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Han De Wit

Han De Wit

Han De Wit is a well-known Buddhist teacher from the Netherlands. He studied with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in the 1970s and 1980 in the United States. He established the first Shambhala center in Europe in Amsterdam in 1977. Since then he taught widely in Shambhala, Zen groups and elsewhere. He has a doctorate in psychology and has written several books on Buddhism. Two of his Dutch books are translated into French: Bouddha philosophe, and Le lotus et la Rose, and two others into English: Contemplative Psychology, and The Great Within.

 
 

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  • Refuge Vow Ceremony

    18 August 2026

    With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell

    Dechen Chöling offers a Buddhist refuge vow ceremony, with Barbara Märtens and John Rockwell. This is open to everyone who would like to take the refuge vow. The ceremony will be in English.

     
  • Dathün – LAST TWO WEEKS

    19 August 2026 – 2 September 2026

    With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell

    Register here if you would like to join this month-long meditation retreat for the last two weeks only. Open to all.

     
  • Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony

    1 September 2026

    With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell

    Dechen Chöling offers a bodhisattva vow ceremony, with Barbara Märtens and John Rockwell. The ceremony will be in English.

     

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