In Tibetan Buddhism meditators go on retreat meditating for years,
or months, or weeks. There are different terms for retreats of different lengths.
The Tibetan word dün means seven, and tsam essentially means to stay in retreat. The basic idea of the event is that a community of like-minded Buddhist practitioners gather at a venue and practice together for seven consecutive days.
Our Lama — Venerable Sabchu Rinpoché
Sabchu Rinpoché is a contemporary Tibetan Buddhist teacher, born and raised in Nepal, and active in overseeing the activities of the Karma Kagyu monastery in Swayambhu. In addition to the traditional Tibetan education and training, Rinpoché
also completed a bachelor’s degree in Film Studies in Canada. Dividing his time between personal retreat,
overseeing his monastery, and teaching Dharma, Rinpoché also sets aside some time to write short
teachings and narratives. Rinpoché’s official website: sabchu.org
The Düntsam Community e.V. Germany
We are an association of lay practitioners of meditation who organizes annual 7-day meditation retreats under the guidance of our teacher Sabchu Rinpoché since 2017. We collaborate with Düntsam associations in France, Poland and Czech Republic, as well as Dharma centers in Germany (Manjushri-Center, Geislingen, Dhagpo-Möhra) and Czech Republic (Jeta Garden, Nala). Our mission is to take best advantage of the precious opportunity to learn about and practice the Dharma and meditation from our teacher and offer this opportunity to everyone who is interested.
Yours,
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