June 15, 2012 – His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa arrives at Malaga airport



His Holiness Karmapa’s arrival in Spain, which marked the beginning of a two-and-a-half month tour of Europe, had been eagerly awaited by tens of thousands of his followers. This tour will lead him to a total of six European countries (Spain, Lithuania, Hungary, Germany, England and France), and constitutes the second part of his extensive travel itinerary scheduled for 2012, the first part having been devoted to various destinations in South East Asia.

The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa visited Europe from June to August 2009.

On the evening of May 24th His Holiness begins to prepare for what will be a ten hours excursion into the nature of mind in the form of Mahakala and Mahakali. Outside the crowd begins to swell. The smell of incense and flowers fill the air. The dichotomy of tranquility and fervent anticipation is a feeling that is strangely familiar and yet so fresh changing and unchanging.

9th September: Arrival of His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa in Gulina. Mahakalapuja with the Sangha of Gulina 10th September: Teachings on Bodhicitta in Pamplona 11th September: Lungs in Gulina Milarepa empowerment […]