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        Sander Khemadhammo: Respect as a learning process
        Marion Werger and Joost van den Heuvel Rijnders: Out of your head, into your body with yoga and breath
        Ciska Matthes: Yin Yoga and Meditation
        Interview with Claude Anshin Thomas (Zen teacher, Vietnam veteran and peace activist)
        Live Teaching by Amy Miller: Another World is Possible
        Phap Xa: The way out is in – returning to the silence and wisdom within yourself
        Dingeman Boot: What do 'The Kingdom of God' and 'The Brahma Vihara' have in common?
        Ciska Matthes: Not knowing
        'All is well' – the wisdom of Zen
        Leni Cellini: Never triggered again? ~ Mindfulness for sensitive souls
        Kasper Meulesteen: Open space
        Erik van den Brink: Reliance
        Ank Schravendeel: Trust
        Annetje Jikai Brunner: About the climate
        Sander Khemadhammo: Healthy resignation
        Gregory Kramer interviewed by Riët Aarsse: Gregory Kramer and Insight Dialogue
        Helena Pauptit: Silence in your life
        Peter De Graef: I'm practicing and not making any progress. What now!?
        Sander Khemadhammo: Four Buddhist Values ​​That Lead to World Peace
        Andrea Fella: Exploring the Comings and Goings of Mindfulness
        Ciska Matthes: Zen and the love for nature – interview with Anshin Tenjo roshi
        Ciska Matthes: Who you think you are is a misconception – looking for the True Self
        Edel Maex: Lecture (8)
        Joost and Stef Lauwers: Buddhism in the nursing home
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        Ciska Matthes: “Work on yourself first and everything else will follow
        Ciska Matthes: The power of surrender, like a prayer
        Ank Schravendeel: Ground under your feet, ground under your mind
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        Mila the King
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        Dealing with Climate Change Consciously - Bhikkhu Anālayo
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        Erik van den Brink
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        Helena Pauptit, Bianca Vermeij

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        Helena Pauptit, Bianca Vermeij

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        Guido Scholte

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      • Spring of attention: new workshops and familiar faces

        Spring of attention: new workshops and familiar faces

        Spring brings movement – ​​and so does our agenda. We would like to remind you of the Self-Compassion workshop, a valuable opportunity to learn to look at yourself with kindness. In addition, we are pleased to announce something new: an inspiring ...
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      • Put out your fire and your light will shine

        Put out your fire and your light will shine

        May 14, 2025
        The spark and the flame

        The spark and the flame

        May 14, 2025
        Find your own way

        Find your own way

        October 31, 2024
        The healing power of breath

        The healing power of breath

        4 September 2024
        Doe's sweet, compassion training for children

        Doe's sweet, compassion training for children

        January 4 2024
        You can start again

        You can start again

        October 12, 2023
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        #51 Bart van Melik – Excerpt from A Life Focused on Awakening

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        #50 Mindful with your smartphone – Leni Cellini

        #49 The Spiritual Warrior - What is awakening? - Episode 6

        #49 The Spiritual Warrior – What is awakening? – Episode 6

        #48 The Spiritual Warrior - Stress? - Episode 5

        #48 The Spiritual Warrior – Stress? – Episode 5

        #47 The Spiritual Warrior - What has meditation brought you? - Episode 4

        #47 The Spiritual Warrior – What has meditation brought you? – Episode 4

        #46 The Spiritual Warrior - What is a retreat? - Episode 3

        #46 The Spiritual Warrior – What is a retreat? – Episode 3

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When Helena came into contact with Buddhism, it felt like coming home. As a result, she continued to delve deeper into it. She experiences the combination of meditation and study as a valuable addition to each other. She sincerely wishes others to experience the joy and inner peace that this gives. It motivates her, among other things, to share the Dhamma. She is grateful for the guidance she received from Jotika Hermsen and Nynke Humalda.

Helena finds inspiration for sharing the Dhamma in early Buddhist texts. She translates this in an accessible way to contemporary examples. This allows it to be applied in a practical way to meditation and daily life.

She has followed courses and retreats with domestic and foreign teachers. She feels inspired by the early Buddhist discourses and for studying these texts she is in contact with Bhikkhunī Dhammadinnā.

Since 2017 Helena has led basic courses in vipassana meditation and sometimes an ongoing meditation group. She offers deepening in the Dhamma by leading study groups and various courses. She also leads online retreats from time to time.

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Online retreat silence in your life

During this retreat we give our lives a few days of silence and peace. We reflect on what helps to quiet our minds and hearts and what does not help. We will explore how pure behavior, insight...
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Study and Practice Program

In 2025 Sangha Metta will start again with a new Study and Practice Program. An important part of this is how we can practice in daily life, so that the Dhamma is not just theory, but also in the ...
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online retreat silence in your life

During this retreat we give our lives a few days of silence and peace. We reflect on what helps to quiet our minds and hearts and what does not help. We will explore how pure behavior, insight...
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Online course The emotional tone of our experience; Deepening insight with vedanā.

In this 4-week course we will explore the emotional tone of our experience. How are we affected by this in our responses? How can understanding emotional tone help us reduce unhelpful habit patterns? How can this support us on...
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The Brahmavihāras in Early Buddhism - Live Day Retreat

The Brahmavihāras in Early Buddhism – Live Day Retreat

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Dealing with Thoughts - Workshop

Dealing with Thoughts – Workshop

March 23, 2025 14.00:17.00 PM - XNUMX:XNUMX PM We all have thoughts. They can be very useful when we want to ...
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Dhamma Study Group 2025 - Live Course

Dhamma Study Group 2025 – Live Course

December 23, 2024 - November 24, 2025 In season 10 of the Dhamma study group we will practice the Dhamma in ...
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Dhamma study 'The 7 factors of awakening' - In-depth series

Dhamma study 'The 7 factors of awakening' – In-depth series

Practitioners/monks, the Ganges flows, slopes and inclines towards the ocean. Likewise, a practitioner/monk who…flows, leans and inclines…
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Dhamma study 'Who am I?' - Floor series

Dhamma study 'Who am I?' – Floor series

An introduction to the 5 khandhas, the 5 aspects of our experience. In this Dhamma study we explore the topic: 'Who...
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Bhikkhu Anālayo – Live Retreat

September 30, 18.00:7 PM – October 17.45, 2023:XNUMX PM In XNUMX, Bhikkhu Anālayo will offer a satipaṭṭhāna retreat for the first time...
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Dhamma Study Group 2023 - Live Course

Dhamma Study Group 2023 – Live Course

December 19, 2022 - November 20, 2023 Practitioners/monks, the Ganges flows, slopes and inclines towards the ocean. In the same way ...
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Dhamma Study Group 2022 – Live Course

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