PARALLEL ACTIVITIES
Meditation on loving kindness and compassion
1 OCT | 19:00 h. | Voluntary contribution
Organize: SAKYA GEPHEL LING
Centro Sakya Gephel Ling
Girona 87 bajos, Barcelona
Girona 87 bajos, Barcelona
In 2003, Jetsum Kusho said, if we could see all the energy that we generate during a group meditation, we would do it more often. That’s why, from Sakya Ghepel Ling, we decided to do a grup meditation on Compassion that we will dedicated for the benefit of all sentient beings.
A BUDDHIST MEDITATION EXPERIENCE
2 OCT | 11:00 h. | Free
Organize: SANGA ACTIVA
Sakya Thegchog Düdé – Dones d’Aigua (Masia Ca l´Oller, s/n) – Sant Iscle de Vallalta
Even if we have knowledge about meditation, do we have enough experiences? And if we have them, would we like to put them into practice in a group? Come and we will share some meditation techniques that can inspire you in your daily practice.
Teaching of Lama Tsondru about "The king of aspiration prayers, the aspiration for excellent conduct for noble beings"
4 OCT | 19:30 h. | Free
Organize: SAMYE DZONG
Rambla de la Muntanya, 97 Baixos
08041 Barcelona
08041 Barcelona
Lama Tsondru gives weekly teachings on a Buddhist topic. This Tuesday she will introduce one of the most important Buddhist prayers “The king of aspiration prayers, the aspiration for excellent conduct for noble beings” presenting its object and scope.
A BUDDHIST MEDITATION EXPERIENCE
5 OCT | 19:00 h. | Free
Organize: SANGA ACTIVA
Sakya Thegchog Düdé – Vilassar de Mar (Sant Genís, 2)
Even if we have knowledge about meditation, do we have enough experiences? And if we have them, would we like to put them into practice in a group? Come and we will share some meditation techniques that can inspire you in your daily practice.
Pedralbes Dialogues: "What a bore! Performance, laziness and Buddhism in the contemporary world"
6 OCT | 18:30 h. | Free
Organize: CASA VIRUPA
Monestir de Pedralbes
Baixada del Monestir 9
08034 Barcelona
Baixada del Monestir 9
08034 Barcelona
Speed and constant availability are increasingly permeating the lives of Western citizens and their institutions. Whoever resists and is entrenched in a more leisurely pace seems to lose the game, both in terms of work and relationships. Some voices suggest alternative ways of living in temporality.
III SAKYADHITA SPAIN SYMPOSIUM OF SPANISH-SPEAKING BUDDHIST WOMEN
8 OCT | 16:00 h. | 6 €
Organize: SAKYADHITA SPAIN
Face-to-face: Fundació Casa del Tibet
c/ Rosselló 181. Barcelona.
Online via Zoom.
Online via Zoom.
Solitude and community practice: two complementary aspects? We will have the intervention of teacher Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, who will introduce us the documentary “A cave in the snow”, based on her solitary retreat experience. Afterwards, she herself will open the dialogue among Buddhist women from different Spanish-speaking countries.
A BUDDISTH APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
8 OCT | 17:00 h. | Free
Organize: SANGA ACTIVA
Sakya Thegchog Düdé – Dones d’Aigua (Masia Ca l´Oller, s/n) – Sant Iscle de Vallalta
From the Buddhist perspective, everything that happens is an opportunity. An opportunity to become more aware and detect the behavioral patterns that move us. We propose a small workshop to detect some of these patterns and their relationship with the current situation that we live as a species. Can we change these patterns and adopt a positive and truly useful position in these moments?
HAPPINESS AND EDUCATION
9 OCT | 11:30 h. | free activity
Organize: SANGA ACTIVA
Comunitat budista Sangha Activa
Dones D’Aigua – Sant Iscle de Vallalta
Dones D’Aigua – Sant Iscle de Vallalta
Would you like to take advantage of raising your children to get the best out of yourself? A workshop to share, think, practice, discover and investigate how to educate in happiness. Aimed at parents and educators who want to contribute to the happiness of the little ones by being a direct example.
A BUDDHIST MEDITATION EXPERIENCE
12 OCT | 19:00 h. | Free
Organize: SANGA ACTIVA
Sakya Thegchog Düdé – Vilassar de Mar (Sant Genís, 2)
Even if we have knowledge about meditation, do we have enough experiences? And if we have them, would we like to put them into practice in a group? Come and we will share some meditation techniques that can inspire you in your daily practice.
Documentary "Unmistaken Child". 2008.
1 h 42 min. English and Tibetan
subtitles in Spanish
13 OCT | 19:00 h. | Free entry
Organize: FUNDACIÓN CASA DEL TÍBET
Fundación Casa del Tíbet
c/ Rosselló 181. Barcelona
c/ Rosselló 181. Barcelona
After the death of the Tibetan master Gueshe Lama Konchog, his disciple, Tenzin Zopa, goes out in search of the child in which the master Lama will be reincarnated. In the Tsum Valley (Nepal), a child lives there that seems to respond to what the Tibetans were looking for.
Practice of Shine, mental calm meditation
13 OCT | 20:15 h. | Voluntary contribution
Organize: SERCHÖLING
Serchöling, Centro Budista Vajrayana
Passeig d’Amunt 34 Bajos 1º
08024 Barcelona
Passeig d’Amunt 34 Bajos 1º
08024 Barcelona
A meeting with Tsondru Yeshe; an introductory talk where he will address the benefits and give guidelines for correct posture and motivation before daily practice followed by several short sessions of Shine meditation. Duration 1 hour.
Study, theory and practice of the early Buddhist meditation
Masterclass by Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā.
14 OCT | 16:00 h. | Free
Organize: DHARMA GAIA
Live on Zoom
In this lecture-which will include plenty of space for conversation with participants-Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā will present the field of study and practice of early Buddhism and early Buddhist meditation.
Conference in English with Spanish translation
Buddhism and meditation its relevance today
14 OCT | 19:00 h. | Voluntary contribution
Organize: DHARMADHATHU
Centro de Meditación Dharmadhatu
Castillejos 274 bajos. Barcelona
Castillejos 274 bajos. Barcelona
Conference given by Basili Llorca.
The non-dogmatic vision of Buddhism -based on reason and experience-, its knowledge of the mind and its states, and the effectiveness of its meditation -validated by generations of practitioners and recognized by modern science-, make Buddhism a relevant philosophy of life our world today.
OPEN AIR MEDITATION LED BY LAMA JIGME YESHE
15 OCT | 11:00 h. | Free
Organize: DRUKPA BARCELONA
Parc de Montjuïc, Jardins de Joan Brossa, Barcelona
Experience of sensations while sitting outdoors in meditative contemplation, awareness of the environment: shapes, sounds, scents, etc., through the senses that are the windows by which we connect with our environment.
DO BARRIERS FOR WOMEN EXIST IN BUDDHISM?
16 OCT | 11:00 h. | Free
Organize: SANGA ACTIVA
Sakya Thegchog Düdé – Dones d’Aigua (Masia Ca l´Oller, s/n) – Sant Iscle de Vallalta
Workshop of 1:30 h. to which we invite people interested in becoming aware of the cultural weight of the dualistic man/woman vision, even in the field of spiritual research and practice.
L’escola Sanbo Zen:
Kamakura (Japó), Mountain Cloud Zen Center (USA), Marikina Zendo (Filipines), Casa Espiritualitat Sant Felip Neri (Barcelona)
18 OCT | 18:30 h. | Voluntary contribution
Organize: DANA PARAMITA
Casa d’Espiritualitat Sant Felip Neri.
Nena Casas 37-47. 08017 Barcelona
Nena Casas 37-47. 08017 Barcelona
An activity lasting about two hours in which several videos will be shown from different places where zazen is practiced according to this school. They include interventions by Yamada Ryöun Roshi, current president of Sanbo Zen school and other Zen teachers.
There will be an explanation of the videos and a talk to then do some practice.
DOCUMENTARY "PAD YATRA: A GREEN ODYSSEY". 2012
70 min. O.V. subtitled in Spanish
18 OCT | 19:30 h. | Free
Organize: DRUKPA BARCELONA
Consell de Cent 382, entre Girona i Bailén, Barcelona
Buddhist spiritual tradition, global environmentalism and Himalayan culture intertwine in a documentary that highlights how one community can begin to solve one of the most urgent problems of our time.
ART FROM A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE
JAN 28 2023 | 10:00 a 21:00 h.
Organize: CASA VIRUPA
Barcelona (address to be confirmed)
This event will explore art from different disciplines and from a contemplative point of view. It will be a day with different activities, with speakers, musicians and artists who may or may not be Buddhists, but who share a sensitive and responsible view of the world. If you want to be informed when we have more details, you can leave your email and we will write you soon.