Tag: Casa da Torre

  • SUMMER CAMP PORTUGAL 2017

    Casa da Torre near Vila Verde Using the deity as meditation practice, in particular White Tara, was the topic for this years summer camp held for the 6th time in northern Portugal. The venue was once again Casa da Torre near Vila Verde, and the delightful Portuguese sangha were as welcoming as ever. It is always…

  • CONVERSATION WITH MINNA STENROOS

      Meena with her son Many of our readers will know Minna from her work on Ringu Tulku Rinpoche’s teachings on the The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) by Shantideva, the eighth century Buddhist monk and scholar. We are sitting on the bus taking us from the Bodhicharya Summer Camp in Casa da Torre to Braga in northern…

  • Bodhicharya Summer Camp

    Bodhicharya Summer Camp 14-20 July 2014 Casa da Torre, Braga, Portugal   The Camp was hosted for the third year running by Bodhicharya Portugal at Casa da Torre, near Braga, from 14 to 21 July. With around 110 participants from 20 different countries, mainly European, the atmosphere was lively, the discussion animated, a chance to…

  • A CONVERSATION WITH TATJANA POPOVIC-THURET (TANYA)

      We are sitting in the quiet quadrangle of Casa da Torre.  There is the  sound of birds in the distance.  In the centre of the square is a white statue of Saint Mary, mother of Jesus.  The Casa da Torre is situated four miles north of Braga in Portugal and is a Jesuit centre for Spirituality and…