May - June Empowerments, Teachings and Phowa course.

During May and June this year we had a wonderful course where more than 1600 people from all around the world joined together during the diferent empowerments and teachings by H.H. The 17. Gyalwa Karmapa, Lama Ole Nydahl, Beru Khyentse Rinpoche and The 4th Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche.

On May, 27 Beru Khyentse Rinpoche did the preparations for the Kalachakra empowerment, meanwhile everybody could do their own practice.

On May, 28 we had the Kalachakra impowerment. This impowerment was given to Beru Khyentse Rinpoche by the 3 Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche.

On May, 29 The 4th Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche gave the initiation of Buddha of Limitless Light.
Afterwards his father, Beru Khyentse Rinpoche, blessed everybody with the Gambopa hat he got as a gift from the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. Rinpoche was at that time 8 years old. The hat fit him at that time, and it still fits him.

From May, 29 to June 2 Lama Ole did the annual Phowa course

On June, 3 H.H. The 17. Gyalwa Karmapa did the preparations for the initiation of Gyalwa Gyamtso, meanwhile everybody could do their own practice.

On June , 4 H.H. The 17. Gyalwa Karmapa gave the initiation of Gyalwa Gyamtso. These days around 1600 people were present.

On June 5, H.H. Karmapa gave teachings from a text of Shantidewa : The aspiration prayer from the Bodhicharyavatara.

On June, 6  Continuation with cuestions and answers. In the afternoon blessing of the children.

All these events took place at the Thaye Dorje Gompa in Karma Guen.