KBL - Karma Berchen Ling

More and More Contribution

KBL Team — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:37:13 +0000

As you all know, Karma Berchen Ling is one of our international Buddhist Centers. And as it is situated in Greece, also the Greek sangha (Athens and Thessaloniki) supports the place, especially in the long term run. For instance, they produced special magazines about the retreat place and the stupa. Different people come for weekends and join all actual tasks, like producing tsatsas and mantra rolls, cooking, and building.

More and more, also our neighbours from the surrounding villages come and visit us at the site and offer their business and help.

Our New Strawballhouse

KBL Team — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:10:00 +0000

Three years ago, we planed to build a house made by strawballs in KBL. But we never managed to do more than the foundation. Now, a group of strong and well organized Bulgarians builded the strawballhouse in less than two weeks! It is not only great work, but also a really nice house…

Hard Working Hungarians

KBL Team — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:41:59 +0000

In the middle of June a group of 15 Hungarians arrived in KBL. Within of ten days, they improved the water tank situation and builded the drainage around the Kalachakra Stupa. The wall of white stones, they builded in front of the stupa, had to be changed a few times, because KBL is just a Milarepa place…

New Container

KBL Team — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:34:40 +0000

Yesterday our new container arrived. It replaced the old one, often called “chicken house”. The new container is located between the Club House and the hut of “Jaquline”, the generator. It will give us the possibility to store bigger tools and materials for the course, like tents etc.

Like allways in KBL the weather is changing all the time. A few days ago we had summer with 35 degrees celsius and more. Now a strong wind blows everything around, that is not fixed and it’s getting pretty cold.

Gate Knocked Down

KBL Team — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:25:41 +0000

To get our new container on the place, we had to knock down the famous KBL gate partially. It took us almost a whole day to pull down the arch. The gate was build togehter with the Sangha House and became somehow one of the symbols of Berchen Ling. Now the gate will get new heads on top of the pillars.

Stupa Treasure Chamber is Drying

KBL Team — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:00:49 +0000

During the time, the stupa is drying we use the chance to continue with the preparation on site. Some people still producing tsa tsas, others finishing the shower house – now proudly is called the “Club House”. Our generator Jaqueline is working day and sometimes also in the night and the two new water tanks get some additional technique. Thanks to the diligent girls in the kitchen, everybody can enjoy delicious food.

Stupa Foundation: Mission Completed

KBL Team — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:52:11 +0000

Dear Friends,

yesterday we finished the first phase of the stupa building. The concrete foundation is ready and has to dry now. We will continue in a few weeks…

Thank you all very much for your help!

Ceremony with New Prayer Flags & 72-h Prostrations

KBL Team — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:09:11 +0000

At Sunday, May 23, we had a beautiful, sunny and clear day (since a long time)! At noon, Lama Choghdrub did a small puja to bless the new praying flags and people helped to tide them up. Now, one can see them from all over the mountains.

Simultaneous, the 72-hours prostration retreat continued with power and enthusiasm. And the Russian travel Teacher Lena Leontieva gave a lecture in the other gompa. It is amazing – now, we have two gompas functioning: one for prostrations and one for the lectures…

Update: We just finished the 72-hours protration retreat. People from ten countries made togehter 105,961 prostrations!

Last Stupa Course Team Meeting on Site

KBL Team — Sat, 22 May 2010 16:26:12 +0000

Dear friends,

as you all know, we will have the huge Kalachakra Stupa Course including a Mahamudra (Great Seal) Course this summer. Therefor, all people, being responsible for one or more departments like kitchen, cleaning, registration and so on met on site, to draw the final solutions. It was a great and inspiring meeting. “Together we can make it happen!”

Third Step of the Stupa Foundation

KBL Team — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:14:03 +0000

After finishing the second foundation of the stupa, our great Polish team set the next layer on top, in the last two days. Then, we had to transport the prepared shuttering to the foundation. All people put together their strengh and: “Togehter we can make it happen!”

Step by step, the Kalachakra Stupa assumes a form…