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.

Deux temps forts durant cet été 2023, le séminaire des 7 à 9 juillet avec Sa Sainteté le 43ème Sakya Trizin Gyana Vajra Rinpoché, à présent révolu, puis la retraite d’été des 19 à 26 août 2023, sur place à Sakya Tsechen Ling F -67520 Kuttolsheim ou en ligne, consacré à Padmasambhava – Guru Rinpoché.

For more information about the retreat, please click HERE.

To join us for the retreat in Kuttolsheim (FR), please click HERE.

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SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY

The various centres founded in Europe by Khenchen Shérab G. Amipa Rinpoche, grouped together in an European SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY, have elaborated, under the impulse of Khenpo Tashi Sangpo Lag, on a common basis and in a completely renewed form, an enriched programming base accessible to everyone. You will find there details of the online teachings, local teachings, study programmes and rituals of this first quarter of 2021 as well as the means to benefit from them. To access it, simply click on the blue “SAKYA DHARMA FAMILY” button at the bottom of this page.