Kunzig Shamar Rimpoche at Bodhipath Remetschwiel.
August 2004
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H.E. Kunzig Shamar Rimpoche visits his new center in Remetschwiel, Germany from August, 11 to 19.

With Shamar Rimpoche's first visit to his European Bodhi Path Center, he gave an exceptionally long course.
Before starting the course Rinpoche blessed the house and the land. He appreciated the place a lot and said that the area and the conditions would be very good.

On the first day of teachings, Rinpoche was presenting the program of this center, the kind of meditation that should be practiced, what teachings should be given and so on. He then gave extensive instructions on the practice of shine, how to calm the mind by using the breath. After that Rinpoche explained the prostration practice to the 35 Buddhas, which will be the main practice of the Bodhi Path Centers. He even demonstrated to all course members how the prostrations and recitations should be done and everybody made prostrations together with Rinpoche. He also gave explanations on the practice of Chenrezig. After nearly every teaching, Rinpoche was meditating with the members in three short sessions.
On the weekend Rinpoche gave two initiations, Buddha Amitabha on the 14th and Chenrezig on the 15th. After the Amitabha initiation a big Amitabha Tsok Puja was held in the evening.
Shamar Rimpoche then explained about bodhicitta and the bodhisattva behaviour. He ended the course on the 19th giving the Bodhisattva vow.

Around 190 people came for the course from all over Germany as well as other countries like Switzerland, Austria, France, Denmark… As the center is not yet prepared to hold so many people, a house in a nearby village with best facilities was rented.

Although there are now reconstructions made in the center, it was still possible to host around 20 guests in the house. There were also morning and evening meditations according to Shamar Rimpoche's teachings.

It was a very good atmosphere and everybody was very grateful to be able to attend such a precious course with Shamar Rimpoche.
We are already looking forward to his second visit next year.