At the moment we cannot host guests in our building as it does not yet comply to standard safety regulations.

We are in urgent need of donations to finance current building projects.

Here is a new fundraising letter from Thay Phap An, our Contribution Form, and our Alms Round letter with more information.

Bank account:

Kreissparkasse Koln

BIC/SWIFT: COKSDE33XXX

IBAN: DE27 3705 0299 0341 5529 32

BLZ: 37050299

To see photos of the ongoing construction work at the EIAB, click here.

THE REVISED FIVE MINDFULNESS TRAININGS

On July 8, 2009 Thay presented the new, revised version of the Five Mindfulness Trainings to the sangha of nearly one thousand people in Plum Village. Click here to read.

Since November 15, 2008 until now, for nearly eight months, the fourfold sangha of Plum Village has been practicing sitting meditation, walking meditation, and dharma discussion continuously; especially during the Winter
Retreat, French Retreat, and the 21-Day Retreat, with the focus on the topic of The Path of the Buddha: Buddhist contributions to a global ethic.

The revised text of the Five Mindfulness Trainings is the outcome of this deep looking. The Five Mindfulness Trainings are the Buddhist vision for a global spirituality and ethic.

For information on our upcoming courses:  EIAB 2010 Events Schedule

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To download the pdf file of our first EIAB newsletter (in German) with beautiful color photos, click here

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WE HAD A WONDERFUL SUMMER RETREAT:

To see photos of our first EIAB summer retreat please click here.

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Please Visit our New Website: www.eiab.eu

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Dear Sangha,

Maitreya-Fonds needs your help! We are a German-based humanitarian aid organization serving the poor in Vietnam and we work together with the Plum Village Understanding and Love program. Because of the worldwide economical crisis, combined with financial fears, the donations we have received in the last months are much less compared to previous years. We are lacking about  € 85 000,00 for our 2010 budget. We have to reduce the monthly salaries for 348 Kindergarten-teachers from € 25,00 down to € 16,08 and the expenses for food for 754 hungry children from € 3,00 to € 2,36 per child per month. These conditions are especially hard for the poorest of poor people. Please help us to improve the situation. 

with warmth and gratitude,

Dr. Christian Käufl – 1. Vorsitzender des Maitreya-Fonds e.V.

                                             

for donations:                                                          

Bankverbindung: Münchner Bank e.G.

Maitreya-Fonds e.V.                                               

KTO: 2 520 010    BLZ: 701 900 00

Tiefenweg  11A  

                                                   

for foreign transfers:

D-83661 Lenggries                                             

BIC: GENODEF1M01                                                                         

IBAN: DE 92701900000002520010 

                                      

Please also visit our Website:  www.maitreya-fonds.de  for more information