A weekend of silence with Bhante Seelawansa
Weekend retreat · Theravada meditation

A weekend of silence with Bhante Seelawansa

3 – 4 October 2026 · Kreuzau-Winden
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Dates
3 – 4 October 2026
Where
Kreuzau-WindenEifel, near Düren · between Cologne and Aachen
Teacher
Bhante Dr. Seelawansa Thero
Language
German
Contribution
Dana — €100 recommended for the weekend
Weekend retreat · Theravada meditation

A Theravada monk from Sri Lanka, now living in Vienna, returns for his yearly weekend in a quiet meditation house on the edge of the Eifel — teaching, meditation and much of it held in mindful silence.

Bhante — as everyone who knows him calls him — has been a friend of the house for years, and his weekend is the one date its regulars do not miss. It is a rare chance to hear the Buddha’s teaching explained by a monk, and to bring him your own questions about it.

The weekend covers Theravada teaching, meditation and contemplation, and what the teaching means for ordinary days. Between the sessions of instruction there is sitting and walking meditation in silence, and time for personal guidance on questions of life. Much of the retreat is held in mindful silence — meals included.

Nobody needs any experience. Newcomers are warmly welcome, and the seminar is open to anyone who is curious.

The meditation room upstairs, in daylight
Dates

The weekend

Saturday 3 October

9:00 – about 17:00

The full day: teaching, sitting and walking meditation, contemplation — with a shared vegetarian lunch.

Sunday 4 October

9:00 – 13:00

A morning of practice, closing with lunch together.

Bhante Dr. Seelawansa Thero

What you practise

  1. 01Theravada teaching, explained by a monk
  2. 02Sitting and walking meditation in silence
  3. 03Contemplation
  4. 04The teaching in everyday life
  5. 05Personal guidance on questions of life
Kreuzau-Winden

The house

A house of light and air in green surroundings, right by the Eifel nature reserve. The meditation room is upstairs, full of daylight; downstairs a tea kitchen, a dining room and a garden terrace for the breaks.

The meditation room upstairs, in daylight
Prayer flags in the garden
A lotus laid in stone in the courtyard
A dahlia from the garden against the sky

Good to know

Please bring

Something to eat or drink for the shared table, and a large cloth to lay over your yoga mat.

Already there

Mats, meditation cushions and blankets are mostly there already. Drinks and snacks are taken care of.

3 – 4 October 2026 · Kreuzau-Winden

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