Last year Ven. Vimala started looking into the possibilities for ordination for transgender and intersex people. The paper is now published on Academia.edu. Transgender and intersex people, and at times other LGBTIQA+ people, have been excluded from ordination as a Buddhist…
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This article was written by Ayya Akincana Samanerī (Dr. Friedgard Lottermoser) in 1987 on the occasion of the first Sakyadhita conference in Bodh Gaya where she was invited to give a talk on nuns in Burma. Burma at the time…
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I have emerged from my quiet and beautiful winter-retreat in solitude and feel so grateful to all of you who have made it possible for me to have this time to deepen my practice. It has been a very fruitful…
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Guided meditation, Dhamma Talk and Q&A In this session we will learn how meditation about death and impermanence has been for centuries utilized as a tool for making our lives meaningful and happy, how such contemplations help us to direct…
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Every last Wednesday of the month, Ven. Vimala will answer questions at the Tilorien iSangha after the evening chanting and groupsitting at 19.00 CEST. If you have any questions you can write them in the spreadsheet before 17.00. If you…
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Topic: “Thoughts, thoughts, thoughts … quieting the mind in meditation” When we sit in meditation we want to stop, relax and just have some time for ourselves. But our mind seems to have a life of it’s own and is…
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April 11th 2021, 9.00-10.30 hrs CEST CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION: AFTERWARD YOU RECEIVE THE LINK WITH THE ZOOMROOM Dear all, Please feel invited for the Sunday morning Mettā for Myanmar meditation on 11 April at 9.00 am CEST.  With this…
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We warmly invite you to participate in the following Dhamma Contemplation and Insight Dialogue Practice Workshop: How to find truth? How to search for truth?  The workshop will be held online via Zoom on Sunday, March 14th 2021 Time:  9:00…
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Please find attached the presentation by Venerable Vimala (for the Samita AGM 2021) Tilorien 2020

It is with great delight that we warmly invite you to participate on our special DC Session-Celebration on the Solstice Day: The 21st of December from 7.30-9pm CET and 10.30am-12 PDT  as we will be guided by Anita Bermont: “Anita Bermont…
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