Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Helsinki + Lübeck
Arrival Helsinki
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Diamondway Buddhist Centre in Tallinn
16 September: Getting in the door at Diamondway Buddhist Centre in Tallinn The centre's meditation sessions are open to newcomers without registration, but since I don't speak Estonian and also want to make a short report on their workings, I had contacted them via email a few days in advance. There was no response to this, but [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Arvo Pärt Centre
photos Arvo Pärt Centre 14 September: Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa Sunday was my only chance to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre, as it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The wooded peninsula of Laulasmaa, where the centre is located, is a 50-minute bus ride from Tallinn. It is the place where […]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Tallinn: old town and contemporary museums
photos from Tallinn 13 September: exploring Tallinn Today I walked through the Old Town to the Museum of Contemporary Art Tallinn (EKKM), where there was a solo exhibition by Estonian artist/sculptor Jass Kasselaan. That consisted of three parts: shepherds, (mass) graves, panel housing and people with wings. Then I attended a concert by theNacka Chamber [...] in theSt.-Maria Toomkirik.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Estonia
Latvia-Estonia border all pictures of Estonia 10 September: Kabli - Paikuse (49km) Today a blissful start to the bike ride: 17 km on a quiet tarmac road through the woods, with occasional views of the Baltic Sea through the trees.Then again 18 km on the Baltic Way, but fortunately it was not [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Interesting talks on Tibet
Jānis Mārtiņš Skuja and Ģirts Lapiņš 3 August: talks on Tibet with MPs and local councillors in Riga Jānis Mārtiņš Skuja of the 'Latvia for Tibet' association arranged two important appointments for me in Riga. In the morning, we sat with MP Juris Viļums, secretary of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee and also leader [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Two Tibetan-Buddhist centres in Riga
September 3-4: Visit to 2 Tibetan-Buddhist centres 1) Ganden Centre Wednesday at 6.30pm I had agreed to meet Oskars at the Ganden Buddhist Meditation Centre (http://ganden.lv), which is part of FPMT, the network of the 'Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition'. That belongs to the Gelug tradition. The O Sel Ling centre where I [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Riga - Museum of Occupations, urban legend
Strolling through the city centre, a chunk of gloomy history and the origin legend of Riga.
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Latvia
Lithuania-Latvia border all photos from Latvia 30 August: Jānis from Labirinti campsite Saturday in the late afternoon, I arrived at Labirinti campsite after a stressful drive along the busy Via Baltica.Jānis immediately approached me. Although only a good 60km, he was surprised at the distance I had covered.He [...]
Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Kaunas - Arts and Culture
Photos from Kaunas 24 August: Kaunas - Ciurlionis museum Ciurlionis (1875-1911), musician and visual artist, is one of Lithuania's most important artists. An entire museum in Kaunas is dedicated to his work. This year marks his 150th birthday with a special exhibition, "From Amber to the Stars with M.K. Čiurlionis". The sea and the cosmos [...]
