Portugal, 10 Jun 2019 - 16 Jun 2019

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 know that men and women do think, feel and act in a different way - and that this results continuously in misunderstandings. Tibetan medicine explains this: Men are more connected to the navel chakra, women to the heart chakra. This causes women to act very emotionally; men act after a thorough consideration. Tulku Lobsang illustrates in a humorous way how misunderstandings between men and women arise caused by gender-specific connectedness to the elements and chakras. He shows how we can meet each other with mutual comprehension, knowing about those differences.

Tulku Lobsang offers consultations. In his capacity as doctor of Tibetan medicine and as spiritual advisor he gives consultations.
Consultations mainly start with a pulse diagnosis. In doing so the condition of the organs, the blood and the humours are examined. in this way chronic diseases can be diagnosed. Tulku Lobsang gives advises to treat imbalances through nutrition, movement and breath or meditation techniques. It is as well possible to ask Tulku Lobsang questions regarding the own practice.

Acceptance is a good method to reduce suffering. Mostly we assume that accepting outer facts leads to increasing suffering. But this way of thinking is not correct. If, for example, we cannot accept the problems and obstacles we encounter in our lives, then we remain in these problems and cannot overcome them. To deny incidents is very connected with our ego; because a strong ego results in the experience of many negative emotions. This is the reason why the practice of acceptance has such a big significance in Tibetan Buddhism.

Tulku Lobsang offers consultations. In his capacity as doctor of Tibetan medicine and as spiritual advisor he gives consultations.
Consultations mainly start with a pulse diagnosis. In doing so the condition of the organs, the blood and the humours are examined. in this way chronic diseases can be diagnosed. Tulku Lobsang gives advises to treat imbalances through nutrition, movement and breath or meditation techniques. It is as well possible to ask Tulku Lobsang questions regarding the own practice.

The Heart Sutra is one of the most famous and powerful of the Buddhist teachings. It describes how to plant the seed for enlightenment for the wellbeing of all sentient beings.

The Heart Sutra is one of the most famous and powerful of the Buddhist teachings. It describes how to plant the seed for enlightenment through the perfection of wisdom. By learning the Heart Sutra we have the chance to develop deep wisdom about the fundamental nature of ourselves and of reality.

The Heart Sutra is literally called “The Heart of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom.” It explains how to achieve liberation through meditations by awakening wisdom. The Heart Sutra contains main concepts of Buddhist philosophy. We learn from the Heart Sutra that our conditioned way of thinking—our habits of judging, separating, labeling of aspects and aggregates—prevents us from recognizing the true nature of phenomena as empty. Even our concepts of “birth” and “death” stem from a dualistic and limited perspective.

Once we recognize this through deep meditation it becomes possible to eliminate our suffering and free ourselves from the cycle of samsara. We will become free of concepts and illusions. When we cultivate the perfection of wisdom, we can remain—for the benefit of all sentient beings—for an endless time in the cycle of samsara. Only with these realizations can we move beyond all deluded states of mind and achieve the perfection of wisdom, the state of the complete enlightenment.

Tulku Lobsang offers consultations. In his capacity as doctor of Tibetan medicine and as spiritual advisor he gives consultations.
Consultations mainly start with a pulse diagnosis. In doing so the condition of the organs, the blood and the humours are examined. in this way chronic diseases can be diagnosed. Tulku Lobsang gives advises to treat imbalances through nutrition, movement and breath or meditation techniques. It is as well possible to ask Tulku Lobsang questions regarding the own practice.

Our life is characterized by fears and expectations. Mostly we have very big expectations towards ourselves. In the job like in our private lifes. We want to be professionally successful and capable to accept all challenges. In our private lifes we have the aspiration to lead a harmonious partnership, to found a family and to have a happy family life. Therefore we continuously are pressurized and fear not to answer the expectations. Tulku Lobsang shows us which attitudes and mindset will facilitate us having less expectations towards us and our fellow humans. Because this is the only way to reduce our fears and live here and now, without remaining too much in the future or the past.

The practice of mindfulness plays an important role in Buddhism. To be mindful means to be present in this moment. In the here and now we are aware of our emotions, thoughts and actions. Our mind is awake in every single moment and knows what impact our actions will have on our fellow human beings and our environment. There are four aspects of mindfulness: The mindfulness for my body, my feelings, my mind and my speech. Who practices mindfulness, is aware of Samsara, the perpetual cycle of being, in every single moment; and therefore creates his life for the benefit of all sentient beings.