{"id":901,"date":"2026-04-22T19:52:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/?page_id=901"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:25:36","slug":"videocasts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/uk\/videocasts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0412\u0456\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u0412\u0456\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our &#8220;European Buddha&#8221; Videocast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Buddha &#8211; videocast is a series of interviews with Buddhists led by Julius Kratky, journalist in Vienna\/Austria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Buddha videocast wants to give people interested in Buddhism insights about Dharma and Buddhist practice from the perspectives of the various traditions present in Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is realized in co-operation with the EBU and &#8220;VideotalX &#8211; talk together!&#8221; &#8211; a dialog initiative using smartphones for HD video communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stefano Bettera\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/547806675?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interview with Stefano Bettera, EBU Vice-President, Milano. 25 years ago Stefano started first with Tibetan Buddhism, later on with Zen practice and Vipassana meditation. \u201cIt\u00b4s very good to have an open mind in several traditions and to know Buddhism in its depth of its teachings and the diverse practices\u201d \u2013 Stefano says. To beware of the openness of the heart and to become a really full human being are great goals for Stefano. So Buddhism is a special sort of lamp in the dark. Practice and teachings help Stefano not to loose the balance in his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lama Ngawang Dorje Dondrub\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/547814909?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interview with Lama Ngawang Dorje Dondrub, Barcelona. He was 16 when he met with Buddhism and was very impressed by his Buddhist teacher, who could explain \u201ceverything\u201d in a very logical way to his disciples. A few years later Dorje Dondrub decided living together with his teacher. Together they founded a Buddhist community. Lama Dondrub follows the Vajrayana Buddhism which helps him \u201cto change the parts of his mind he doesn\u00b4t like\u201d. What is the first step, which one should take to learn more about Buddhism? Lama Dondrub\u00b4s answer: meditation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lama Shenpen Hookham\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/547862179?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interview with Lama Shenpen Hookham, Spiritual Director at \u201cAwakened Heart Shanga\u201d, North Wales. As a young girl she was interested about religions and already at school she came into contact with Buddhism. Today Lama Shenpen belongs to the Kagy\u00fc School of Tibetan Buddhism. What is important to her? &#8211; \u201cTruth, and that you could discover it through investigating your own direct experience!\u201d And finding answers on the question: how does her life support her understanding of the Dharma? Very important \u2013 Lama Shenpen is convinced \u2013 to find the \u201cright\u201d teacher! Buddhist Retreat Centre North Wales \u2013 Home of Lama Shenpen&#8217;s Awakened Heart Sangha in North Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paula de Wys\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/547826063?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interview with Paula de Wys, Director Maitreya Instituut, Amsterdam. Paula built up a school in Nepal with her later husband and travelled a lot of countries, like Iran, Pakistan Afghanistan, India and so forth. The journey of life in the spiritual worlds of Buddhism makes Paula sometimes asking her deep personal questions: Who am I? Why am I, what am I? Buddhism is important to her, because \u201cit\u00b4s practical, it&#8217;s what\u00b4s relevant in life\u201d! So, Buddhism helps Paula also to take \u201cresponsibility\u201d for her life. Maitreya Instituut | Tibetaans boeddhisme in Nederland, studie en meditatie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bhante Bodhidhamma\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/547818065?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interview with Bhante Bodhidhamma, Spiritual Director \u201cSatipanya Buddhist Trust\u201d, Wales. Today Bhante is a Theravada monk. As \u2013 \u201cflower power\u201d \u2013 hippie \u2013 decades ago \u2013 he was travelling around the world and became a teacher of a Roman Catholic school in Papua New Guinea. Later on a book about Zen Buddhism awakened his interest \u2026 Keep searching! How to find your way? \u2013 \u201cIf you feel there is a \u201cconnection\u201d, stay with it. If you are not sure \u2013 keep investigating and find your way!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More coming soon!<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videocasts Our &#8220;European Buddha&#8221; Videocast The European Buddha &#8211; videocast is a series of interviews with Buddhists led by Julius 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