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POLISH

MEDITATION COURSE

8-11th of November 2019 Gdańsk

National Meditation Course with travelling teachers is a continuation of Lama Ole's work in Poland, who used to visit Poland 2-3 times per year, including a city course in autumn. Currently, Lama Ole comes to Poland once every summer and gives mainly Mahamudra teachings, so the purpose of this event will be to go more into the basics, i.e. to take up topics on which Lama Ole does not focus so much anymore and which he once lectured intensively, e.g. Ngondro, Diamond Way History, Meditation etc.

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The event will take place in the Auditorium "O" at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk in Sopot, i.e. in the venue where meetings with Lama Ole were held several years ago.

Lama Ole Nydahl and H.H. XVII Karmapa Thaye Doje, Karma Guen, Spain 2017

Lama Ole Nydahl, Wroclaw, Poland 2017

Lama Ole Nydahl, Vienna, Austria 2017

16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, Hannah and Ole Nydahl, Austria 1977

Program

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

21:15 Screening of the film: „Hannah: Buddhism untold Journey” (Gdyńskie Centrum Filmowe)

Friday, November 8th, 2019

19:00-22:00 - Lecture - Karol Ślęczek - „Introduction to Buddhism” + meditation (Aula O, UG Sopot)

Saturday, November 9th, 2019

10:00-12:00 - Medititation in DWBC Gdańsk (Pomorska 41, Gdańsk)
14:00-17:00 - Panel with travelling teachers - „View, meditation and action” + meditation (Aula O, UG Sopot) 
19:00-22:00 - Lecture - Wojtek Tracewski - „Teacher - student relationship in Diamondway Buddhism” + meditation (Aula O, UG Sopot)

Sunday, November 10th, 2019

10:00-12:00 - Medititation in DWBC Gdańsk (Pomorska 41, Gdańsk) 
14:00-17:00 - Panel with travelling teachers - „History of Buddhism in Poland” + meditation (Aula O, UG Sopot)
19:00-22:00 - Lecture - Leszek „Misiek” Nadolski - „Buddhism in everyday life” + meditation (Aula O, UG Sopot)

Monday, November 11th, 2019

10.00-15.00 - Panel with travelling teachers - Questions and answers (Aula O, UG Sopot)

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Please keep in mind that the program may change

Nauczyciele

Karol Ślęczek

(born in 1956) A graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He is a student of Lama Ole Nydahl. He has been associated with Diamond Way Buddhism since 1978. One of the founders and long-standing chairman of the center in Krakow, former long-standing chairman of the Buddhist Association in Poland and a member of the Supervisory Board of the Diamond Way Buddhism Association of the Karma Kagyu Lineage in Poland. Since 1988, he has taught Buddhist philosophy at universities and at Buddhist centers around the world. He traveled many times with Lama Ole. He lives in Krakow.

Wojtek Tracewski

Wojtek Tracewski was born in 1962, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and was an artist-painter for several years. He took refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl in 1980. In 1988 he began to translate Lama Ole's lectures and books, and in 1992 he started to give lectures on Buddhism. Currently, he is also the editor-in-chief of the Polish quarterly "Diamond Way”.

Mira Boboli
Marcin Barański
Marcin Mędrzecki
Piotrek Kaczmarek
Daniel Wysocki
Igal Hoffman
Leszek Nadolski

Leszek "Misiek" Nadolski has been a student of Lama Ole since 1982. He has been a teacher of Diamond Way Buddhism for a dozen years. He runs the Buddhist Retreat Center in Kuchary, where the largest courses in Poland are held.

Venue

Auditorium "O" at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk in Sopot

Address

Uniwersytet Gdański - Wydział Ekonomiczny
Armii Krajowej 119
81-824 Sopot

How to get there

From Railway Station

Faculty of Economics is located within a walking distance from "Sopot" railway station.

From  Airport

First take the PKM train towards "Gdynia Główna" station or "Gdańsk Wrzeszcz" station, then SKM train to the "Sopot" station. The journey takes approx. 45-50 minutes.

Taxi

AS Taxi (tel. +48 58 302 23 03)
City Drivers Taxi (tel +48 881 344 886)

Also, Uber, Bolt and myTaxi are working in Gdańsk.

Information

Accommodation

We recommend that you book a room in a hotel or a hostel via booking.com or check the airbnb.com.

There will be a limited number of sleeping places in the center.

Food

Sopot has a variety of choice of good restaurants and cafes. Also there will be a restaurant at the venue serving hot meals, coffee and snacks.

Childcare

There will be no child care at the venue.

Parking

Public parking is available nearby the University. Please do not park at the DWBC Gdansk and immediate neighbourhood, but rather on the streets nearby.

Translations

Simultaneous translation into English and Russian will be provided. In case you need translation, please bring a radio receiver. A limited number of radio receivers will be available for rent at the venue.

Entrance fee

You can enter the lectures after paying the participation fee on the venue.

Single day:
8th of November: 20 PLN / 5 EUR
9th of November: 50 PLN / 12 EUR
10th of November: 50 PLN / 12 EUR
11th of November: 20 PLN / 5 EUR

The whole course: 140 PLN / 34 EUR

Children under 18 years old can participate in the course for free.

Registration for the course is not necessary.

Attention: You can pay in cash only!

No religion is more important than human happiness

Buddha Shakyamuni

The main goal of Buddhist methods is to benefit others and oneself. If we act for the benefit of others, we are sure to enrich ourselves as well.

16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje

The more freedom from our emotions we have, the more rich and compassionate our mind is

Hannah Nydahl

We just have to remind ourselves that the source for any happiness is mind itself

Contact

If you have any questions feel free to email us

Organizer

The organizer of this event is Diamond Way Buddhism Karma Kagyu Lineage Association, which has had the status of an official religion in Poland since 1984.