{"id":7695,"date":"2025-09-03T19:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/?p=7695"},"modified":"2025-10-20T20:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:46:26","slug":"compassion-rising-tour-2025-twee-tibetaans-boeddhistische-centra-in-riga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/tibet\/compassion-rising-tour-2025-twee-tibetaans-boeddhistische-centra-in-riga\/","title":{"rendered":"Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Two Tibetan-Buddhist centres in Riga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7695\" class=\"elementor elementor-7695\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa791e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aa791e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21340 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data-id=\"4699426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e89e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e89e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3-4 September: visit to 2 Tibetan-Buddhist centres<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d372af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d372af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><h4>1) Ganden Centre<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe5efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe5efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Wednesday at 6.30pm I had agreed to meet Oskars at the Buddhist Ganden meditation centre (<strong><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/ganden.lv\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExM1ZudVNjd2w0QXd1emdQZwEeMDLqQLuZ0JhfPF2audbeoFhG3BuEYwrxoR9Kh4eQrRLYRya4UbsrVfMEUhk_aem_iUXJ6pwV5LNqanzKlpsgGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/ganden.lv<\/a><\/span><\/strong>), which is part of <strong>FPMT<\/strong>, the network of the '<strong>Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition<\/strong>'. That is part of the Gelug tradition. The <strong><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/oseling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">O Sel Ling<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> centre where I will be volunteering in winter is among them.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Oskars was already waiting for me on the street. The meditation session did not start until 7pm, which gave us the opportunity to exchange views over a cup of tea for half an hour.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Ganden<\/strong> is run by 4 to 5 trekkers and around 15 to 20 regular practitioners attend. They also organise regular courses taught by Lamas or teachers within the FPMT network.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The centre has existed since 2004. It was founded by <strong>Uldis Balodis<\/strong>, a Let who spent several years at Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa's Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Lama Yeshe and Zopa were the two founders of FPMT.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Every Wednesday, the centre holds a guided meditation open to all, subject to registration. An opportunity to get acquainted with Buddhist teachings and philosophy. Inese led tonight's session because Rita, who normally takes care of this, had to work later today.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After the session, I also had a nice follow-up conversation with Rita.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adc30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8adc30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Ganden-Center_1-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Ganden-Center_1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Ganden-Center_1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Ganden-Center_1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Ganden-Center_1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Ganden-Center_1-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Ganden-Center_1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0507744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0507744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Ganden Center<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ce9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2ce9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><h4>2) Riga Drikung Ngaden Choling Centre<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7084d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7084d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">I had to search a bit to find the centre. I saw on their website that it was located at a courtyard, but I had stepped in an entrance too early. After a 'help' phone call, Jekaterina came to fetch me.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In the maze of Tibetan-Buddhist traditions, I am also struggling to find my way for now. At this <strong>Drikung sangha<\/strong> things got even more complicated.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Drikung belongs to the Kagyu tradition, one of the five great Tibetan traditions. I thought Kagyu was under the leadership of the Karmapa, but it turns out he only leads the Karma-Kagyu school. Drikung is one of eight smaller Kagyu lineages and currently has two 'lineage holders' or 'Drikung Kyabg\u00f6ns': the 8th Drikung Kyabgon Chungtsang, which resides in Tibet, and the 7th Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, which is based in India and is more focused on the West. This dual lineage has existed for many centuries.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The centre in Riga moved to this location only a few months ago in <strong>\u0122ertr\u016bdes iela<\/strong> 103A moved in. Before them, an Indian Feng Shui and Ayurvedic centre housed here. So energetically, things will definitely be fine here.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The Drikung centre has over 50 practitioners and organises courses every two months.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">A thriving and growing community.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ffbcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63ffbcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Drikung-Ngaden_1-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7697\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Drikung-Ngaden_1-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Drikung-Ngaden_1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Drikung-Ngaden_1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Drikung-Ngaden_1-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Drikung-Ngaden_1-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3sept25_Drikung-Ngaden_1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df6e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df6e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Riga Drikung Ngaden Choling Centre: Yekaterinas, Yelena and me<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb99e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb99e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Before all plans are realised, several years of work will have to be done on the site. Currently, there is a makeshift gompa (temple and meditation room) in a large tent. A building will have to rise there in the future. Furthermore, a pond is planned to the left and right of the stupa: one in the shape of the moon (female element), the other in the shape of the sun (male element).<br \/><br \/><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Now there is already a round pond in which there will be another statue of Padmasambhava, aka Guru Rinpoche, the monk who brought Buddhism to Tibet around the 8th century.<br \/><br \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">For the volunteers, there are the necessary facilities to stay there: a provisional sanitary facility, a kitchen tent and some ordinary tents to spend the night in.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I was allowed to stay overnight in one of those tents and participated in the daily teaching by Namkha Gyatso Rinpoche in the evening.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">What a coincidence! It was my second, again unplanned and unsuspected encounter with him. In 2022, during my cycling trip for Tibet through Spain and Portugal, I was resting on a terrace before I was to start climbing the <strong>Granatilla pass to Cabo de Gata<\/strong>. Suddenly a car braked quite violently and turned into the car park. To my surprise, three monks stepped out in their wine-red robes. They were on their way to their <strong>Namkha Dzong monastery in Bedar<\/strong>, Almer\u00eda and Namkha Rinpoche had noticed my parked bike with Tibetan flags. After I handed him a flyer of my project - a fundraiser for the educational department of the <strong>Tashi Lhunpo monastery in Bylakuppe<\/strong> - I was immediately given a donation.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">This was also the case now. As we posed for the farewell photo on Friday morning, another well-filled letter envelope came my way for the SEE Learning project of <strong><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edcamp.ua\/en\/main-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">EdCamp Ukraine<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>I am very grateful to the Rigdzin community for their hospitality, generosity and dedication to their project and hope to return here one day as a volunteer to contribute as 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