All Shu members are this year invited to this big event in the Amida calendar, at the home of Dharmavidya, Head off the Amida Order, here in France. This retreat is an opportunity to enter more deeply into the Pure Land practice and the fundamental t
Day with David Brazier (English with Italian translation) on the theme of equanimity: balance, calm, inner and outer peace, drawing upon Buddhist psychology & Co-Zen practice.
Four afternoon sessions with David Brazier in Milan
(English with translation into Italian)
18 & 25 January + 1 & 8 February 2018
What do we need to be mindful of in relationships and, when we are in a relationship, what is our mind (and heart) actua
A weekend with David Brazier
(English with Italian translation)
Intimate encounter changes lives. It may also stabilise or wreck them. We are shaped, challenged, fulfilled, defeated, comforted, upset, and transformed by the strange chemistry of love.
On December 6-11 I will be commemorating and celebrating the enlightenment of the Buddha in Houston Texas USA visiting four prisons and spending time with Buddhist inmates. On Sunday the 10th of December I will join with Myokei Shonin and the member
A weekend workshop in Spain with David Brazier
Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. Venue to be announced.
Life can get dulled by convention, routine and stress. Zen is fundamentally encounter: the kind that lifts one far beyond such dullness. Mindful
Day meeting in Northern Spain with David Brazier
The word Dharma signifies reality. Yet the reality pointed out by sages is not the hard “realities” of materialism. It is the dynamic flow of love, compassion, joy and peace that animates, heals, resto
David Brazier (Dhamarvidya) est enseignant bouddhiste, président de l’Institut international Zen thérapie (Itzi). Auteur d’une dizaine de livres en anglais traduits dans de nombreuses langues, deux ont été traduits en français : Bouddhisme et psychot
Cultivating Creativity and Presence at the turn of the year. Honouring your journey through the last year, a letting go ceremony for what you wish to release from the year past and creating a vision for the year ahead calling up the heart of creativi
The Bodhi retreat is the main retreat in the calendar of the Amida Order. Bodhi Day is December 8th the day in the East Asian calendar that marks the night of the Buddha Shakyamuni’s awakening.
The retreat - for those who live in Belgium, France & the
I shall be at my retreat house in France for the three months October to December 2016. If you have a yearning to establish your life on a new footing and to do so via the medium of Buddhist practice, then I invite you to come and join me. This is no
led by David Brazier & Jnanamati Williams
A workshop of contemplation and creativity, sharing images and words just for the sake of it, reflecting upon them, letting their voice and form penetrate deeper, following the thread of spirit and beauty. T
A time to let go, to offer oneself and receive peace. A sesshin is a spiritual retreat. Sesshin means searching the heart. This retreat is one of a set of five that form basic components of the Amida-shu system of spiritual preparation. Each retreat
The annual gathering of the international Order at Dharmavidya's home and hermitage, La Ville au Roi, in France. A time for reflection, intensive practice and meeting, providing the opportunity to consider our individual vocations and wider issues ef
Jnanamati Williams with contributions by Dharmavidya David Brazier
Pureland practice and Zen meditation. In many parts of the Buddhist world, Pureland and meditation are practised together. For example in China Pure Land and Zen are known as the two
In this retreat we will use art making to explore and communicate our relationship to spirituality. It will also be the vehicle by which we encounter each other in a shared symbolic space. Whilst art making is a physical activity performed by our bod
Lama Sherab Namdreul will come to Oasis of Long Life on February 10th to celebrate the Fire Monkey New year. All Oasis friends are welcome! For more information, please consulte our blog 123siteweb.fr/SeniorsduDharma or facebook: Oasis de Longue Vie
The bi-annual gathering of the international Order. A time for reflection, intensive practice and meeting, providing the opportunity to consider our individual vocations and wider issues effecting the Order internationally. Open to all Order members,
Annual conclave for ordained members of the Amida Order. This event is where decisions regarding individual advancements and matters pertaining to the organisation of the Order and its activities takes place.
Accommodation costs: €25-35 per night
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Naikan or Nei Quan is a practice of reflection originally developed in Japan. Many people are born, live and die without ever taking the opportunity to reflect deeply on how they are living their lives, although it is not uncommon that a significant
