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Celebrating the stupas in the Europe Center and in Basel

According to the wish of Lopön Tsechu Rinpoche, we got together to celebrate the birthday of the seven Stupas that were inaugurated in Zürich in 2001.

Motorbikers Weekend

Our historical first motorbike weekend was far beyond our expectations. It was amazing to share the colorful storytelling on Friday and Saturday. Seeing the arrival biker friends - 41 friends with their wide range of motorbike types with maaaany horsepower – and having the great Saturday´s evening barbecue definitely brought joyful atmosphere in the Europe Center.

Open house at the Europe Center

More than 300 visitors took advantage of the sunny weather, to get in contact with us. They enjoyed our offers like introductory rounds in the meditation hall, followed by a short meditation, or guided tours through the villa, as well as an information table and of course food and beverages as well as a lot of chatting and connecting.
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Transmission Weekend with Lama Ole Nydahl

A wonderful time with Lama Ole was this year's Transmission Weekend, which again attracted Buddhists from all over the world to listen to Buddha`s highest teachings given by Lama Ole.
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Spring Impressions

As every year, springtime is overwhelming us with its flowering beauty. After a mild but long winter, sunshine and warmth extend the activity space
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Outdoor Activity

Springtime means outdoor activities are coming back to Europe Center. It ´s time to start the work of preparing the place for all the guests and activities ...
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Weekend with Michaela Fritzges

During the first weekend of April, we had the honor to host a course with Michaela Fritzges about the four Foundational Practices and the five Buddha Wisdoms.
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Lecture with Tasso Kallianiotis

Tasso Kallianiotis from Connecticut, USA, gave a lecture in our center during his visit in Europe.
Weekend with Gabi Volenko
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Weekend Course with Gabi Volenko

We had the great pleasure to enjoy a whole weekend of teachings with Gabi from Wuppertal.
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Weekend Course with Alfonso Costa

We warmly thank Alfonso for his great lectures about Teacher-Student-Relationship.
Weekend with Edita Berger
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Edita Berger at Europe Center

In 1983, Edita Berger took refuge with Lama Ole. Shortly after she started sharing her knowledge and experience in the function of a travelling teacher.

Tibetan New Year

For Losar, the Tibetan new year, the EC-sangha decided to celebrate with the traditional momo-dish for dinner.
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Summer Course Teamleaders Meeting

It's never too early to prepare the next Summer Course. In fact, it's about time to start preparing! So the extended core team met at the EC to brainstorm abut how to improve and adapt the course to changing conditions.

Gompa climbing, uhmm... cleaning!

We are very grateful that we get to enjoy our precious huge meditation hall whenever we meditate. And actually, we're even very happy to clean it!

The EC blog is back from Hibernation!

Here's proof that we were sooo snowed in that snow ploughing and some other things had to come first before giving you an update of what's been going on the last months!

Sangha trips to the EC

Wondering where to go on our next sangha excursion? Why not pack the whole bunch and come to the EC for a few days? You are warmly invited!

The "Baugompa" in Bulgaria

Okay, let's allow ourselves to be a bit sentmental for a moment. Whaaaaa.... good old Baucafe times… how great it was and how much fun we had… whaaaaaaa.... okay, now we stop.

Weekend course with Julie Fallon

Our first course with a Diamond Way teacher in 2018 was a wonderful one as well! Lovely Julie meditated with us and shared her knowledge, including inspiring insights from her work on the books of Hannah Nydahl.

Winter Wonderland Reloaded

We're used to quite some snow here in the Allgäu, but this winter brought some really impressive blizzards. Winter wonderland and bright blue skies luckily followed, so we have to share more of these inncredibly beautiful impressions with you!

Dive in! Meditation Days

Following our Lama’s wish, we started the new year with a new series of events at the EC: Diving in deeper! Getting together and meditating together!

Welcome, 2018!

Our EC turned into a "City of a Thousand Planets" for New Year's Eve, with lots of alien beings running around having a great time!

Xmas at the EC

Yes, we do keep with tradition and Western culture even as Buddhists, and so of course we also had a beautiful Christmas tree and a nice celebration on Xmas eve!

Weekend course with Detlev Göbel

Love and Partnership in Diamond Way Buddhism – the topic of this course required Diamond Way teachers who really know from their own experience how to make a relationship work, based on Buddhist teachings!

Amitayus Empowerment

To reach a high level of realization and a deep understanding of the Buddhist teachings, one needs a long and healthy life.

An excursion into Germany's History

What's the most impressive historic monument in Bavaria one can show to visitors from near or far away? Yes, very likely the fairy tale castle Neuschwanstein, just an hour's drive away from the EC.

Welcome, Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche!

We are very happy to welcome one of the greatest lineage holders of our Karma Kagyu school to the EC: Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche is here on the invitation of Lama Ole Nydahl.

South-West-Practice Course

The sanghas surrounding (and supporting!) the Europe Center came for their annual practice course full of meditation and friendly exchange. Of course everybody else was welcome to join as well.

Cows visiting

Pretty much exactly two years ago, we already had cows from a meadow kilometers away visiting the EC. This time, they came late in the evening…

Weekend course with Susan and Chris Bixby

Love and Partnership in Diamond Way Buddhism – the topic of this course required Diamond Way teachers who really know from their own experience how to make a relationship work, based on Buddhist teachings!

Open house at the Europe Center

Despite the rainy autumn weather, more than 300 Allgäuers took the chance of checking out the Europe Center, formerly known as Hochreute Manor.