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Date/Time: Friday, Jan. 22, 10 a.m. - Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, 5 p.m.

Fee: 195 €, includes overnight accomodation and meals

Location: Pagoda Phat Hue

December 4th, 2009

Time: 7:30PM
Entry: €12 / €10 members
Location: Pagoda Phat Hue, Frankfurt A.M.
Registration requested at info@phathue.de or 069-48449850

November 7 - 8, 2009

The Medicine Buddha Festival celebrates contemplation. His mantra is recited throughout the day: the resulting energy provides healing protection not only for spiritual practice, but also for daily life. By reciting the Medicine Buddha Mantra we ask for illnesses to be cured and illusions dissolved. The Medicine Buddha is a symbol for overcoming physical suffering as well as mental difficulties produced by greed, hatred, and ignorance. The day closes with a candle ceremony where everyone can send out healing energy to loved ones.

Fee: Free entry!
Location: Pagoda Phat Hue, Frankfurt

November 13 - 15, 2009
10:00am Friday until 5:00pm Sunday

For more information about the Zen Course, click here.

Location: Pagoda Phat Hue, Frankfurt
Fee: 190€ (includes room and board)

November 7 – 8, 2009 (Basic Course) / November 21, 2009 (Advanced Course)

Learn about the most important areas of the foot. Theory, self and external treatment, relaxation, and pain relief of feet are the first part of the course. The second part involves the treatment of human suffering and goes beyond purely symptomatic treatment.

Using so-called basic areas and knowledge of their emotional connections, we will work holistically on the foot. This means that in addition to physical problems, the potential location of the emotional disturbance is also detected and treated. Instructor: Doctor of Natural Sciences Holger von Jaruntowski

Please dress comfortably and bring a blanket and a pillow.

For registration and more information: www.jaruntowski.de
Email: jaruntowski@gmx.de
Tel.: 0160/2802592

Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm each day

Fee: 149 € (3 Days), includes workbook and certificate
Location: Pagoda Phat Hue, Frankfurt

November 2 – 8, 2009

As part of their European tour, the Gajang Medical Society of India is visiting Pagoda Phat Hue. The group consists of Tibetan monks, a Tibetan doctor and translators. In the week leading up to this year’s Medicine Buddha Festival, a series of events and activities based on the theme “Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan Medicine” will take place.

Free admission! Donations welcome!
There will be translation from Tibetan into German and English.

Monday, November 2nd at 8 pm in the Pagoda Phat Hue Buddha Hall

A Practical Introduction to Meditation
Geshe Lobsang Tseten and accompanying monks

After a brief introduction, we will meditate and recite mantras together with the Tibetan monks. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about Tibetan meditation first hand!

Tuesday, November 3rd, throughout the day in the Pagoda Phat Hue Buddha Hall

The Tibetan monks will begin the traditional creation a large sand mandala in honor of the Medicine Buddha, to be completed on Friday. The Medicine Buddha is a symbol for the physical and mental health of all sentient beings.

You are welcome to watch the monks at their devotional work. They will be happy to answer questions about the mandala tradition and the Medicine Buddha.

Wednesday, November 4th, 8 pm in Pagoda Phat Hue’s large clinic room

Health and Sickness from the Perspective of Tibetan Medicine
Lecture by Dr. Palden Tsering

Tibetan medicine, like Chinese medicine (TCM), is becoming increasingly popular in the West. It focuses on preserving and restoring physical and mental harmony.

Dr. Tsering has practiced Tibetan medicine for more than 15 years and is also available for medical consultations during the group’s stay in Frankfurt. (For appointments and more information, call 069-48 44 98 50 or email info@phathue.de).

Thursday, November 5th at 7 pm in the Pagoda Phat Hue Buddha Hall

Sangha Evening and Short Talk: Compassion and Harmony in Daily Practice
Geshe Lobsang Soeba and accompanying monks

As part of our Sangha Evening, the Pagoda Phat Hue Sangha invites you to practice and spend time together with us. After the initial talk by Geshe Soeba, we will interact and get to know one another. At end of the evening, we will send out positive energy in a prayer for world peace.

Friday, November 6th at 6:30 pm in the Pagoda Phat Hue Buddha Hall

U22 meditation group for young adults. Topics include: the practice and creation of a sand mandala.

Tibetan monks and the U22 meditation group will practice together.

Daytime: The Medicine Buddha sand mandala will be completed in the Buddha Hall.

Saturday, November 7th in the Pagoda Phat Hue Buddha Hall

At this year’s Medicine Buddha Festival, the Tibetan monks will chant mantras and participate in ceremonies with the Pagoda Phat Hue Sangha and visitors, in honor of the Medicine Buddha.

During the festival the Tibetan monks will be available to offer guidance about important life issues.

If necessary, there will be translation from Tibetan into German, Vietnamese, and English.

Sunday, November 8th, around 5 pm in the Pagoda Phat Hue Buddha Hall

At the end of the Medicine Buddha Festival – also one of the final days of the Tibetan monks’ visit to Pagoda Phat Hue – the recently-created sand mandala, in accordance with Buddhist tradition, will be washed away by water. The ritual destruction of the mandala symbolizes the impermanence of all phenomena in the world. Participants will be able to take sand from the mandala home with them. The purifying and healing energy of the Medicine Buddha will then be sent to all living beings. You are cordially invited to attend this ceremony.

November 28 – 29, 2009

An Introductory Course to Theory and Practice

This class combines theory and practice. Each day begins with meditation on the breath and ends with a guided Metta meditation.

The teaching itself is divided between lectures on the Buddha’s teachings, and discussions, where questions will be answered and participants will work in groups.

Materials provided!

Schedule for November 28
• Creating good conditions and preparing for meditation
• Lunch
• Meditation techniques for the modern world

Schedule for November 29
• Buddhist ceremonies
• Lunch
• Buddhist care of the dying

Participation without previous experience is possible on one or both days!

Admission Fees:
- Single-Day Seminar 70 €
(includes lunch)
- Weekend Course 125 €
(two days; includes lunch)
- Full Program 450 €
(four weekend courses)

Overnight accommodations at the pagoda available on request, for a fee.

Instructor: Ven. Bhante Punnaratana

November 20-22, 2009

In our lives, we want to understand everything, so that we can have a clear understanding of our problems, conflicts and arguments. We believe that with much knowledge, we can solve all conceivable problems. Yet, identification with what we believe limits our development possibilities, while at the same time, we are so outwardly absent-minded that we cannot pay attention to what is substantial in our life.

The Consciousness School seminar analyzes all concepts and ideas, which hold us in captivity and involves us in the roles we play. A structured clearing-up offers us a glimpse of how our psyche works. With systematic training, we have the possibility of winning back our flexibility and of freeing ourselves from behavior patterns.

The Consciousness School training involves twelve seminars and takes place every 3 months. It is a continuation for Zen pupils who have finished Zen 12 and/or for those with regular meditation practices.

Date | November 20-22, 2009
Time | Friday 10 a.m. - Sunday 4 p.m.
Place | Buddha´s Way Center, Ausserhalb 5, 69483 Wald-Michelbach (Siedelsbrunn)
Contact | 069-48449850 or info@phathue.de

This year’s Winter Retreat will be held for the first time in our new center, “Phat Dao/Buddha’s Way”, in Odenwald. Far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we can look forward to an intensive period of joint practice.

The theme of the retreat is “Letting Go”.

Actual release, and thus liberation, is only possible if we deeply see through the dynamics of our attachments to the 6 senses. The traditional practice of the ancients yogis, developed in stages, can support us. The theoretical basis for the practice is the Mahaprajnaparamita, The Great Sutra of Perfect Wisdom. This extensive work contains the basic texts of Mahayana Buddhism, like the Heart and Diammond Sutras.

In the mornings, Zen Master Thich Thien Son will deal in detail with the text, with excerpts and instructions from the above source, as well as commentary from Nagarjuna. During the afternoons, we will do small group work to deepen our understanding of the topics, and in the evening we will meditate and reflect together.

Please plan to arrive between 9 and 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 26, so we can eat lunch together at noon. At 2 p.m., we will begin the seminar. The departure date is Jan. 3, 2010, at 4 p.m.

An overview:

Dates: Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 at 2 p.m. until Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 at 4 p.m.

Place: Phat Dao/Buddha’s way, outside of 5, 64893 forest Michelbach (Siedelsbrunn)

Fee: 525 €, which includes overnight accomodation and meals

(With appropriate reason and proof, we can reduce the price of the Winter Retreat)

Deadline: for applications is Dec. 11, 2009.

If you would like further information, or would like to register, please call 069-48449850, or e-mail info@phathue.de.

Introductory Training Course

April - November 2009

In class, we combine theory and practice: Each day of class begins with a guided breathing meditation and ends with a guided Metta meditation.

The class itself is divided into a lecture on Buddha’s teachings, a discussion section, question & answer session, and group work with the other participants.

The materials will be provided!

Course 1: April 18-19, 2009

April 18 Schedule:
* Buddhism as a religion and philosophy - What impulses can the Buddhist teachings give us in modern times?
* Lunch
* The development of various Buddhist schools and groups - an overview, from beginning to present

April 19 Schedule:
* Introduction to the Buddha’s teachings: How can we translate Buddha’s teachings and values into our everyday life, as Ordained and lay practitioners?
* Lunch
* Introduction to the Abhidhamma (the higher teachings) - The interplay of perception, consciousness and mind, from a Buddhist perspective

Course 2: June 20-21, 2009

June 20 Schedule:
* The Buddhist Refuges - The importance of the Silas (Buddhist vows) for lay practitioners
* Lunch
* The practical implementation of the lay Buddhist vows in everyday life

June 21 Schedule:
* Buddha - The great physician and healer
* Lunch
* Dealing with illness and death from a Buddhist perspective

Course 3: August 15-16, 2009

August 15 Schedule:
* Presentation of the two major schools of Buddhism: Theravada and Mahayana, similarities and differences
* Lunch
* Achieving the highest happiness, according to Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism

August 16 Schedule:
* Karma and Rebirth in Buddhism
* Lunch
* The different realms of life, according to Buddhist understanding

Course 4: November 28-29, 2009

November 28 Schedule:
* Creating favorable conditions and preparing for meditation
* Lunch
* Meditation techniques for modern people

November 29 Schedule:
* Buddhist ceremonies
* Lunch
* Buddhist dying

Participation is also possible, on one or both days, without prior knowledge of Buddhism!

Fees:

- Day course: 70 € (lunch included)
- Weekend course: 125 € (lunch included)
- Program: 450 € (4 weekends, lunch included)

By appointment, and for a small fee, overnight accomodations in the Pagoda are available.

Teacher:
Venerable Bhante Punnaratana comes from Sri Lanka and has been a fully ordained Buddhist monk for more than 20 years. He has studied extensively in Germany, and was Abbot of Buddhist House in Berlin for many years. He has lived at Pagoda Phat Hue, in Frankfurt a.M., since 2005. He has also taught as a lecturer at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, and has been the spiritual leader of many Sinhala communities across Germany.
In 2004, Ven. Bhante Punnaratana founded the Karuna Samadhi Organization, a charity for children and poor people in Sri Lanka (www.karuna-samadhi.de).