The
Community's activities
The
Dharma is transmitted within the community in several
ways. It takes place in a spontaneous manner by the
simple fact of living together, through the spiritual
guidance given to the trainees and candidates for the
three-year retreat and more formally through the regular
public teachings. The lamas and druplas are also available
for anyone who would like to have a personal interview.
The different daily, weekly and monthly meditation practices
and rituals are also open to anyone who is interested.
In addition there are public courses which take place
several times a year. These include some courses which
are held in a small centre for lay people, "Karma
Guepel Ling" at Croizet,
not far from Le Bost.
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The
resident lamas and druplas of the monastic hermitages
are also called upon to teach outside of the centre,
in practice groups affiliated to our lineage in
many different towns throughout Europe and the world,
as well as at public conferences and inter-religious
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The
community also offers lay people wishing to practice
more intensively the possibility to undertake short,
guided retreats.
A hermitage situated next to the Karmapa's Temple is
currently under construction. It will provide all the
necessary conditions for approximately twenty visitors
to carry out individual retreats. There are also a few
rooms which are presently available in Laussedat for
this type of retreat.
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important activities include the translation and
publication of practice texts and commentaries,
as well as the preservation of original Tibetan
texts and teachings using digital technology. |
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Our
Art Worshops works to preserve and transmit the art
of Tibetan painting, particularly that of the Karma
Gadri lineage, established by the 8th Karmapa and
which represents the essence of Karma Kagyu traditional
Art. |
The
centre's Remembrance
garden is an area of contemplation and prayer, where
it is possible to conserve the ashes of the deceased
in conditions which conform to the Buddhist tradition.
The garden and its stupas act both as a support for
the enlightenment of the deceased and a source of comfort
for bereaved families.
The
Dhagpo lamas teach all year round in German speaking
countries, and in particular in the main centre in Germany,
Kundrel
Puntsok Ling, in Jägerndorf, Bavaria. This
is also a central point of coordination for the activities
of the mandala in all these countries.
The lamas also regularly visit the small Dharma village
of Bordo,
in the Alps in the north of Italy.
Gendun
Rinpoche, our spiritual guide, strongly emphasized the
fact that Dhagpo Kundreul Ling's essential role is as
a place destined for meditation and practice. It is
through meditation that the practitioner develops openness
of mind, compassion and wisdom, and in this way acquires
a real capacity to work for the benefit of others.
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