Mission

The result of a Buddhist teacher’s personal struggle to carve a path through sectarian tendencies

This is a journey of overcoming cultural biases and experiencing the Dharma beyond intellectual understanding. The project is a way to repay the immense kindness of the teachers who generously shared their wisdom and guided him on his path.

Although every aspect of The Buddha Project is necessarily well grounded in the theory and practice of both the Gelug Tibetan Buddhist and Theravāda traditions, the practitioner takes central stage. The destination of the path, full awakening, is the same for every practitioner. The road to get there varies from person to person.

Some progress by calm, some by insight, some through reasoning, and some through faith. The Buddha always intended methods to fit the journey of the individual practitioner. Eastern methods need to be translated to make the vast Buddhist knowledge accessible to practitioners with a Western background.

The Buddha Project strives to be comprehensive by offering five branches

In-Depth Meditation Training

A four-year online course revolving around the major Buddhist perspectives of Theravada, Yogacara, Madhyamaka, and Tantra. It offers weekly guided meditations, lectures, and room for questions and dialogue

Retreats

Four to six annual retreats (both live and online) in various locations, focused on Vipassana, Compassion, and Mahamudra.

Yogi Bootcamp

A one-year intensive, personal meditation training with periodic instructions and individual online interviews.

Buddha Research Project

Collaboration with researchers of the Universities of Nîmes and Lausanne, and Mind & Life Europe, to investigate changes caused by long-term meditation in perception, lived personal experience, social relations, and the formation of meaning.

Burning Bush Project

Collaborative activities to create joint learning with contemplatives from various religious traditions and humanistic approaches