Meeting with Teachers with OM C. Parkin und Prajnaparamita
Fri – Sun, May 15 – 17, 2026 | Gut Saunstorf Monastery – Place of Stillness
Especially in the West, seekers often have an ambivalent relationship with the concept of the Guru. Old cultural and social misunderstandings obscure this principle. Confronting authority, both in a positive and in a negative sense, without bias, seems all but impossible. But if we manage to go beyond these layers, we may uncover, alongside aversion, a natural affection – an awakening of the longing for surrender that has always been there.
The opportunity to navigate this process in the presence of a living master raises essential questions that we will engage with: Do I need a Guru on the path of awakening? Can I admit to myself that I don’t really know who the Guru is? How is my relationship with my teacher, if I have one? How do I recognise a true Guru? What do I see in the mirror of an external Guru? Are there both outer and inner dimensions of the Guru principle?
You are invited to take part in this journey of exploration, which leads deeper into your soul and closer to understanding what is truly meant by “Guru”. The encounter with masters and teachers at Gut Saunstorf Monastery is a rare opportunity, and we are looking forward to OM and Prajnaparamita, to their insights into the teachings, and to the companionship on the path.
The event was originally planned for spring 2025 with OM and ShantiMayi. ShantiMayi peacefully left her body Sunday February 16th, 2025. We are grateful that Prajnaparamita, a longtime student of ShantiMayi, will now join OM in bringing us closer to the principle of the Guru on the path of awakening.
Talks on the Guru and Darshan with OM C. Parkin
The Guru “is there to open your heart, to tear you apart and feed you to the lions. The lions of love.” So speaks a Sufi master of the Naqshbandi order. Yet “a true teacher will never force anyone to do something against their will, because he respects human freedom.” Even though he knows that this “freedom” is nothing but pure ignorance. How do Western people encounter a true Guru? They will completely misunderstand him. Conversations about true and false Gurus, and about true and false students.
Satsang, for all Lovers of Truth with Prajnaparamita
You Yourself are the One so Preciously Sought
Prajnaparamita offers a doorway to the liberating revelation of the mystery within. Here, in the heart of life, everything is perfectly resting in itself. Her teachings are for those with an intense desire to dive into life’s big questions: what is reality, what is freedom, who am I really? With piercing clarity, one is guided to see the illusionary nature of ideas and beliefs. Nothing needs to be understood, done or solved to realise the supreme reality, the Self of all that exists. It is the dedication to truth that yields awakening, an overwhelming dawn of peace and unconditional love. Prajnaparamita’s teaching is universal, her expression vital, playful and deeply free – a passionate invitation to awaken, and spread wide wings of freedom.
Event contribution
€ 240,-
At this event, the ticket price is supported by the Foundation. Reduction available on request.
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