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Hybrid Hybrid Event
Event Series Event Series: NYC and European Teaching Tour 2025

Netherlands: Ven. Thubten Chodron at Maitreya Instituut

April 16 - April 20

Hybrid Hybrid Event

April 16

7-8:30 pm CET
10 am Pacific Time

In-person in Amsterdam and online via Zoom

This evening teaching is suitable for everyone. Online and onsite.

See Maitreya Instituut’s webpage for more information.

April 18 to 20

In-person at Loenen and online via Zoom

In a world sometimes overwhelmed by anger, resentment, and restless desire, the timeless wisdom of the Bodhicharyavatara by the brilliant Buddhist scholar Shantideva offers profound guidance for living with clarity, compassion, and purpose. This extraordinary text illuminates the qualities we need to perfect in our own minds, the qualities so needed to be in and to face today’s world.

Patience is the antidote to anger, the strongest of the destructive emotions that is so dominant in our world at this moment, joyous effort fuels our perseverance on our path to become Bodhisattvas; awakened beings with a deep sense of duty to alleviate suffering and benefit all beings. Ethical discipline forms the very foundation of spiritual progress. In times of crisis—whether political, environmental, or social—ethical principles help us make wise, compassionate decisions rather than reacting with fear or greed. His Holiness the Dalai Lama often said that if more people prioritized ethics over self-interest, the world would be a more compassionate, just, and peaceful place.

Under the guidance of Ven. Thubten Chödron, this weekend retreat will be a rare opportunity to explore these teachings through her insightful commentary and meditation & discussion. Join us for a deeply enriching experience—one that nurtures wisdom, inner strength, and connection. With comfortable lodging and nourishing vegetarian meals included, this retreat offers not just knowledge, but a true retreat for the heart and mind.

See Maitreya Instituut’s webpage for more information.

More about the teacher

Venerable Thubten Chodron is an author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, one of the first Tibetan Buddhist training monasteries for Western nuns and monks in the US. She graduated from UCLA, and did graduate work in education at USC. Ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1977, she has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenshab Serkong Rinpoche, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. She received full ordination as a bhikshuni in 1986.

She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, including the ten-volumes of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, co-authored with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with whom she has studied for nearly forty years.

Venerable Chodron teaches worldwide and is known for her warm, practical, and humorous explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. She is also involved in prison outreach and interfaith dialogue. Learn more about her. Find a media library of her teachings and info on her books on her personal website, ThubtenChodron.org.

Venues

Tilanusstraat 8a, 1091 BH
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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020 42 808 42
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Hoofdweg 109
Loenen, 7371 GE Netherlands
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+31 55 505 0908
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