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10–16 September 2027 · Sorens

The Yoga of the Guru and Avalokitesvara Inseparable

A week with Paula Chichester at Thubten Jamtse Ling, a centre for Buddhism and Tibetan culture in the Gruyère hills near Bulle, on the practice that brings together guru yoga and Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist figure of compassion. The Dalai Lama gave the centre its name when he visited Lausanne in 2009. Paula teaches the same retreat the following weekend at the Lhagsam Centre in Zurich.

10Septemberto September 16, 2027
Week-long retreatFri 02:00 AM to Thu 02:00 AM
FormatWeek-long retreat
PeriodAutumn 2027
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CapacityOpen
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The Yoga of the Guru and Avalokitesvara Inseparable

A week with Paula Chichester at Thubten Jamtse Ling, a centre for Buddhism and Tibetan culture in the Gruyère hills near Bulle, on the practice that brings together guru yoga and Avalokitesvara, the Buddhist figure of compassion. The Dalai Lama gave the centre its name when he visited Lausanne in 2009. Paula teaches the same retreat the following weekend at the Lhagsam Centre in Zurich.

Teacher

Meet Paula Chichester.

Paula Chichester

Paula Chichester is an American Buddhist teacher in the Gelug tradition who spent some forty years in study and solitary retreat. She is based at Braeview Hermitage in the Shetland Islands.

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Gelug

Systematic philosophical study, monastic scholarship and tantric practice.

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Location

Sorens, Switzerland

Thubten Jamtse Ling

Route des Jorettes 48
Sorens, Switzerland

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