Program Overview Amsterdam
Almost all of our activities are offered both online and onsite. Please register through the website. Are you interested in our program newsletter? You can sign up here.
Our program is also available through Google Agenda. You can access it here.
Interested to have a look? You can click on the photo for a virtual tour of our center.
For each activity we have a suggested donation amount. However, the amount of the recommended donation should never interfere with your participation! If the mentioned amount is a barrier to you and you'd like to participate for a reduced tariff, please contact us at amsterdam@maitreya.nl.
At the bottom of this page you can scroll through the calendar.
Courses
- NEW CYCLE! In-Depth Meditation Training - Year 1: Foundational Insight Meditation - Saturday afternoons, from Sept. 2 onwards, 15.30 - 18.00 hrs CEST. With Ven. Losang Gendun. Only online, except Sept. 2: also onsite.
- Gelug Mahamudra & Various Verses of Nagarjuna - Monthly on Wednesday evening: Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6, 2023, 19.00 - 21.30 hrs, online only. With Geshe Sonam Ngodrup and Ven. Khedrup.
Special guest teacher Ven. Amy Miller
We are delighted that Ven. Amy Miller will be teaching us this fall as a temporary residential teacher at the Maitreya Institute Amsterdam! See below for her varied program. Please register through the website.
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Courses
- Discovering Buddhism Module 7 - Refuge Sept. 25 - Oct. 23. Monday evenings, 20.00 - 21.30 hrs, onsite and online.
- Discovering Buddhism Module 8 - Establishing a Daily Practice. Nov. 6 - Dec. 4. Monday evenings, 20.00 - 21.30 hrs, onsite and online.
- Choosing Kindness - Thursday evenings, 19.00 - 21.00 hrs, onsite and online, from Sept. 21 till Dec. 14, 2023.
- Bodhisattva Vows - Making bodhicitta work in daily life - Biweekly Tuesday evenings, 19.00 - 21.00 hrs, onsite and online, from Sept. 26 till Dec. 5, 2023.
Theme Sundays
10.00 - 14.30 hrs. (lunch break 12.00 - 13.00 hrs.) Onsite and online.
- Dealing with Difficult People - Sept 24
- Making Friends with Death: Finding Peace and Perspective in this Ultimate Transition - Oct 8
- Overcoming Obstacles: Green Tara Practice and the Path to Awakening - Oct 22
- Why is Life Such a Hassle? Coping with Anxiety and Depression - Nov 5
- Get Real: The Wisdom Realizing Emptiness and How It Creates a Happier, More Peaceful Life - Nov 19
Practice
- Practice morning Refuge: Saturday Nov. 4, 2023, 10.00 - 13.00 hrs. Onsite and online, open to anyone.
- Lha Bab Duchen celebration: Saturday November 4, with Ven. Amy Miller.
- Practice morning Establishing a Daily Practice: Saturday Dec. 9, 2023, 10.00 - 13.00 hrs. Onsite and online, open to anyone.
- Guided evening meditations: Monday evenings, 19.00 - 19.45 hrs.
- Emptiness & Bodhicitta - weekend retreat: Dec. 1 -3, with Ven. Amy Miller. Hosted in our retreat center in Loenen.
Q&A with Ven. Amy Miller: to listen to the recording, please click here.
For a biography of Ven. Amy Miller, please click here.
Meditation
- Guided meditation with Ven. Amy Miller - in English, Monday evenings 19.00 - 19.45 hrs.
Retreats
- Emptiness & Bodhicitta - weekend retreat: Dec. 1-3, with Ven. Amy Miller. Hosted in our retreat center in Loenen.
- Mahamudra & Compassion retreat: Monday Dec. 4 - Sunday 12, 2023 with Ven. Losang Gendun. Hosted in our retreat center in Loenen.
Practice together
- Tara Puja - August 24, September 23, October 22, November 20 and December 20 2023; 16.00 - 17.30 hrs. Only online, with Paula de Wijs or Hermes Brandt.
- Medicine Buddha Puja - August 31, September 29, October 28, November 27 and December 27 2023; 16.00-17.30 hrs. Only online, with Greg Suffanti.
- Guru Puja - September 24, October 24, November 22 and December 22, 15.00 - 16.30 hrs. With Silvie Walraven.
- Mantra rolling - October 15, November 12 and December 17, 2023, 12.00 - 15.00 hrs., with Ven. Konchog Phuntsok (Jan Bijman), only onsite.
- Golden Light Sutra recitation - Sunday September 17, October 15, November 12 and December 17, 2023, 12.00 - 15.00 hrs., with Greg Suffanti
- Lha Bab Duchen celebration Saturday November 4, with Ven. Amy Miller.
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