Buddhist meditation, psychology & philosophy

For this series you need to register via our website to participate at our center or online: https://www.maitreya.nl/nl/programma/buddhist-mind-science-4-trainings-to-cultivate-lasting-happiness/2026-04-14

Why do we often feel dissatisfied? Is it possible to overcome it? What are the fundamental practices that lead to freedom from suffering and its causes? Could ethical values, awareness, and wisdom contribute to a fundamental state of well-being and freedom from suffering? How? Is it possible to fully unlock our potential?

This module is an introduction to the fundamental practices that Buddhism offers to cultivate the paths that lead to freedom from suffering and its causes. It concludes by presenting the possibility of awakening, the maximum expression of our potential. It is complemented by references to current scientific understanding on why we feel unsatisfied, ethics, the development of attention, and wisdom.

For this city weekend you need to register via our website:
https://www.maitreya.nl/nl/programma/city-weekend-from-ground-to-goal-ven-amy-miller

✨⭐ Ven. Amy is back in The Netherlands, this time for 2 months. She will start with a meditative journey into the path to enlightenment. It starts online on Friday evening with an introduction, Saturday & Sunday will be both at our center and online.

🧘‍♂️🧭The Buddhist path unfolds step by step—and the Lamrim, the “Stages of the Path,” offers a complete roadmap for awakening that is as relevant today as it was centuries ago. This weekend retreat brings these timeless teachings to life through accessible explanations, guided meditations, and practical application.

For more information: www.maitreya.nl

For this teaching series you need to register via our website: https://www.maitreya.nl/nl/programma/engaging-in-the-bodhisattva-s-way-of-life/2026-04-29 (at our center and online)

🌳🕊A new series of evening teachings (Wednesday): Shantideva’s Bodhisattva Way of Life is one of Buddhism’s most cherished and transformative texts—a rare blend of wisdom, courage, radical compassion, and unapologetic honesty about what it means to serve others in a messy, complicated world.

Across centuries, practitioners have returned to this text not only for insight, but for orientation:
📿 How do we keep our hearts open when life is difficult?
✨ How do we work for the benefit of others without burning out?
🏵 How do we walk the Bodhisattva path with steadiness, spaciousness, and clarity?

This ongoing evening course, taught by Ven. Amy Miller, offers a fresh, accessible commentary on Shatideva’s teachings, making them immediately relevant to modern practitioners—especially those who have taken the Bodhisattva vows or who dedicate their lives to helping others.

📝 More information on this amazing new series on our website: www.maitreya.nl