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Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский, Czech y English.

Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский, Czech y English.

Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский, Czech y English.

Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский, Czech y English.

Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский, Czech y English.

Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский, Czech y English.

Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский y English.

Przepraszamy – ten wpis dostępny jest tylko w wersji Deutsch, Руский y English.

Christmas evening at the EC was one to remember. We started with a 16th Karmapa Meditation, followed by a show and a festive dinner in the beautifully decorated main hall and the dining room of the villa.

One of the funniest things was the “Wichteln”. Everybody gave and got one non-material gift each, like going on a hike with Jürgen, or snowboarding with Florian. So in the coming weeks, these presents will bring friends closer together, and people who sometimes did not even know each other before.

The evening was rounded off with dancing in the Baucafé and playing some games with a very international group – most of those games are apparently known all around the world across different cultures.

by Marie

Lama Ole quite frequently spends his project days at the Europe Center. Therefore we worked on a concept to get the most out of those days and weeks for everyone.

On the one hand, we need to make sure that the Lama and his team have enough time to focus on writing books or articles, answering his students’ mails or working on other projects that need very focused attention. On the other hand, many friends come during those weeks and we want them to get the  most of what the Europe Center is about – connecting on a worldwide level and meditating and learning together.

Frank Huhn was asked by Lama Ole to teach Buddhism many years ago and kindly agreed to guide the first open meditation retreat during the project days. With an average of approximately 80 people on site each day, we practiced together up to five times a day, listened to lectures and talks in the evening and had lots of time to exchange during the meals and in between the sessions.

In between work, Lama Ole found the time to guide meditations and give blessing, as well as for a moreEC movie night in the Diamond Room. He answered questions in personal interviews for hours and started a 12 hour meditation on the 16^th Karmapa before leaving for lectures in Poland, Austria, Slovakia and Greece.