{"id":5763,"date":"2022-04-11T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/?page_id=5763"},"modified":"2022-07-05T21:34:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T20:34:35","slug":"introduction-to-buddhism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/fr\/introduction-to-buddhism\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Buddhism Course &#038; Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5763\" class=\"elementor elementor-5763\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa65291 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"aa65291\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 18.8 141.8 4.1 283.5 18.8 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 12.6 141.8 4 283.5 12.6 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 6.4 141.8 4 283.5 6.4 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L0 1.2 141.8 4 283.5 1.2 283.5 0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3402c\" data-id=\"5a3402c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340ede4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"340ede4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Introduction to Buddhism Course<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305e0ba elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"305e0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">7-day retreat with Ven. Michael Yeshe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de791eb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de791eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">8 - 16 July 2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2451fef elementor-headline--style-rotate elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"2451fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;rotate&quot;,&quot;rotating_text&quot;:&quot;Registration is Closed&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;flash&quot;,&quot;animation_type&quot;:&quot;typing&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;rotate_iteration_delay&quot;:2500}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline elementor-headline-animation-type-typing elementor-headline-letters\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">\n\t\t\t\tRegistration&nbsp;is&nbsp;Closed\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb3428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb3428\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a35cde\" data-id=\"5a35cde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9525098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9525098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Update: We\u2019re happy to announce that the very first monk and director of Nalanda &#8211; Ven Gyatso will join Ven Michael Yeshe to give teachings and share his own experience.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><em>All teachings session during the retreat will be live-streamed in both English and French language. No recordings will be available publicly. To have access to live-streams, please <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #008000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/BjVyokn8HHpdptcS7\">submit your email here<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><b>Nalanda Monastery is happy to invite everybody for our first Introduction to Buddhism course in a retreat environment, happening from 8th to 16th of July 2022.<\/b><\/p><p><i>Give yourself a break and reconnect with reality. Unwind from social media, distractions and see how ancient wisdom of the enlightened masters can still be relevant for you in this day and age. All of this at the feet of the Tibetan Buddhist Monastery located in the South of France.<\/i><\/p><blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>To study about Buddhism is to study yourself.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p>During this 7-day introductory retreat, <b>Venerable Michael Yeshe<\/b>,<b> <\/b>the main teacher for this course,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0will explain the key points of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation from a modern perspective. The goal is to help you taste and apply the Buddha&#8217;s wisdom to increase peace, happiness, and compassion in your daily life. <\/span><\/p><p><strong>Topics which will be covered during the course include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mind and Emotions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karma<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rebirth<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love and Compassion<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nature of Reality<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>During this course you will:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Learn what Buddhism is in a nutshell<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Learn how to do meditation<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Strengthen and refine your meditative practice (if you already have one)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Learn how to develop a daily meditation practice<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Please be aware<\/b>\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0<b>this course can be intensive. <\/b>It involves periods of strict silence, abstaining from internet and electronic devices and sharing a relatively small space with other participants for a prolonged time.<\/p><p><strong>All teachings will be given in English. Translation into French will be offered by Catherine Fradet.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>An inspiring life-story of Venerable Michael Yeshe (talk given last year at Institut Vajra Yogini):<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"01 - ENG\/FR - V\u00e9n\u00e9rable Michael Y\u00e9sh\u00e9 - Institut Vajra Yogini\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PYmYYH9c5fI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123c169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"123c169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Course Schedule<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1911\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1911\"><p>Please note that the schedule may slightly change at short notice.<\/p><p><strong>8 July: Check-in Day<\/strong><\/p><table class=\"hb_table\" width=\"100%\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">14:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Check-in &amp; Registration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">17:00 \u2013 18:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Welcome &amp; Introductory talk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">18:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Dinner<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">19:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Course Introduction by Venerable Michael Yeshe<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>9 &#8211; 15 July: Teaching &amp; Meditation Program<\/strong><\/p><table class=\"hb_table\" width=\"100%\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">06:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Wake up<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">06:45 \u2013 07:30<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Mindfulness Meditation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">07:30<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Breakfast<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">09:00 \u2013 11:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\"><strong>Teaching session #1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">11:15 \u2013 12:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Stretching (if teacher available) or Walking Meditation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">12:30 \u2013 15:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Lunch &amp;\u00a0Karma Yoga\u00a0Jobs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">15:00 \u2013 16:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Discussion Groups<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">16:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Tea Break<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">16:30 \u2013 18:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\"><strong>Teaching session #2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">18:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Dinner<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">19:30<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Guided Meditation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>16 July: Check-out Day<\/strong><\/p><table class=\"hb_table\" width=\"100%\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">06:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Wake up<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">06:45 \u2013 07:30<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Mindfulness Meditation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">07:30<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Breakfast<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">09:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Final Talk &amp; Feedback<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">12:30<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Lunch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">14:00<\/td><td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">Check-out<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> All participants must come on time and are expected to attend all sessions of the course. Late arrivals or early departures are not permitted. Please make your travel arrangements to Nalanda accordingly.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1912\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Retreat Conditions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1912\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1912\"><p>In order to create the best possible conditions for a fruitful retreat we ask all participants to be mindful of the following rules:\u00a0<\/p><ol><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Silence:<\/b>\u00a0Starting after dinner till the lunch time the next day,\u00a0all participants must observe strict silence. Speaking is only allowed in the \u2018Question and Answer sessions\u2019 and in case of emergency.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>No smartphones<\/b> or other electronic devices. All devices will be collected at the beginning of the retreat and returned at the end. There will be an office phone provided to make and receive calls in case of emergency only.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Full participation:\u00a0<\/b>Participants must attend all sessions.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Food:<\/b>\u00a0All\u00a0meals are\u00a0vegetarian or vegan. We offer breakfast, lunch and a light dinner.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Karma yoga<\/b>: Participants will be assigned a light task to do every day (for example: cleaning or dishwashing).<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Punctuality<\/b>: It is very important to arrive on time for all sessions. A wristwatch will be useful.\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>The 5 basic precepts:<\/b>\u00a0We ask everybody to refrain from killing, stealing, lying, taking intoxicants (including cigarettes), and engaging in sexual activity while staying at Nalanda.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1913\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1913\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Course Fees<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1913\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1913\"><p><strong>Fees for participants checking-in on 8 July and checking-out on 16 July:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Single room (very limited amount): <strong>380\u20ac\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li>Double room (very limited amount): <strong>330\u20ac\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li>Dormitory tent (up to 14 people per tent):<strong> 300\u20ac<\/strong><\/li><li>Individual tent (bring your own) or camping van: <strong>250\u20ac<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>What\u2019s included:<\/strong> The fees cover the rent of the room\/tent, three meals a day, tea\/coffee, and full access to the course.<\/p><p>If you want to arrive earlier or stay longer days at Nalanda, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/about\/accommodation-and-fees\/\">Accommodation and Fees page<\/a> for your stay options.<\/p><p><em><strong>Please note<\/strong>: As Nalanda is a monastery, we, unfortunately, don&#8217;t have too many individual or double rooms available for women. We will try our best to offer your first choice but the registrations happen on a first come basis.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12dcc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12dcc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access to the live teachings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201c5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201c5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Please leave your name and email address to have access to the live-streams of the teachings given by Ven. Michael Yeshe and Ven. Gytso during this retreat. We will send you the links a few days before the start of the retreat. The recordings won&#8217;t be available &#8211; that means you will only be able to access live during the teachings are given.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e6e91 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"99e6e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/9pg8CrLUkvqrPcwT7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f146a2\" data-id=\"4f146a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a82507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a82507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_5838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5838\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ven-M-Yeshe.jpeg\" alt=\"Ven. Michael Yeshe\" width=\"600\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ven-M-Yeshe.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ven-M-Yeshe-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Ven-M-Yeshe-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ven. Michael Yeshe<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Venerable Michael<\/strong> was born in London in 1966 to a Greek father and a Belgian mother. He was raised in <a href=\"https:\/\/kopanmonastery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kopan Monastery<\/a> in Nepal and has been a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition since the age of 7. At age 13, he entered the Sera Jey Monastic University in South India where he spent the next 18 years studying Buddhist Philosophy.<\/p><p>Since 1996, Venerable Michael Yeshe has been invited to Buddhist centres in America, Singapore, Malaysia and Holland as a translator and teacher. For 11 years he was residing at the Tara Institute in Melbourne where he served as a translator for Venerable Geshe Doga.<\/p><p>He is currently a resident teacher at <a href=\"https:\/\/yeshinnorbu.se\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yeshin Norbu<\/a>, Sweden, where he leads buddhist courses and retreats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82ea5d elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e82ea5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a7886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a7886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ven. Thubten Gyatso<\/strong> (1943, Dr. Adrian Feldmann) is residing at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery near Bendigo, Australia, which he also started. Ven. Gyatso was the first monk who arrived at Nalanda in 1981 after being invited by Lama Yeshe. Therefore he was also the first director of Nalanda Monastery, serving from 1981 to 1985. He also wrote an autobiography about his early Buddhist and ordained years, which is published in a book called \u2018A Leaf in the Wind\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Buddhism Course 7-day retreat with Ven. Michael Yeshe 8 &#8211; 16 July 2022 Registration&nbsp;is&nbsp;Closed Update: We\u2019re happy to announce that the very first monk and director of Nalanda &#8211; Ven Gyatso will join Ven Michael Yeshe to give teachings and share his own experience. All teachings session during the retreat will be live-streamed &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/fr\/introduction-to-buddhism\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Introduction to Buddhism Course &#038; Retreat<\/span> Lire la suite\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5763","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Introduction to Buddhism Course &amp; Retreat &#8212; Nalanda Monastery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nalanda-monastery.eu\/fr\/introduction-to-buddhism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Introduction to Buddhism Course &amp; Retreat &#8212; Nalanda Monastery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Introduction to Buddhism Course 7-day retreat with Ven. 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