WHAT I DISCOVERED IN KOPAN: Buddhist Monastery in Nepal | Yoga Vlog
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Vlog 015: (subtitles included) Walking from Boudhanath I take you to a beautiful Buddhist monastery in Kathmandu, Kopan Monastery. I show you around the monastery and I tell what I discovered during my stay there in 2005.
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I survived Kathmandu. I went to Kopan monastery and stayed at the nunnery. Your video is the most authentic and informative. Thank you.
triple swing thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video 😊🙏. How was your stay at the nunnery? Did you like it better then that at Kopan?
the nunnery is so much better than kopan, which was built as a for profit monastery.
Hey can u guide me more on this...did they charge money?
Buddhadharma is nothing like Roman Catholicism. I started my path in Vedanta and Bhakti and studied to be a Catholic priest. Tantra, "yoga", and Guru devotion are all part of the eternal Dharma. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is truly an enlightened being, and his example and teachings are a culmination of all yogic teaching with out sectarianism or caste systems.
lots of catholics join tibetan buddhism . incense rituals. protestants tend to resonate with paired down thai buddhism..jews gravitate to zen.lots of answering questions with other questions.
It boils down to internal work and faith. Your last breath and conditions surrounding such will determine your spiritual lot. Buddhist or Catholic? Inconsequential.
Buddhisum is not about rituals its about knowing your mind buddha never said to follow his path but he taught you how mind works and its impact on life , its a science people really dont understand it.even a monk can't be im right path but a lay person who is doing his work on mind nicely can live his life peacefully he can be called buddhist coz he know how to use his mind for good of others and himself and guards the mind well.yoga is for physical health as buddha said if you want to keep mind healthy you have to keep your body healthy without your body your mind cant b able to take good descions have you tried when you get ill so yoga is good and its use is that much only
May your dream come true no matter whichever path you take... As long as truth is realized...
Thank you for your recap!
I am going to kopan this April. Wishing you the best on your journey!
Enjoy Kopan! Such a wonderful place
That is so true: the similarities of rituals. Born Catholic as well. I went to a Zen Buddhist temple for a while, then I realized the rituals are all the same, Sunday prayers called meditation, not enough freedom to discover yourself, even festivities are all the same, only with different names. It is good for community building, gathering families with children. This is a good beginning but if you are looking for something for your self, you just need to move on. Buddhism is my foundation, just like you, and now I graduated to Taoism or maybe to just being-free thinker. Experiencing all these though, I still want to visit the monastery. It is something that I need to do. Thank you for sharing.
Oh really? I never been to a Zen monastery but I thought it would be completely different, with no rituals at all. I also attended Taoist classes for sometime, but I was also put off by the rituals. You had to kneel and bow your head hundreds of times to all the Buddhas. But rituals is not really the problem. There are also many rituals in Hinduism which you experience whenever you do yoga in India, but I love those. I guess it’s more about a personal preference and destiny.
Oh and yes you should definitely visit Kopan if you have the opportunity. It is a magical place.
Thanks for sharing. I did the retreat in 2001, it was a profound experience.
Thanks for this very informative video! I have always been interested in going to Kopan and it’s so cool to be able to
See it !!
Thanks to you Floripa for taking the time to watch it. Kopan is a wonderful place, whenever you have the opportunity you should definitely visit it. It’s magical and powerful 😊
Nice. I was sitting in front during the 2005 November course.
Awesome video bro!!! I definitely wanna go to Nepal
Thank you Rafael. Yes you should, it’s a beautiful country.
Suka dengan traveling Marco.. Menjadi inspirasi saya mengenal vihara diluar negeri.. Terima kasih
tysm for covering the area, btw be careful as in Nepali and a few other asian cultures (idrk), it's a little rude to point at a very specific place. locals have a lot of competion and may think that others are wishing ill on there household. again, idrk lmao (im from kapan too and we call it kapan, not kopan)
love your videos!!!
Thanks Marco, very interesting.
Thanks to you Orso ✌️
Hi marco..i was in kopan in 2015 and it was just a great experience..leaving was hard..
V.Hari can I email u about your experience?? Or write u on IG?
@@TheBakingGirlShow i dont get you bro..do you want to know abt my experience in kopan..?
@@TheBakingGirlShow u mentioned that ur into yoga..i was in rishikesh a few mnths back..its the capitol of yoga..highly recommend you to go...
I’m not surprised, it’s such a special place, right dude? How long were you there for?
@@MarcoPino was there a week..for one of the courses..the evenings were a beautiful sight...
Miss you, my brother!
Jannus J miss you too brother. Happy you watched the video. I guess it brought back some beautiful memories of Kopan. It was one of those life changing experiences. :)
~ greetings from a Yogi and a Yogini ~
Hi Marco. I will teach english to children in Kathmandu, maybe next year (it was canceled due to covid), i'm thinking about staying at Kopan for a week before i start the classes. When i was looking for info i saw that they ask to leave my phone and laptop out of the monastery, i understand that when taking a course, but does this also happen in a free retreat there? I was thinking about calmly prepare myself and my classes there, so some kind of device use would be helpful. Is it possible to carry at least my phone there if i'm not in a course?
Thanks in advance, best regards from Portugal.
Hi Bruno, oh I didn’t even know they have that rule. I’m sure it’s not a problem. I used my iPhone to record this vlog and I think I also used my laptop to work on my blog while I was at the library. So good you’ll be teaching English to children in Kathmandu. I hope you’ll enjoy your time at Kopan and good luck with everything else. Take care.
@@MarcoPino I saw that info on their website, i guess it's ok to use it then, great! Thanks for the reply. Great content on your channel by the way, new subscriber here.
May your path be blessed.
Have u done the trip? I'm thinking about doing something similar. How was ur experience, I would love to have ur insights about the Kopan and the teachings also. Thanks
@@japiro14 The covid situation is still not that good in Nepal, so after waiting a long time my tefl program told me they were trying to gather enough students for a new course. I ended up coming to Vietnam for now. I know that you can teach at the monastery as a volunteer, they provide you food and a little room to sleep. I'll try again next year. Good luck!
@@brunovieira4630 what site do u use to book the volunteer program?? And how's Vietnam with covid rugalations? Is it possible to go to temples and meditate with the monks??
How much do they charge for visiting? I just want to see that place with my friends for a one day trip.
You don’t have to pay just to visit. But you need to ask permission at the reception before walking around I think.
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How far it is from kathmandu
Kopan is in Kathmandu 😉
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Buddhism is divided into three parts, they are Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist science and Buddhist religion. you try to know the meaning of theses division for your real understanding, you need to give more focus on Philosopy and buddhist science
Iam buddhist I like to practise buddhism
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Lord Buddha's real teachings are totally free of all dogmatic, ritualistic, free of believes, but however these days lot of ritualistic / belief systems have penetrated into the teachings some due to adapting them from other religions , cultures (Tibetan, Sri Lankan, Thai ----) which are not Lord's teachings. One can weed out those by learning the TRUE DHAMM & practice accordingly. Lord Buddha main Teachings are : middle way + 8 fold Noble Path, + 4 Noble Truths + Causes & effect (Paticca samupada ) + Purifying the mind from 4 main root causes of defilements 1 LUST 2 GREED 3 HATRED 4 IGNORANCE. That is to Buddha's teachings. There should be no praying, Hero worshipping, Offerings, -----------. His true male disciples have to adhere to 227 rules & females 311 rules so that their path become smooth, steady, safe. Females have more rules not to discriminate but due to the nature of their body / for more safety. Develop loving kindness to all beings alike without any discrimination. However BUDDHA can not stop some ignorant acts of misguided that happened even during HIS life time, Theruwan saranai.
Tibwtan refugees has revived Bhudism back in nepal and Unfortunately in return the nepal govt restricts tibwtan refugees movement and activities. Typically Hindu ruling elites of nepal .