Introduction to the project
There are times when there is a strong motivation to action, when we feel there is no option but to act. This project, this website, this process is a response to the motivation to act. O’Kaïros is the name of the registered non profit Association [law of 1901] that manages
Stupa Construction
Stages, Images & Video
Next Stage of the Stupa construction
Dates for autumn 2026 to be announced,
in Tourné – Castelnau-Durban
You are welcome to join, for the benefit of all beings…
Whether shaping the concrete with care and precision, or ensuring the delicate balance of handwritten inscriptions, taking part in the construction of the stupa is a multifaceted work, open to every pair of hands.
Publications
On merit, good fortune and the origins of the Tourné stupa.
On merit, good fortune and the origins of the Tourné stupa. Buddhist texts and teachings often speak of merit. Merit is made, often by acts of kindness and generosity. All spiritual and religious practice have a measure of superstition: people are superstitious. Often we pray through fear – to prevent
O’Kaïros, of wide-ranging significance
O’Kaïros O’Kaïros, O’Kaïros: it has wide ranging significance. An ancient Greek word with many different meanings across a wide range of cultural, philosophical and metaphysical applications. It is the name of our non profit association, involved in constructing one of a series of message transmitters highly significant for our
Buddha’s time capsule
In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and 2 into space. It was calculated that Jupiter’s gravity would be sufficient to cause the spacecraft to leave the orbit of the sun and enter the deeper milky way, drifting endlessly into increasingly distant space. While Voyager was a fact finding mission, it
Our practice group
An active group for more than 20 years, with participants from different countries.
Seven verses prayer
