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Young Sangha Summer Retreat: In Love with Life – HIGHLIGHT
By: Kirsten Eikmans For five years there has been a special retreat for young people in France, the Young Sangha Summer Retreat, which is organized and directed by Sophie Maclaren, a beautiful woman with a big heart. Sophie travels around the world to teach and organize meditation ... continuePosted June 4, 2011 by
Multi-Sangha Youth Conference – HIGHLIGHT
By Sophie Maclaren This year will see the 4th annual Buddhist Youth Festival in Europe. To date, we have had hundreds of young people from more than 20 countries and a variety of sanghas and Buddhist traditions attend the festival. This year, as a new addition to ... continuePosted December 10, 2010 by
Buddhist Youth Gather for Peace – HIGHLIGHT
For the fourth time, young Buddhists from all over the world and of all traditions will gather in Germany for the Buddhist Youth Festival from December 27 – January 1, 2011. Last year’s program included 90 participants, between the age of 16 and 30-something, and was ... continuePosted November 2, 2010 by
Youth Festival Expands its Reach – HIGHLIGHT
Sebastian Goedvolk reports on this year’s Buddhist Youth Festival in Europe, which was the biggest yet. continuePosted January 24, 2010 by
A Sense of Youth – HIGHLIGHT
The Buddhist Youth Festival offers a video with a look at last year’s youthful, and invites more to attend this December. Click here to find out more about the festival. continuePosted December 17, 2009 by
Peace Within, Peace in the World – HIGHLIGHT
New theme for expanding Buddhist Youth Festival Peace within, peace in the world is the theme of the Buddhist Youth Project, an initiative by Susanne Becker and Sophie Maclaren to support young practitioners and make the three jewels easily accessible to new young people. A key aspect ... continuePosted October 1, 2009 by
Jongeren uit Amsterdam
Amsterdam is begonnen met het houden van Youth Nights om het voor jongeren makkelijker te maken in contact te komen met het Boeddhisme en met elkaar. Tijdens het laatste Buddhist Youth Festival lieten veel deelnemers weten hoe belangrijk het voor hen is om andere jongeren in het ... continuePosted March 13, 2009 by tmkoot
Buddhist Youth Festival 2008 – HIGHLIGHT
When I received the invitation for the Buddhist Youth Festival 2008, my first thought was “Yes!” Of course, I wanted to spend 5 days in a wonderful atmosphere – to dance into the new year with lovely people again. It was definitely a “first thought-best thought” ... continuePosted February 23, 2009 by