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Buddhist Dharma in Israel

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סטיבן פולדר
Dr. Stephen Fulder Some 2500 years ago, Prince Siddharta, left the palace where he had been living in comfort, and set out on a search for ultimate truth. His way led him to deep inner investigation into reality, a transcendent journey of discovery. Later, after total awakening, Nirvana, when he...

Tovana - Insight Meditation

Tovana is an organisation that disseminates spiritual teachings and practices derived from the Buddhist teachings, the Dharma, which help us discover a deep inner peace and awakening and a life of harmony and wisdom.

Dana - Giving By: Marisa Rose

"Dana" is an ancient word in Pali, the language in which the teachings of the Buddha were recorded, and its meaning is generosity, open-heartedness, giving or gift. It is directly connected to the Latin word "donum" and its English derivatives such as "donor" and "donation." From the days of the...

Hindrances to Clarity and Insight - Gates to Liberation

By Michal Cohen The liberated mind is luminously clear. This clarity is like a sharp diamond, which cuts through projections and expectations, interpretations and judgments, allowing us to see into the way things are. It is imbued with wisdom and compassion, intensity, ease and joy. We all have...

Volunteer Retreats

Each and every one of Tovana's courses is only made possible through the generosity of our practitioners. If you have been in a Tovana course and felt that you gained something from the experience, you can help give that gift to others. A Volunteer Retreat is a golden opportunity to combine giving...

I Am So Tired

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סטיבן פולדר
Dr. Stephen Fulder Life is exhausting. We seem to be running from morning to night. We never have enough energy. Often we wake up tired and we go to bed even more tired and in between we never feel really on top of life. We feel as if our energy is stolen, our joy of life is undermined, and the...

I Am That

By Dr. Stephen Fulder “What does that mean?” “Does it have any meaning?” “I am what?” “Who or What exactly is the That that I am supposed to be?” “If I am That , am I still myself?” “How can I know the That that is me?”

Families Course

The Course for Families was started in order to make going to a meditation retreat possible for practitioners with children. This course, which takes place every year in the spring, offers a rare opportunity for the whole family to practice together and to meet other practicing families. In order...

Retreats (Long Courses) and Weekends

Vipassana is a method of Buddhist Meditation which has been practiced for 2,500 years in East Asia and which arrived in the West in the last century. Vipassana means "clear-seeing" or insight into (the nature of phenomena). Within the body of teachings taught by the Buddha (the "Dharma") is...

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