Germany, 08 Nov 2019 - 24 Nov 2019

To feel and experience love is the most important thing in our life. This is how we become happy. Without love and happiness we are imprisoned in our problems, in our selfishness and in our suffering. We find the sense in life when we feel love for ourselves and give love to our fellow beings. When we are able to let our love flow freely, then we will receive love from our environment and, in this way, experience happiness. In this teaching, Tulku Lobsang shares methods for connecting with love and removing obstacles to our love so that it can flow freely. We also learn how to create more space for happiness in our daily life. Too often we simply do not make the decision to be happy and so do not make time for it. Then, we cannot see that happiness is already there. Learn to cultivate your happiness so that no matter what else changes in life, your happiness is abundant. Because happiness is there; we just need to open the door and welcome it.

Having compassion for oneself and others changes our live. Taking care of oneself and feeling compassion for oneself are the first steps to trust oneself little by little and to become more compassionate.  In contrast perhaps to our belief that self-care and compassion can make us weak and vulnerable, they generate a very firm and stable inner base. Compassion is by nature gentle and peaceful but at the same time also very powerful. It helps us to overcome all fears and uncertainties. It gives us the courage to to manage all obstacles on our way.

In this workshop, Tulku Lobsang gives us a meditation that opens our hearts. If you develop a sincere and open heart, you will naturally feel more self- worth and self-confidence. This is changing our whole world! We become healthier, more relaxed and compassionate - and our relationships better. Compassion is the key to a happier world!

Lu Jong is an old Tibetan practice. The body exercises have been developed in order to activate our self-healing-energies. With the help of the exercises we can support healing processes positively, overcome negative emotions and increase our energy.
Lu Jong is based on Tibetan medicine, where the human body is seen as a composition of the five elements earth, fire, water, wind and space.  It is important to understand the connections and interdependence of this five elements. When the elements are out of balance, then it is quite probable to suffer from a disease. Therefore the goal is, to balance the five elements – here the 5-elements-exercises of Lu Jong are very helpful.
Through the combination of position, movement and breath Lu Jong can open physical channels and blocks in a soft way and mobilize misdirected energy. In this way our physical health, mental clarity and vitality are improved. These characteristics are the base for spiritual practice.
Tulku Lobsang will teach us the moevmentes of the five elements and the knowledge of the elements, which can be found in our body as well in nature. Knowing this, we can shape our daily life in a way where the elements support us in dealing with our tasks, instead of interfering.

When we decide, we create space for change to occur. Change always happens anyway, but when we decide, we give it the direction that we want. Usually, when we want to do something, we spend a lot of time thinking about it. This puts pressure on us, and keeps us in a confused state. Therefore, we must learn how to make decisions. As soon as we decide, the pressure falls away and we win time. Decision has the power to help us separate the important things from the unimportant things. It generates energy and brings our daily routine on track.

Decision helps us to be in the here and now. When we decide, we have less thought about the past and we don’t lose ourselves in thoughts about the future. We must be in the present moment if we want to decide. And in order to be in the present moment, we need to be aware. We must shift our focus from the wish to do something to the awareness of the act of doing it. For this, we need to learn how to train our awareness. One way to do this is to stay in silence. From the place of silence, decisions become clear.

In this teaching, Tulku Lobsang will share methods from the wisdom of Buddhist Psychology. In addition to teaching about the power of decision, he will guide us in training the mind through different states of development and show us how to abide in stillness. We will learn the common obstacles that we may encounter and the antidotes to overcome them. The more we know about the development of our mind, the more motivated we are to connect with our true nature and live in alignment with our purpose.

Tulku Lobsang is a high master in the Tibetan Buddhism who has intensely studied the Buddhist methods, including astrology, philosophy and Tibetan medicine – in Tibet as well as in Indian exile. Tibetan medicine is an ancient healing knowledge based on the understanding of the interdependence of body and mind.

During consultations, Tulku Lobsang gives advice on how to compensate a possible imbalance through a change in diet, by movement as well as breath or meditation techniques. He also answers questions about the own personal spiritual practice.

The basic cause of diseases are negative emotions. Often we have heard that every human being has the power for elf healing. But mostly we are quite skeptical with those statements. Tulku Lobsang gives an explanation how we can reach our happiness by overcoming the negative emotions. For this we have to learn how to use our innate healing energies, to overcome diseases or to remain healthy. The power of our mind and our thoughts can change the well-being of our body fundamentally. In daily life we continuously worry, have fears and expectations which are not fulfilled. These negative emotions have a direct influence on our body. We learn how to evoke positive emotions for reaching mental and physical health. In Traditional Tibetan Medicine we assume that there is medicine which supports the body to become healthy. But at the end it is the self healing power which has to be activated. Because it is only the body which can heal itself.

Life is full of problems—as long as we are alive, there will be problems! Pushing them away only increases our suffering and creates more problems. This is because rejecting them is also a denial of our nature.
Tulku Lobsang offers us another method. In the Tantrayana Buddhist tradition, we learn to use our problem to come out of the problem. The problem itself can be the solution to the problem. A simple example is rather than just renouncing a negative emotion such as anger, to take that anger and redirect it at the anger itself. In this way, the anger can become a major motivation to purify one’s mind and develop spiritually. We will decrease our suffering and increase our wisdom when we shift our perception of problems. We should embrace our problems and give thanks for them! Problems teach us great lessons. They are our best teachers. They are opportunities for developing ourselves. Therefore, we must have respect for those that create problems for us, because this helps us to better know ourselves. In fact, this method is fastest way to reach enlightenment. By transforming our problems, we also transform ourselves. By transforming our perception, we expand our desire for all things. Rather than wanting some things and rejecting other things, we accept all things as beneficial. When we view our problems as medicine, we have the opportunity to develop great joy and wisdom.

One who has trust has a very powerful mind because whatever you trust will become true. Trust creates truth. Trust makes reality. Therefore, whatever you want—trust in it. Then, it is possible for it all to come true.
Trust is one of the most powerful parts of the mind. Whenever you need help, trust will help you. Whenever you need to change something, trust helps to change it. Whenever you need guidance, trust will guide you. Whenever you want to find something, trust will find it.
We are blind in our lives because we are asleep in ignorance. We are a blind person with a very intelligent mind, but still, we cannot see. Trust is the only eye in this blind world. It helps us to find our path. Trust is the only way to survive in this sleeping, ignorant world. There are no better eyes than trust. This is why Tulku Lobsang calls trust: “the third eye.”
Trust is more than just a wish. Trust makes things happen. In this retreat we will not only experience the power inherent in trust, but Rinpoche will also pass on methods in order for us to start trusting and live a life based on trust.

Tummo is our wisdom fire. It is something we naturally have within our bodies. This fire, this inner warmth, can be found in the area below the navel chakra. On a physical level it is responsible for the temperature of our body—the heat of digestion and metabolism, the heat that powers chemical reactions and builds hormones. But Tummo is much more than this! On an energetic level, the Tummo fire blazes through the channels, melting away the subtlest blockages and surging energy throughout the body. On the level of mind, Tummo is the source of love, joy, happiness and bliss.

Unfortunately, as we become older we start to lose this natural warmth. Then, our hormones and essences automatically reduce. But it doesn’t have to be this way! The Tummo practice will reignite our inner fire. Through a combination of movements, breath techniques and visualizations we generate the Tummo flame and spread it throughout the body. The flame grows, starting from below the navel and rising higher and higher. It softly penetrates each of the main chakras, spreading to all the branches and every pore of our body.

The chakras are secret doors to our being. Opening them and connecting with our Tummo fire brings us great realizations. In this way, we tap into our inner wisdom. From this great presence we can realize the true nature of our mind, fundamental wisdom, and unconditional love and compassion.

Tulku Lobsang has a very special connection to Tummo. This is his specialty and he can teach it like no other. An amazing opportunity!

Our live is full of beautiful things, occurrences and encounters. Too often, however, we only see the negative aspects - what doesn't work, what we don't achieve - instead of being happy and grateful for everything beautiful in our daily live. Also and especially for the little things.

Thankfulness is an incredibly powerful force. When we are consciously thankful, our life becomes easier, more relaxed and happier. If we complain about everything that happens to us, we become negative-thinking, frustrated and embittered people.

In this lecture we will learn from Tulku Lobsang about the deep impact thankfulness has on our live and how we can practice thankfulness in a simple way. To make our live easier - and make us more contented.

Lu Jong is an old Tibetan practice of the tradition of Tantrayana and Bön. The body exercises have been developed in order to activate our self-healing-energies. With the help of the exercises we can support healing processes positively, overcome negative emotions and increase our energy. Lu Jong is based on Tibetan medicine, which assumes that diseases are the consequence of an imbalance of the elements or humours. Through the combination of position, movement and breath Lu Jong can open physical channels and blocks in a soft way and mobilize misdirected energy. In this way our physical health, mental clarity and vitality are improved. These characteristics are the base for spiritual practice.

Often our lifes seem complicated. This happens because we feel stressed in our daily life. During work as during our spare time - we are always stressed because we have to handle so many things; or because we think we have to handle so much. Because of this stress we feel not well, have little energy, suffer from sleep disorders and some even from burnout syndrome or depression.
Often we cannot cope with the situations and are over-challenged. One possible explanation is that it is ourselves who create the problems and waste our time with unimportant things. For example we try to change others. But how can we change our friends, family and fellow beings? It is far easier if we change ourselves. We have to learn to take decisions and to differentiate between unimportant and important things. Only this can help us to gain time, despite the supposed lack of time.

Forgive and trust are important skills: for one's own inner peace as well as for peace within a community. People who overcome grudge, who can forgive, are in harmony with themselves and their environment - and they are happier. If we learn to forgive, we can prevent long lasting suffering.

Forgiving and trusting others, but especially oneself, can fundamentally change our life: we become free from the shadows of the past, can let go of fears and doubts and learn to trust - our fellow human beings, life and ourselves.

When we forgive ourselves and others, when we trust, our own thoughts and feelings change and we can become happy people.

In this workshop Tulku Lobsang shows us simple ways how we can learn to forgive and to trust.

Water is the oldest healing substance of the world. we can drink water or have a bath in it and therefore experience purification, which strengthens our energy. Water can be applied hot or cold for different diseases. Water has the particular characteristic for blessing it with a mantra, which fortifies the healing energy of the water. Tulku Lobsang gives us an introduction on the modes of operation which water has and how we can use this healing energy in different medical conditions.

Tulku Lobsang is a high master in the Tibetan Buddhism who has intensely studied the Buddhist methods, including astrology, philosophy and Tibetan medicine – in Tibet as well as in Indian exile. Tibetan medicine is an ancient healing knowledge based on the understanding of the interdependence of body and mind.

During consultations, Tulku Lobsang gives advice on how to compensate a possible imbalance through a change in diet, by movement as well as breath or meditation techniques. He also answers questions about the own personal spiritual practice.

Tulku Lobsang is a high master in the Tibetan Buddhism who has intensely studied the Buddhist methods, including astrology, philosophy and Tibetan medicine – in Tibet as well as in Indian exile. Tibetan medicine is an ancient healing knowledge based on the understanding of the interdependence of body and mind.

During consultations, Tulku Lobsang gives advice on how to compensate a possible imbalance through a change in diet, by movement as well as breath or meditation techniques. He also answers questions about the own personal spiritual practice.

“Opposites attract each other”. Women and men have just little in common. They think, feel and act in very different ways - and this results continuously in misunderstandings. In Tibetan medicine there are simple explanations for this: Men are more connected with their navel area, also called navel chakra, women with their heart, the heart chakra. For this reason, women act more emotionally, men more rationally. Tulku Lobsang illustrates in a humorous way how this gender-specific connectedness with the elements and chakras can easily lead to conflicts – and he gives tips on how we can find more mutual understanding through this knowledge of the differences.

Mindfulness is of fundamental importance. It has a positive impact on our entire life. Mindfulness helps us to not constantly dwell on our thoughts about the past or about the future, but to return to the present moment and thereby find deep happiness in the here and now. When we are more mindful, all aspects of our life improve automatically.
Whether we experience a lack of joy in our life or have difficulties in our relationships, or at work - mindfulness is the key to a deep change in our life. Through mindfulness it is also possible for us to cultivate more love in our life. Love heals. Love gives us power. Love opens. It opens not only our hearts and our mind – it also opens us on the physical level. Love is a way to release and to solve blockages. This again has profound effects on our health.

In this workshop, Tulku Lobsang teaches us through methods for daily use – meditation und body exercises – how to train our mind and develop our potential to unfold more and more awareness, mindfulness and love. By connecting ourselves with our own mindful and loving nature, we can have a fundamental positive influence on our health and our whole life.

Everyone wants to be happy.

More often than not, though, we depend upon external factors for our happiness: we think we need a reason to be happy. The way to liberate ourselves from this heavily dependent version of happiness is the practice of bliss. We do not need a reason to experience bliss. Unlike happiness that is experienced conceptually in the mind, bliss is direct perception through the body.

Tantrayana Buddhism often uses the body to attain the "clear light" mind. Reaching this clear-light state of mind is easier and faster when we do it by working with our body. That is what is special about Tantrayana. In this Retreat Tulku Lobsang teaches us how to create physical bliss – to practice love of the body - through specific bodily movements, visualization and breathing techniques. This physical bliss dissolves all conceptual thought. Only the perceptual mind remains. This means we have reached a mind full of bliss, or the “clear light” mind. This is the highest goal in Tantrayana, because through experiencing a blissful mind we discover the true nature of our mind.

The more bliss we feel, the less we distinguish between 'I' and ‘you.’ Feelings of attachment, desire and anger are significantly reduced allowing for all our negative emotions to gradually decrease. The practice of bliss is the best technique to overcome all negative emotions.

We all have self-healing potential, but how can we unfold it?
We seem to have lost the knowledge of it. We eat the wrong things, or the right things at the wrong time at the wrong time of the day or in the wrong sean. We eat too much or too little, we move too little or too excessively.

On the mental level, it is the negative emotions that are a burden to our health. Our everyday life is marked by worries, fears, stress and expectations. If we leave too much room for these negative emotions and energies, they can make us sick.

Tulku Lobsang will give us simple methods from the rich wisdom  of Tibetan medicine and the Tantrayana tradition which help us to develop our potential of self-division and to reach mental and physical health with the help of the power of our mind and our thoughts.