The Retreat starts on Sunday, 15 October 2017 with dinner at 18:30h and an introduction teaching with Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche at 19:30h. The Retreat ends on Saturday, 21 October 2017 at 11:00h (lunch not included on that day).
The booked arrangement includes 3 meals (vegetarian and non-vegetarian buffet) per day as well as accomodation. All rooms have bathrooms. Bedding and towels will be provided by the location.
This retreat will include study of Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara text and meditation practices. We kindly ask participants to bring their own copy of the book to the retreat and to read it before arriving so that every participant has some baseline common understanding of the text. There are different translations of this text available publicly. You are welcome to use any of them for this teaching.
Please bring:
1) Meditation cushion 2) Blanket and / or yoga mat 3) Comfortable clothing 4) Pen and paper for notes 5) Your own copy of Shantideva's Bodhicharyavatara
How do I reach the Retreat venue?
1) Arrival by plane: The nearest airport is Frankfurt. From there you can take a train to "Bad Hersfeld". It takes about 1.5 hours to get from the airport to the venue by train. For detailed railway information see: http://www.db.de. From the train station "Bad Hersfeld" you can take a taxi to the venue.
2) Arrival by car: Coming from the north, west or east, you can reach the venue via "Kirchheimer Dreieck", direction Erfurt, exit Bad Hersfeld. Carry on along the B27, direction Fulda, until you reach Sieglos. In Sieglos take a turn towards Eiterfeld. The next village is Buchenau. Coming from the south, take the B27 from Fulda. After Burghaun take the exit direction Eiterfeld. When you reach Arzell, drive direction Bad Hersfeld. The next village is Buchenau. Once you found Buchenau, carry on along the village's main road Hersfelder Straße and turn left in the middle of the village opposite the bus stop. Now carry on along the Hermann-Lietz-Straße for about 150m until you see the castle to your LEFT.
Latitude: 50° 46' 57'' Longitude: 9° 45' 56''
Free parking is available.
3) Arrival by train: You can take a train to "Bad Hersfeld". From the train station "Bad Hersfeld" you can take a taxi to the venue. For detailed railway information and train connections see: http://www.db.de |