***You are able to join this course if you have followed the first part of Exploring Buddhism.***

Would you like to deepen your understanding of the mind, learn to work with your emotions, explore your perception and reality, and cultivate love for yourself and others? This one-month course is for you.

Guided by the spiritual bestseller The Tibetan book of living and dying, we will explore principles such as impermanence, karma, meditation, wisdom, compassion, and the process of dying & rebirth – and most importantly how these can help us relate to challenges in our lives with sanity and kindness.

This course is experience-based: there will be guided meditations, group exchange, and interactive experiments.

You will leave this course with a taste of what authentic Buddhism actually is and feels like, and how it can be relevant for you.

Practical info:
5 live sessions on Zoom held by experienced meditation instructors
Language: English, but we also speak Dutch if needed
Dates: 11, 18, 25 March. 8 and 15 April.
Time: 19:00–20:45
Possibility to gather in-person in the Rigpa center in Amsterdam

Pricing:
Normal price: €60,-
Low income rate: €40,-

We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at jeroenslieker@rigpa.nl

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***Je kunt je aanmelden voor deze cursus als je het eerste gedeelte van Exploring Buddhism hebt gevolgd.***

Wil je je inzicht in de geest verdiepen, leren werken met je emoties, je perceptie en realiteit onderzoeken en liefde voor jezelf en anderen cultiveren? Dan is deze cursus van één maand iets voor jou.

Aan de hand van de spirituele bestseller Het Tibetaanse boek van leven en sterven verkennen we principes als vergankelijkheid, karma, meditatie, wijsheid, compassie en het proces van sterven en wedergeboorte – en vooral hoe deze ons kunnen helpen om met gezond verstand en vriendelijkheid om te gaan met uitdagingen in ons leven.

Deze cursus is gebaseerd op ervaring: er zijn geleide meditaties, groepsuitwisselingen en interactieve experimenten.

Je zult deze cursus verlaten met een voorproefje van wat authentiek boeddhisme eigenlijk is, en hoe het relevant voor je kan zijn.

Praktische info:
5 live sessies op Zoom gegeven door ervaren meditatie-instructeurs
Taal: Engels, maar we spreken ook Nederlands indien nodig
Data: 11, 18, 25 maart. 8 en 15 april.
Tijd: 19:00-20:45
Mogelijkheid om persoonlijk samen te komen in het Rigpa centrum in Amsterdam

Prijzen:
Normale prijs: €60,-
Minima- en studententarief: €40,-

We kijken ernaar uit je daar te zien! Als je vragen hebt, aarzel dan niet om contact met ons op te nemen op jeroenslieker@rigpa.nl

Instructors

Jeroen Slieker
Jeroen is a psychologist and works as a crisis manager at the GGD Amsterdam. He has been studying and practicing in Rigpa since 1998 and has completed the Home Retreat. Jeroen has been teaching courses for many years and has been part of the board and management teams of Rigpa Netherlands.

Emma Heijdeman
Emma is a young professional, creative, and facilitator. She grew up with Buddhist parents since birth, and is passionate about exploring how Buddhist and Earth-based traditions intersect. Currently, her main mission is to investigate how the 20/30-somethings of today can genuinely connect to the wisdom of the Buddhist lineage by facilitating retreats, open spaces, festivals, and research experiments based on co-creation, community, and celebration. She is studying the Home Retreat and also works as a university teacher in Amsterdam.

Astrid Heijdeman

Soon after graduating with a degree in Social Geography, Astrid fell in love with Tibetan Buddhism.

Since then, she has done regular retreats and study programs under the guidance of several Buddhist meditation teachers, including a three-year retreat. She has taught Rigpa courses with much joy for over 25 years. Astrid likes to bring meditations to life and to investigate how meditation and compassion can be used practically, for example in relational challenges. She is a certified mindfulness trainer and has worked, among other places, in mental health care.

Jesse van Delft
Jesse van Delft (1995) followed her first meditation retreat with Rigpa at the age of sixteen and has not stopped her studies and practice since. She co-founded Rigpé Shyönnu, a meeting place for young adults within Rigpa. In her work as a theatre teacher, maker, dramaturge and art education maker, she likes to integrate meditation and contemplation exercises. Jesse is also a Buddhist teacher in primary education. She is always looking for ways in which to creatively guide people, big or small, in finding their own wisdom, making use of the mind and body.

Exploring Buddhism – part 2

Gegevens

Datum:: 11 maart 2024
Tijd:: 19:30 - 21:30

Exploring Buddhism - part 2

Instructors

Exploring Buddhism – part 2

Gegevens

Tickets

Toekomstige Evenementen

Meditaties uit Het Tibetaanse boek van leven en sterven

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