Urban Groups

Tibet House Germany is under the spiritual guidance of Dagyab Kyabgön Rinpoche. His students meet in different towns and cities in Germany in order to study the Dharma together. Here is an overview of the various groups (as of November 2007).

Berlin

Lamrim study group

We meet every Friday at the Buddhist Union e.V., Wulffstraße 6, 12165 Berlin (near U and S lines, “Rathaus Steglitz” - town hall of Steglitz) from 5:00 till 7:00 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Rainer and Renate Noack. Contact: dr.noack@aol.com and via the Buddhist society Berlin, phone 030.792 85 50, preferably on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Open Buddhist meditation group

We meet to study Lamrim with the text “Achtsamkeit und Versenkung” (Awareness and Meditation) by Dagyab Rinpoche at Way&Sun, Stargarder Straße 59, 10437 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg) every Friday at 8:30 p.m. Should you be interested in our meetings please call us beforehand or send us an e-mail. Contact: Christian Bräter, phone 0173.444 28 00 or Christoph Röll, phone 030.44 67 83 12 or e-mail: lam-rim@gmx.de.

Bonn

 

We meet once a month, every 2nd Sunday. At the moment we read H.H. the Dalai Lama’s “Der Frieden beginnt in dir” (Peace starts within you). Contact: Inge Jansen, Willi Maaßen: phone 0228.31 94 32 e-mail: willi_inge@yahoo.de

Braunschweig

Lojong group Braunschweig

We meet every Sunday to meditate and study texts at the cultural center “Brunsviga” in their meditation room at Karlstraße 35, 38106 Brunswick from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. . On Sundays, from 11:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m., we listen to Buddhist lectures about Lamrim by trained lecturers. Contact: Christian Jacob, phone 0531.362 45 01 or Annemarie Heuer, phone 05175.20 46 or Christoph Huber, phone 0170.88 14 008

Essen

 

Meetings: Once or twice a month to study and to meditate. Contact: Nina Reerink, phone 0201.75 89 260 (answering machine).

Erlangen

Buddha Space Erlangen e.V.

We organize a varied program to study and meditate at 91054 Erlangen, Hauptstr. 12 (above Photo Porst). The entrance is at Friedrichstraße, 3rd floor on the right. Information about the program: www.erleuchtung-erlangen.de. Contact: Johannes & Caroline Betzold, phone 09131.20 13 97, Robert Landaka: 09187.708 11 12.

Fürth/Nuremberg

Lamrim-Group

Meditation, conversation and text reading on the Buddhist steps. Chenresig puja and Lama Chöpa every 4th week. Registration by special arrangement. We meet to study Lamrim at 90762 Fürth, Untere Fischerstraße 4, every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Contact: phone 0911.74 33 608 (answering machine) or Bernhard Vetter, phone 0911.44 75 03 or Brigitte Meixner, phone 0911.3 26 32 49 or Christine Röhrborn, phone 0911.642 60 83.

Study group: literature

With the help of original texts and selected secondary literature this group is trying to get an overview of 2500 years of Buddhist philosophy. We meet at different participants’ homes or at 90762 Fürth, Fischerstraße 4 once a month or every two months. Contact: Jürgen Wenzig, Birkenwäldchen 14, 91166 Georgensgmünd, phone 09172.66 98 12, e-mail: juergen.wenzig@fen-net.de

Hannover

BuddhistCommunity Chöling e.V.

We organize a varying program to study and meditate in the monastery “Pagode Vien Ciac” at 30159 Hanover, Karlsruher Straße 6. See also www.choeling.de.  Registration, information and appointments at the Chöling office, phone 0511.879 02 10.

Kassel

Meditation and Lamrim group

Lamrim offers a basic presentation of the path to enlightenment with topics like “Die kostbare Menschenexistenz” (The precious human existence), “Tod und Wiedergeburt” (death and reincarnation), “Die verschiedenen Daseinsbereiche” (the different realms of existence), etc. Based on this text we meditate and recite every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. In addition we offer: heart sutra, reciting and collecting of mantras (once a month on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.), Lama Chöpa (by appointment only), medicine Buddha practice (whenever needed).

Center “Im vorderen Westen” , Lassalle-Straße 4, 34117 Kassel. Contact: Thomas Herrman, phone 0561.400 16 85, e-mail: tho-herrmann@web.de or Cornelia Blau, phone 0561.970 23 94 e-mail: corblau@web.de

München

Lamrim study group

Awareness meditation, study of texts, discussions … We meet once a month at 12345 Ingolstadt, Musterstraße 11. Contact: Hans Schweiger, phone 0821.31 43 59 or 0179.232 16 36.

Rheinisch Bergische group


We meet once a month on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to about 4:00 p.m. at 40822 Mettmann, Dresdner Straße 10. Alternately, we deal with Lamrim, the heart sutra, and the five Dyani Buddhas. Contact: Bruni Feist-Kramer, phone 02104.7 43 23, e-mail: bfk@bilderlauf.de oder Elke Hessel, Tel. 0211.28 42 92, e-mail ehessel@gmx.de.