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meditation

resting our minds

awakening our bodies

are you meditating
or marinating?

Meditation comes in many colours and shapes. How can you differentiate between true meditation that leads to awakening, and any other practice called meditation that perpetuates our ordinary habitual patterns and has us marinate in our misery, but now intensified on a meditation cushion? That’s the topic of the podcast below. Welcome. 

Are you meditating or marinating?
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what is meditation?

Meditation is the practice of being with what is, without trying to make anything happen or prevent anything from happening. Being completely available to be devoured by the present moment. It requires a mind that "stays", giving access to a penetrative insight in the essence of who you are.  

 

In our courses you discipline your mind through concentration meditation (chi gnas; calming/staying) and gain insight in the essence of your awareness through special-insight meditation (Tib. lag thong; Skt vipasyanā).​ Techniques and instructions come from Indo-Tibetan Buddhism (Dzogchen, Mahamudra) and Tantric Shaivism (Trika, Kuala).

Our teachings are carefully adapted to be maximally effective for western practitioners. In addition, we use a pointing out style: clear, concrete instructions, followed by direct, individualised feedback.

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join our 
meditation immersion

Six month meditation training with a small group of dedicated practitioners: 

  • January 27th (initiation online call) through June 29th, 

  • 3 in-depth meditation retreats (beginning-middle-end), 

  • bi-weekly online teachings and practices, 

  • weekly follow-ups with fellow students, 

  • three individual feedback sessions. 

 

Finally going nowhere. 

start today

With the recordings below you can start meditating today.

 

First, instructions on how to set up your meditation posture, according to the indo-tibetan buddhist tradition.

 

 

 

Second, introducing the meditation object and teaching the mind to stay with it. 

 

 

 

Third, using a tool of intensifying and easing up to have the mind stay more continuously on the meditation object. 

Setting up your meditation posture
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Settling the mind on the meditation object
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Intensifying and easing up to make the mind stay
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  • 18 Mar 2025, 06:00 – 6:45
    House of the beloved, Boulevard Emile Bockstael 22, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgium
    We warmly invite you to join us for our morning practice, held every weekday except Monday. Feel free to arrive anytime from 5:50 am. You're welcome to leave after the silent sit, or stay for the rest of our morning practices.
  • 22 Mar 2025, 09:30 – 17:00
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    Come and get to know House of the beloved. We'll introduce you to exercises in silent, guided, embodied and relational meditation (authentic presence), so you can feel for yourself if our trainings would be something for you.
  • 28 Mar 2025, 19:00 – 30 Mar 2025, 17:00
    Geetbets, Weg op Halen 2, 3450 Geetbets, Belgium
    Want to start meditating or deepen your meditation? Do you want a calm mind? Be more intimate with yourself? Learn the difference between meditation and dissociation or marination? This weekend-long meditation training will support you. Finally going nowhere.
  • 03 Apr 2025, 20:00 – 21:30
    Zoomlink will be send after registration.
    Join us for an inspirational taster of guided meditation and authentic presence. No experience required, just come as you are.
  • 12 Jul 2025, 14:00 – 20 Jul 2025, 11:00
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    Join us for a transformative week-long immersion in the magical nature of the Belgian Ardennes! We’re developing an experimental, intergenerational living and learning community where everyone is invited to express their own way of being human.
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Testimonials

“Wauw, wat was dit een transformatieve ervaring. De meditatietechnieken van deze training komen uit een bijzondere lineage en zijn echt totaal anders en veel intenser dan de andere “meditaties” die ik ken, die neerkomen op “Doe niks.” Ik heb ervaren hoe het is om sensaties, gedachten en emoties waar te nemen zonder erdoor afgeleid of gegrepen te worden. En hoe het is om mezelf en de wereld vanuit een ander, realistischer perspectief te zien. In mijn dagelijks leven ben ik continu bezig met het toepassen van deze meditatietechnieken en ik merk dat ik me scherper, rustiger en vrijer voel, met een nieuwe waardering en tevredenheid met het leven zoals het is, zonder de drang om dingen te hoeven veranderen. Nu pas besef ik me hoeveel ik eigenlijk bestuurd werd door allerlei onbewuste impulsen. Dit was nog maar de allereerste stap en ik kan niet wachten om me verder te verdiepen in deze technieken onder begeleiding van Stijn.” 

Anonymous

“Mijn eerste ervaring met een meditatietraining bij House of the Beloved was enorm inspirerend. Ik zocht naar verdieping in mijn praktijk en vond precies wat ik nodig had, mede dankzij de vele inzichten uit de Dzogchen- en Mahamudra-tradities. Wat deze ervaring echt uniek maakte, was de sfeer die Stijn wist te creëren: een veilige en uitnodigende omgeving waarin iedereen zich open kon stellen en ervaringen kon delen. De vriendelijkheid van de groep versterkte deze warme ervaring. Daarnaast was het eten ook erg goed geregeld. Ik kijk enorm uit naar het vervolg en zou iedereen die wil leren mediteren aanraden om deel te nemen aan deze training.”

Melvin

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