B U D D H I S M◆ Lectures · Meditation · Q&A ◆
We are delighted to invite you to lectures on Buddhism with teacher Manfred Kessler (Germany), a student of Lama Ole Nydahl. These lectures are a wonderful opportunity to encounter Buddhism, deepen your understanding of the Buddha’s teachings, and ask questions. Each lecture will end with the opportunity to take part in a guided meditation.
The lectures will be given in English with Hebrew translation. First-time visitors are welcome to start with the introductory lecture.
About the Teacher — Manfred Kessler
Manfred Kessler was born in 1969 and grew up in the Black Forest, in southern Germany. He began his spiritual search at the age of 19, and in 1991 met the Danish Buddhist teacher Lama Ole Nydahl. Since then he has practiced Diamond Way Buddhism in the Karma Kagyu tradition.
Manfred had the opportunity to join Lama Ole and his wife Hannah on many journeys around the world. After a few years, Lama Ole asked him to start teaching, and since then he has been invited to teach at Diamond Way Buddhist centers in various countries.
Between 2000 and 2011, Manfred was part of Lama Ole’s personal secretariat team, and for many years was active at an organizational level — among other things, he organized the visits of the 17th Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje, to Europe.
Today Manfred has more than three decades of experience in Buddhist studies. His Buddhist activity is entirely voluntary, alongside his professional and personal life: he has been self-employed since 1993, is a father of three, and lives in Eimenstadt, in southern Germany.
His lectures combine the Buddhist teachings of the Diamond Way with his life experience in the modern Western world, and are delivered in a direct and accessible way.
