The Advaita Centre is under direction of dr. Douwe Tiemersma and has three programs, which complete, support and reinforce each other.
1. The Program Advaita Spiritual Path
The activities of this program aim at the practical aspects of the development of insight and the realisation of non-duality. They are organised by Stichting Openheid.
Stichting Openheid is focused on the promotion of the non-dual Openness and it does this by organizing meetings / satsangs with Douwe Tiemersma and by publishing his talks and texts. It is not affiliated to any institution or tradition. There is a natural affinity with paths of thought in which the Openness is the centre, for instance with the Advaita Vedânta, with its notion of the identity of Self (Âtman) and the primal foundation of the world (Brahman).
Governing board
Chairman: Jan Muijzer, tel. 078 - 67 67 122
Secretary: Patricia van Bosse, Laan van Duivenvoorde 22, 2252 AK Voorschoten, 071-5618828, E-mail
Treasurer : Reinoud Waterreus, tel. 030 - 293 89 21
Teams
Stichting Openheid has fourteen teams which are responsible for the various activities. Each team has one coordinator and a number of members. If you want to join in and help, then contact one of the coordinators.
Evening Team
Coordinator: Belend Naseh, tel. 030 - 289 79 60
Advaita-days Team
Coordinator: Johan van Dam, tel. 010 - 476 73 23
Weekend Team
Coordinator: Marjo Vredenbregt, tel. 030 - 228 28 57
Week Retreat Team
Coordinator: Wieke Janssen, tel. 020 - 419 58 88
Administration Advaita Centre Team
Coordinator: Willie Oudejans, tel. 033 - 494 38 09
Finance Team
Coordinator: Reinoud Waterreus, tel. 030 - 29 38 921
Publications Team
Coordinator: Deetje de Vries, tel. 033 - 494 47 63
Advaita Mail Team
Coordinator: Pia de Blok, tel. 0181 - 31 77 76
Recording talks Team
Coordinator: Gisela Feld, tel. 010 - 42 40 865
PR and Website Team
Coordinator: Gerrit Groot Dengerink, tel. 030 - 261 54 92
Website: Gert-Jan de Graaf, tel. 06 - 22 14 33 54
Library Team
Coordinator: Patricia van Bosse, tel. 070 - 324 12 42
Reception Team
Coordinator: Odile de Westphalen, tel. 0182 - 373 427
Cleaning Team
Coordinator: Paul Koch, tel. 030 – 241 04 96
Open activities Schiermonnikoog Team
Coordinator: Agnes Smits, tel. 0182 - 38 30 07
Anyone can apply to the a coordinator a a team to contribute to its work.
2. The Advaita Study Program
An Advaita study program was executed in the Philosophical Facullty of the Erasmus University Rotterdam with the help of several people. This Program has now been moved to the Centre of Advaita Studies in the Gouda Advaita Centre. Anyone who wants to contribute to this Centre of Advaita Studies can apply.
3. The Programme of Advaita Yoga and Meditation
Yoga centrum of Space in Gouda organizes beginner and advanced courses in hathayoga, pranayama and meditation.
Annual Report Stichting Openheid
A report of the activities and the finances is made every year and is published in January. For the Annual Reports of the Advaita Programme and the Centre of Advaita Studies see ‘Advaita Study’.
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