What we’re about
Purpose:
Giving access Buddhist guided meditation, teachings and study programs in English by highly qualified teachers & trainers in the Buddhist (Tibetan) tradition organized by Maitreya Institute both in Amsterdam and Loenen.
For whom:
For anybody who is interested in the Buddhist perspective and developing their own mind .
Location:
Both onsite at our city center in Amsterdam East and our retreat center in Loenen (Apeldoorn) as well as online.
Upcoming events
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Discovering Buddhism Series - All about Karma
Maitreya Instituut, Tilanusstraat 8, Amsterdam, NLDISCOVERING BUDDHISM SERIES
For this series you need to register via our website: https://www.maitreya.nl/nl/programma/db-module-6-all-about-karma/2025-10-27. The series are given at our Buddhist city center in Amsterdam and online.We will examine some essential facts of the very profound topic of karma, to get an understanding of how it works.
In Tibetan Buddhism, karma refers to the law of cause and effect where every (intentional) action—whether physical, verbal, or mental—creates consequences that will ripen in the future. The quality of one's intentions and actions play and important role in whether the karmic results will be positive (meaning leading to happiness) or negative (meaning leading to pain or suffering), making ethical conduct and mental purification essential for spiritual progress.
We will discuss effective tools to work with our minds, to increase its positive potential and to start cleaning our mind from disturbing factors. In this way we will explore together how we can deal with life most effectively.
🎥 - Click here for an introduction video to the topic
### Your teacher – Annelies van der Heijden
Annelies is a Dutch, registered FPMT teacher and qualified mindfulness teacher. She has been a Buddhist practitioner in the Tibetan Gelug tradition since 1994, this is the tradition of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Her Buddhist path gained footing in an FPMT Discovering Buddhism course at Kopan Monastery in Nepal in 1992. “This left an indelible impression on us, especially by the person who taught this course, Venerable Robina Courtin, an impressive, inspiring and very dynamic Australian nun. Her teachings were a rich mix of deep knowledge, a large dose of (self) humor and her own personal life experiences (also with Lama Thubten Yeshe). It was laughing and confrontational, here the seed was planted for me”.
She is actively involved with the Maitreya Institute and with the FPMT organization since 1997. She has been a teacher for many years and facilitates program activities at both the Maitreya Institute in The Netherlands and within the FPMT organization worldwide. She has a background as a dietician, shiatsu therapist and yoga teacher.
“My aspiration is - how can I bring the pure profound Dharma from our tradition to our students without diluting it, but in such a way that it inspires and encourages thinking about the topics on a level that it touches their lives.”1 attendee
Past events
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