Suiza, 05 Oct 2015 - 11 Oct 2015

Within our body we have a natural warmth. This warmth is the source of love, joy, happiness and bliss. With a special combination of physical movements, breath exercises and visualization we are enabled to create an inner fire, which burns the blockages of karmic imprints. Tummo is a fast way to practice unconditional compassion and love.

When we become old, our hormones and essences reduce automatically. This can be the cause for mental and physical diseases. When we are getting old our body looses more and more inner warmth. This is how we become mentally and physically older an older. Through the practice of Tummo we can produce hormones. The warmth of Tummo produces warmth in our navel chakra, from where it spreads softly in the whole body. In the moment when this happens, we generate the happiness hormone. This causes automatically to feel bliss. When bliss arises, our mind becomes calm, without effort, without having to force this calmness.

The world of the 21. century is becoming smaller and smaller. And the society we live in is more and more oriented toward material developments. While doing that, it happens  very often that we see the differences between us and others and we forget the importance of our inner development. Based on that, a general lack of moral principles can be discovered all around the world. Therefore it is important, to be aware that we are all human beings. And we all want to be happy. We don’t want to suffer. Therefore it is important to develop a secular ethic. The secular ethic has nothing to do with religion, culture or with material values. Realizing, that the self is not something that has a solid independent existence, we can focus on the fact, that we are all interdependent existing. We can realize that the roots of the secular ethic are basic values which are valid for all human beings all around the world. We can develop a sense of global responsibility to help each other, to promote human values and to develop also our mind. That’s the way, to become also mentally and socially a society of the 21. century.

Our true nature is always hidden. Our whole life and identity is based on our inner nature, and yet it remains unknown to us. We only know our temporary, surface nature. This temporary nature is based on our thoughts, which are always changing. This is why our life is such a mystery and changes in every moment. But even our thoughts arise from our hidden nature—it is the basis of our whole life. And so, without knowing our hidden nature, we suffer and live life like a dream based on our own illusions. When we find our hidden nature, we find our home. Then our illusions dissolve and we find liberation in the hidden world. This is our true nature.

In this teaching, Tulku Lobsang guides us toward our true nature, revealing to us that which has been hidden, our innermost selves.

Death is one of the most important happenings in our life. We will all face death, no matter who we are. We know this and yet somehow we forget. Perhaps it is because of our fear of the unknown that we often pretend that death does not exist. But, according to the Buddhist teachings, death is an opportunity. It is the moment when we can be in our true nature—the clear light state of mind.
Death is not only something that happens on the outside (people see us as dead), but it is also something that happens on the inside. It is an experience of the body and mind. Buddhism explains this experience exactly. The elements that compose our body and mind dissolve into each other one by one. Each dissolution produces a particular mental state. This may seem very foreign, but in fact we experience this every 24 hours. This is called the “little death” and it happens when we fall asleep. The way that we fall asleep is exactly the way that we will die. We can use the little death to train ourselves and learn to navigate this experience. This is how we prepare for a fearless death.
If we can learn how to recognize and abide in the clear light state of mind that happens at death, it will have a profound impact on our next life. In the state between life and death, called Bardo, all kinds of things can appear and provoke our emotions. This is exactly like a dream. It is not real, but it feels real and it creates real reactions in us. We must learn to recognize this dream and maintain a calm, clear mind.

Although we all contain the Buddha-nature in ourselves, we are not capable to recognize it. Therefore the practice of Guru Yoga is a effective method to reveal our Buddha-nature. The teaching of Guru Yoga deals with our, the student's attitude towards our spiritual teacher and the spiritual teaching. To be able to receive a teaching, it is important to reduce out ego and to practice devotion. Therefore we address our prayers with trust and devotion to our lama, to receive his blessing. This practice enables the wisdom and realization of the Lama to melt with our mind. It is not sufficient to carry the seed of Buddha-nature in us. We need faith and devotion, so that our Lama can transfer his blessing on us.

In our fast moving world in which our daily life is marked by stress, insecurity and emotional imbalance, we are often looking for a quiet, peaceful mind.
In Tibetan medicine it is assumed that there is a close connection between mental balance and physical health. It is based on that deep understanding of the connection between our mind and physical health, why we have to overcome negative emotions in order to be healthy. There are techniques that help us to control our thoughts and emotions. Through these techniques we are able to obtain health and to overcome stress and uncertainty. Having a balanced and calm mind, it becomes easier to be happy and healthy.

The meditation of bliss is an important Buddhist meditation practice. Bliss is the only way to free ourselves from dependently arising happiness. It's the only way to be free of everything. Through that we can experience the independent, absolute happiness. Peace is bliss. Right now we are only capable to feel happiness on a physical level. This happiness originates in the happiness of the five elements. It is the happiness based on the element earth. This is the feeling of the simple bliss, the feeling of love.
The more bliss we feel, the less we differentiate between "I" and "You". Our feelings of attachment, desire and anger are reduced - therefore even our negative emotions become smaller and smaller. The practice of bliss is the best technique to overcome all our negative emotions.