Buddhist meditation, psychology & philosophy

😄🧘⭐Interested in what the Buddhist way of life can offer you?
Have you been wanting to start meditating for a while, but you're not sure if it's for you?
Would you like to take a look at a Buddhist centre in Amsterdam?
Meet people who have been practising for years?

Then feel welcome to join our Open House on Sunday 11 January! No need to register just walk in, have a up of tea or coffee, explore our gompa (meditation & study room) and ask any questions you might have.

🗓Every Monday evening from 19.00-19.45 hrs both at our center in Amsterdam and online.

🧘Start your week with calm and clarity. Join us every Monday evening for a 45-minute guided meditation in Amsterdam-Oost or online. No registration is needed—just walk in, relax, and let go.

🕊🌳Starting the week with a moment of stillness and contemplation can transform your mindset. Meditation can help reduce stress, increase focus, and cultivate a deep sense of peace. Practicing in a group enhances the experience, connecting you with a community and amplifying the collective calm. Whether you’re new to meditation or experienced, this is your time to reset, recharge, and set the tone for the week ahead.

📍Zoomlink on the website - www.maitreya.nl

🗓 Starts Monday Jan 12 both at our center and online. For this course you need to register via our website: https://www.maitreya.nl/nl/programma/db-module-7-refuge-in-the-three-jewels/2026-01-12

📚This is a foundational series in Buddhist philosophy and practice, aimed at giving students a solid footing in the practice of Mahayana Buddhism. By engaging in this series, students gain a theoretical and experiential taste of the Buddha’s teachings, into Buddhist meditation, and the skills you need to make your life most meaningful. Discovering Buddhism is developed by an array of international teachers from FPMT under the guidance of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. It is designed not only as an academic study of Buddhism - it is meant to change your life!

✨“Taking refuge is the first step on the Buddhist path to inner freedom, but it is not something new. We have been taking refuge all our lives, though mainly in external things, hoping to find security and happiness. Buddhist refuge is a process of turning inward that begins with our discovery of our own unlimited potential as human beings. This discovery generates tremendous zeal for the development of our own inborn wisdom-energy.” Lama Yeshe

More information & registration: www.maitreya.nl

Transforming the Mind to cultivate lasting happiness, at our center and online with Annelies van der Heijden

For this course you need to register via our website: https://www.maitreya.nl/nl/programma/buddhist-mind-science-2-transforming-the-mind/2026-01-13

🌟Welcome to this journey to unlock our potential and cultivate lasting happiness. Buddhism is considered by some a “science of mind,” because it presents a comprehensive and deep description of the mind, it studies its various aspects and functions, and it provides methods to observe it directly and to discover and activate our inner potential. And it does so with one intention: to overcome suffering and its causes and to cultivate true, lasting happiness.

The course follows a gradual approach, with a strong experiential component that invites everyone to reflect and check by themselves the different topics presented along the courses. With a strong emphasis on transforming daily life in meaningful ways, it provides both Buddhist and scientific perspectives.

🔎 More information about the series and this module: https://www.maitreya.nl/nl/programma/buddhist-mind-science-2-transforming-the-mind/2026-01-13