​The activities offered by the Centre follow the Practice Program of the Paramita Centre. The teachings are transmitted according to the same tradition as the most important Tibetan monasteries, like Gajang Monastery, where Lama Samten, the Tibetan Monk founder of our Centre, completed his studies as Geshe (an equivalent of a PhD in Buddhist philosophy). Our main objective is to make the Tibetan Buddhist wisdom and the studies done in this great monasteries accessible to the great public to full extent.​

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The program

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To begin with : Meditation Course

 

As a way to start, we found that the Calm-Abiding Meditation Course suits best for most people. Most of us have a very busy lifestyle and also a very busy "monkey-mind". Therefore, the best way to improve our life is to start to calm down our mind to be able to be more aware of its functionment and this way get more control on our mind, so it becomes more and more positive, instead of submitting to agitation, stress, anxiety or anger. You will see on the Full Schedule the next dates for this course.

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Even if you already practice meditation, the meditation class will give you interesting and deeper techniques and knowledge about the functioning of the mind. It will give you a solid foundation to be well prepared for the following class which is Lamrim (Buddhist Philosophy Steps of the Path to Happiness) Introduction. 

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After: 

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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY (LAMRIM) COURSE​

 

After introducing yourself with the mind, meditation and some elements of Buddhist philosophy in the Calm-Abiding Meditation Course, the first element of the study program, which is the foundation and the essence of the entire Buddhist path, is the Lamrim (Buddhist Philosophy) Introduction. This introduction is a summarized presentation of all teachings of Buddhist philosophy presented as graduals steps of practice in order to achieve happiness and Enlightenment (Lamrim, or steps of the path). 

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As the calm-abindig Meditation Course introduces the deep elements of the Buddhist philosophy, we strongly recommend to follow it  as a prerequisite for the Lamrim Course. Most people appreciate having taken the meditation class before taking Lamrim Introduction class. You can check at the full schedule to see when starts the next Lamrim (Buddhist Philosophy Introduction) course.

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DEEPER LAMRIM COURSE​

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If you want to deepen your knowledge of the Buddhist Path as explained in the Lamrim Introduction Course, you can study the Deeper Lamrim Course (100 hours, divided into 5 sessions of 20 hours, once per week, spread over 2 1/2 years).

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OTHER COURSES

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Other courses following those will go even deeper in the understanding of the path, the mind, emotions and stages or realization in other to achieve happiness. Here are the other courses which are organized from time to time:

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- Buddhist Psychology, Path & View

- 12 Interdependant Links

- Special Insight

- Death, Bardo & Rebirth

- 10 Paramitas

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VAJRAYANA​

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After a good foundation in the common path, it is possible to start the practice of a specific and more advanced category of Buddha's teachings and practice: the Vajrayana. In order to prepare for that, it is important to complete the Ngondro (preparatory practices). These practices prepare well the mind for this more advanced type of teachings and meditation. These courses are offered to students when they are ready.

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STUDY PROGRAM

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We plan also to start eventually our Study Program for those who completed the Practice Program. This program will follow the same curriculum as is done in the Great Tibetan Monastic Universties, in a summarized version.

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Retreats

 

Retreats can be great opportunities to learn, deepen and integrate more some elements already seen during regular classes. We offer regularly Meditation Retreats for 2 days or longer duration.