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Diamond Way Buddhism in Finland
 Buddha
The
historical Buddha Shakyamuni was born around 560 B.C.E. to a royal
family. From early childhood, he was surrounded by wealth and
beauty, and enjoyed a sophisticated education. The texts describe
him as tall, strong, and blue-eyed.
When he was 29 years old, he left the palace for
the first time and encountered an old person, a sick person, and
a dead person, experiences he had never known before. He then
realized that nothing was permanent and left his palace to meditate
in the mountains and forests of Northern India. At the age of
thirty five, after six years of deep meditation, he realized the
true nature of mind — thus becoming Buddha, the "awakened
one". As enlightenment dissolved the last veils that covered
his mind, the perceived separation between space and energy in
and around him disappeared, and he became timeless, all-knowing
awareness. Through every atom of his body he knew everything and
was all.
During the forty five years following his enlightenment,
Buddha taught different methods for realizing the nature of mind
— the origin of all phenomena. These methods, which make beings
fearless, joyful and kind, aim at the full development and freedom
of body, speech and mind, while Buddha is seen as a timeless mirror
of mind's inherent potential.
It is unique that Buddha relies on the maturity
of his students and that he sees no need to control them with
punishing and judging gods. On the contrary, he wishes them happiness,
he wants beings to develop, work with their minds and ultimately
become Buddhas themselves.
Buddha's Teachings
So, what is Buddhism? Buddha used the best
description himself. During the 1,500 years the teachings existed
in India, they were called Dharma, and for the last 1,000 years
in Tibet, the name was Chö. Both mean "the way things are".
Understanding "the way things are" is the key to every
happiness. Buddha himself is both teacher, example, protector
and friend. His help allows beings to avoid suffering and to enter
a state of increasing bliss while also liberating and enlightening
others."
The Buddha gave methods by which full enlightenment
may be attained. In a way that makes Buddhism directly relevant
to our lives, he explained what exists ultimately and what is
conditioned. The Buddha showed his students how to use all experiences
in life as steps towards enlightenment, giving teachings which
lead to deep and lasting happiness. He encouraged his students
to be sceptical, inviting them to thoroughly check for themselves
whether his teachings were dogmatic or truly liberating.
Buddhist meditation methods can generate powerful
inner change enabling experiences to be integrated directly towards
enriching our lives. These skillful methods allow the levels of
consciousness already reached through meditation to become anchored
in a way that they are never again lost.
Buddha's highest teaching — Diamond Way — involves
the deep transformation of body, speech and mind. It moves on
from the level of concepts and ideas to complete identification
with enlightenment and spontaneous activity. Diamond Way allows
us to open to the experience of total non-separation between subject,
object and action. Acting from this level one does whatever brings
growth, meaning and joy.
Since the early seventies, Buddhist profound view
and vast number of methods have inspired and fascinated a growing
number of people in Western cultures. [Read more about the  Diamond
Way Buddhism in English.]
Diamond Way Buddhist Centers and Groups in Finland
 While
there are many Buddhist traditions active in the West, this website
represents the more than 585 lay Diamond Way Buddhist centers
of the Karma Kagyu school founded and directed by Lama Ole Nydahl.
They are under the spiritual guidance of H.H. the 17th Karmapa
Trinlay Thaye Dorje. Diamond Way Buddhist centers have a democratic
structure and function through unpaid, voluntary work on the basis
of friendship and idealism. The members share the responsibility
for guiding meditations, answering questions, and giving teachings.
Lama Ole has also empowered more than 40 of his students to travel
and teach Buddhism.
At the moment there are nine Diamond Way Buddhist
groups in Finland: in Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Jyväskylä, Kouvola,
Lahti, Lappeenranta, Pori, Tampere and Turku. Welcome to
do the meditation on the 16th Karmapa with us:
Helsinki
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
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7 pm |
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7 pm |
at
7 pm |
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7 pm |
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at
7 pm |
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Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa (for beginners)
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Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
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Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
| Place: |
Helsinki Diamond Way Buddhist Center,
Kalevankatu
28 B 27 |
| NB: |
Meditations in the Helsinki Diamond Way Buddhist Center
start exactly at the announced time so please be there
at time. The doors will be opened about half an hour
before the meditation. |
| Other: |
Ngöndro Saturdays: every first Saturday of the month at 12–18 pm, starting from 1 November |
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Kouvola
| Time: |
on Wednesdays at 6 pm |
| Place: |
Brankkari/Wanha paloasema, Kerhotilat, Hallituskatu
11 |
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Lahti
| Time: |
on Mondays and Thursdays at 7 pm; additionally
, the meditation on the 16th Karmapa will be held on
the every second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm in Russian,
and on the every forth Tuesday of the month at 7 pm
in English |
| Place: |
Päijänteenkatu
13 B 16 |
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Lappeenranta
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Pori
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Tampere
| Time: |
on Mondays at 6 pm and Thursdays at 7.30 pm |
| Place: |
Toimintakeskus Ilon Tila, Väinölänkatu
1, 2nd floor |
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Turku
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
| at
6 pm |
at
6 pm |
at
6 pm |
at
6 pm |
at
6 pm |
at
7.30 pm |
at
4 pm |
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Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
Meditation on the 16th Karmapa (for beginners) |
Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa (Ngöndro
Day) |
Meditation
on the 16th Karmapa |
| Place: |
Turku Diamond Way Buddhist Center,
Kaskenkatu
2 B 10 (4th floor) |
| NB! |
The door downstrais is open on weekdays. Just use enough force to pull the doorhandle. On Sundays, ring our special doorbell down at the entrance.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Helsinki
c/o Pia Läspä
Tehtaankatu 20 A 17
00140 HELSINKI
Tel. +358-400-956868 or
+358-407176069 (Jukka Happo)
E-mail: Helsinki 
Diamondway-center.org |
Hyvinkää
c/o Tapio Somppi
Torikatu 19 B 60
05800 HYVINKÄÄ
Puh. +358 451378599
E-mail: Hyvinkaa
buddhalaisuus.fi |
Jyväskylä
c/o Annukka Holma
Tel. +358-50-3418869
E-mail: Jyvaskyla
buddhalaisuus.fi
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Kouvola
c/o Jussi Haikala
Saukonkatu 8-10 i
45700 KUUSANKOSKI
Tel. +358-415414896
E-mail: Kouvola
buddhalaisuus.fi |
Lahti
c/o Jukka Hakala
Päijänteenkatu 13 B 16
15140 LAHTI
Tel. +358-468113517
E-mail: Lahti
 buddhalaisuus.fi
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Lappeenranta
c/o Henrika Bergdahl
Raatimiehenkatu 20 B 19
53100 LPR
Tel. +358-50-3779266
E-mail: Lpr
buddhalaisuus.fi |
Pori
c/o Joonas Reunamo
Opiskelijankatu 4 E 282
33720 TAMPERE
Puh. +358 456393256
E-mail: Pori
buddhalaisuus.fi |
Tampere
c/o Joonas Reunamo
Opiskelijankatu 4 E 282
33720 TAMPERE
Puh. +358 456393256
E-mail: Tampere
Diamondway-center.org |
Turku
Turku Diamond Way Buddhist Center
Kaskenkatu 2 B 10b
20700 TURKU
Tel. +358-400711581
E-mail: Turku
Diamondway-center.org |
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