We are happy to invite you to a meditation weekend with Roland Beck, student of Lama Ole, at Karma Guen.

Please register here: karmaguen@diamondway-center.org

Friday, February 27
19:00 – 20:00 – Dinner
20:00 – Lecture: “Karma – Causality” (Small Gompa)

Saturday, February 28
8:30 – 9:00 – 16th Karmapa meditation (Small Gompa)
9:00 – 10:00 – Breakfast
11:00 – 13:00 – Personal practice / Ngondro explanations (Small Gompa/NB Gompa)
13:00 – 14:00 – Personal practice (Small Gompa)
14:00 – 15:00 – Lunch
16:00 – 18:00 – Lecture: “Love and Partnership” (Small Gompa)
18:30 – 19:00 – Power Hour (doing one job together): meeting in the kitchen
19:00 – 20:00 – Dinner
20:00 – 16th Karmapa meditation followed by Q&A session (Small Gompa)

Sunday, March 1
8:30 – 9:00 – 16th Karmapa meditation (Small Gompa)
9:00 – 10:00 – Breakfast
11:00 – 13:30 – Lecture: “Using our methods to remove disturbing emotions and appearing obstacles on the way” (Big Gompa)
13:30 – 14:00 – International Projects Presentation (Big Gompa)
14:00 – 15:00 – Lunch&coffee
15:00 – 16:00 – KG Teams Meeting
16:30 – 18:30 – Streaming with Lama Ole from Europe Center
18:30 – 19:30 – Personal practice (Small Gompa)
20:00 – 16th Karmapa meditation followed by Q&A session (Small Gompa)

About Roland:

Roland Beck first met Buddhism in South Africa in the 1990s. In 2000, he met Lama Ole and took refuge in Canada. He completed Ngondro in 2003.

He moved to Karma Guen in 2002 and lived there for eight years, helping to build and run the Centre. Since 2005, he has been a traveling teacher. His longest trip with Ole was an amazing Russian winter tour in 2004.

Professionally, he works in corporate transformation and leadership advisory. He enjoys connecting with his land in Galicia and traveling through Southern Africa whenever possible, while managing a busy life.

He is the proud father of two Spanish daughters, Sofia and Emilia, now 20 and 17.