On 28 of October 2018 we hosted an Open Day at Tilorien Monastery and also the official opening ceremony of the monastery. When the Buddhist Union of Belgium (BUB) asked us last year to participate in its project to organize…
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From 10th of November 2018 onward Tilorien Monastery will have a meditation group sit every Saturday evening at 6pm that is open to the public. If you arrive at 5.30pm, you can have tea and a chat with the monastics….
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This article, that has been published by Bhante Sujato on his blog in 2010, has now been translated into German.

By Bhante Sujato We think of Buddhism as a way of peace and love, a philosophy and way of life guided by the highest of principles. So it can be a little surprising to find that the Buddhist texts deal…
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We are organising an Open Day at Tilorien Monastery on 28th October 2018. Program 10:00: Arrival, Introduction to our Project 11:00: Meal Ceremony, Chanting, Meal in Silence, Cleanup 12:30: Talk: Monastic Life and Practise 13:30: Talk: Introduction to Early Buddhism…
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(By Anagarika Sabbamitta; revision for English version by Ayya Vimala & Ayya Kathrin) „Every morning we would observe the monks from the nearby monastery come out to the village for alms. They would stand in one row, silently, and the…
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(By Ayya Vimala) I sit down with my cup of tea this morning and open up the paper. I don’t usually read newspapers but one of the headlines has caught my eye. It reads: “Are you ready for the sensitive…
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As you may know we are establishing Tilorien Monastery in Belgium, a country with multiple languages. French, Flemish (Dutch), and German are official languages in Belgium, the German border is not too far from the monastery, and the Luxembourgian border…
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Dear friends, Our monastery building is making great progress and we are already looking at equipment and furniture for our kitchen and bathroom. We don’t currently have the funds to finish these rooms and any contribution – big or small…
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The metta sutta in Saarland: Es Metta-Sutta Was de Buddha iwwer die Liebe gesad hat Das do soll ma mache, wemma verstann hat, was gudd is, un wemma de Wää zum Friede kennt: Ma soll wisse, wie ma ebbes anpackt,…
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