Activities 2025
Calendar
06. April 2025
10.00-16.30 (Arrival from 09.30)
Preparation day for the Dharma week in Männedorf (Sat 30.8.-Thurs 4.9.25) combined with joint practice
Hours:
10.00-12.30 Shared Chenrezig and Shine (silent meditation) practice
14.00-16.30 Preparation for the Dharma Week in Männedorf (Sa 30.08-Do. 04.09.2025)
Organisation: DHAGPO BERN
Guidance: Association Board Dhagpo Switzerland
Site: Meditationsraum Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Bern
Contribution fee: non-members CHF 20 / members CHF 15. Please bring cash with you.
Bring with you: Chenrezig Sadhana (there are also some texts to borrow) Your own picnic for lunch.
Registration: until on 3. April 2025 to info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch. Participation also possible half day.
Arrival from 09.30
Je Karma Trinley Rinpoche teaches «The path and View of a Bodhisattva»
Hours:
10.00-12.00 Teachings
14.30 -16.30 Teachings
16.30-17.00 shared practice
Organisation: DHAGPO BERN
Site: Meditationsraum Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Bern
Contribution fee: non-members CHF 40 / members CHF 30 a day. Dana (optional donation for Rinpoche and translation). Please pay in cash or with Twint on site.
Language: English with simultaneous translation into German via Zoom channel, bring your own cell phone and headphones.
Lunch: Tibetan/Indian vegetarian meal for CHF 15 per person.
Registration: for the course/lunch. There is room for 35 persons. Committed until 20. April 2025 specify on which day (with or without lunch) you are coming: info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
All information can be found on: https://dhagpo-switzerland.ch/dhagpo-bern-2/
Arrival from 09h30
15. Karmapa Guru Yoga – Dharmaday
Dharma practice day with 15th Karmapa Guru Yoga meditation, explanations and exchange
with Lama Irene
Organisation: DHAGPO MÄNNEDORF
Site: Raum Kerner im Gemeindehaus, 8708 Männedorf
Registration: maennedorf@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Fees and exact address here
17.00-19.00 (Arrival from 16.30)
Shared practice, farewell/acknowledgement to the old and election of the new board of the Dhagpo Switzerland association
Organisation: DHAGPO SWITZERLAND
Site: Meditationsraum Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Bern
Organisation fee: optional donation
Registration until 2. May 2025 to info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
It is also possible to join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9491031166
10.00-16.00 (Arrival from 09.30)
Medicinbuddha – Dharmaday
Dharma practice day with Medicine Buddha meditation, explanations and dialogue.
with Lama Irene
Organisation: DHAGPO MÄNNEDORF
Site: Raum Kerner im Gemeindehaus, 8708 Männedorf
Registration: maennedorf@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Fees and exact address here
10.00-16.00 (Arrival from 09.30)
White Tara – Dharma Day: Introduction/Meditation/Exchange
with Lama Irene
Organisation: DHAGPO MÄNNEDORF
Site: Raum Kerner im Gemeindehaus, 8708 Männedorf
Registration: maennedorf@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Fees and exact address here
15. June 2025
Arrival from 13.00
Dupseng Rinpoche gives the Tseringma initiation
Hours:
13.30-15.00 Tseringma Empowerment
15.30-17.00 Teachings on the Dharma protector Tseringma and what “protection” means in the the Dharma
17.00-17.30 Practice, Farewell
An initiation requires ‘Refuge’, Rinpoche gives it to those who want it and do not yet have it.
Organisation: DHAGPO BERN
Site: Meditationsraum Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Bern
Contribution to the organisation: non-members CHF 50 / members CHF 40. Dana (optional donation fo rRinpoche and translation). Please pay cash or with Twint on site.
Language: English (simultaneous translation into German, please bring your own mobile phone and headphones with you)
Registration: As of today 13.05.2025 there is a waiting list. For registrations and patience: info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
21. Juin 2025
10.00 – 16.00 (Arrival from 09.30)
Lodjong – Dharma day: Tonglen meditation/input/sharing
with Lama Irene
Organisation: DHAGPO MÄNNEDORF
Site: Raum Kerner, Alte Landstrasse 250, CH-8708 Männedorf (5min walk from the station)
Registration: maennedorf@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Fees and exact address: here
22. June 2025
10.00-16.30 (Arrival from 09.30)
Preparation day for the Dharma week in Männedorf (Sat 30.8.-Thurs 4.9.25) combined with joint practice
Hours:
10.00-12.30 15. Karmapa practice with Lama Iren
14.00-16.30 Preparation for Jigme Rinpoche’s dharma week with the team
Guidance: Board of the Association DHAGPO SWITZERLAND
Site: Raum Kerner im Gemeindehaus, Alte Landstrasse 250, 8708 Männedorf, (5min walk from the train station)
Organisation fee: Dhagpo Switzerland covers, donation for the morning appreciated
Bring along: Own seat cushion (chairs avaible)
Registration: until 20. June 2025 to: info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
12. August 2025
Information on Khenpo Shenpen
Who is Khenpo Shenpen?
Khenpo Shenpen is a senior monk in the Karma Kagyu tradition and teacher at Trungram Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
He has successfully completed academic studies in Buddhism from different lineage teachers and a traditional three-year meditation retreat (together with the 4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche) under the guidance of Sherab Gyaltsen. His preferred practice is Lojong mind training and he has taught it to many students from East and West.
Khenpo Shenpen has the precious gift of giving students instructions according to their abilities, which are helpful for the study of the teachings, contemplation and the meditative aspect. Through the blessings of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dordje, he is now also beginning to teach the Dharma in the West.
Lodjong mind training with Khenpo Shenpen
«Do not concern yourself with external circumstances»
50th slogan form the Lodjong Mind Training
Hours:
18.30 Doors open
19h -20h30 Teachings/group practice
Organization: DHAGPO BERN
Location: Lichtbrücke meditation room, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Bern
Cost: Organizational fee CHF 15, dana (voluntary donation for Khenpo Shenpen and translation). Please pay in cash on site.
Language: English with simultaneous translation into German via Zoom channel on site, please bring your own mobile phone and headphones.
Registration: please register until 10th August, Email at: info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
30. August – 04. September 2025
Dharma week with Lama Jigme Rinpoche in Männedorf / Zurich
Site: Grosser Gemeindesaal, Alte Landstrasse 250, CH-8708 Männedorf (5min walk from the train station)
Organisation: Association DHAGPO SWITZERLAND
All information can be found here
20. September 2025
Happiness day at the Glück-Hof, Baldegg, Baden (AG)
Programme
14.30-15.30 Arrival at the Glück-Hof, meditation led by Lama Irene.
15.30-20.00 Apéro, followed by a farm presentation and permaculture tour, Plant-based dinner together.
Organization: in cooperation with DHAGPO SWITZERLAND and Transition Town Bülach
Site: Glück-Hof Baldegg, Baldegg 5, 5400 Baden
Cost: CHF 30 per person plus donation
Language: German
Registration: by 8.9.25 at the latest with Ariella Schärer: ariella.schaerer@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
11. and 12. October 2025
Arrival from 09.30
Information about Lama Trinlé
Who is Lama Trinlé Dordjé (Carlo Pani)?
Before devoting himself fully to the spiritual path and ordaining, Lama Trinlé Dorje worked for twenty years in the fields of sports and corporate coaching (including for the Olympic Committee), as well as with various human resources, relaxation and counselling techniques for people at the end of life or with an illness.
After practising Zen meditation for six years, he met Kalu Rinpoche and Lama Gendun Rinpoche. He completed four traditional three-year retreats at the Kundreul Ling Retreat Centre (Le Bost), where he currently lives. He teaches the Dharma internationally in French and English.
Lama Trinlé Dordjé teaches Shine/Lhaktong (Samatha/Vipassana) meditation
Shine / Lhaktong are taught in the style of the Karma Kagyu Mahamudra tradition.
Hours:
10.00-12.30 Teachings / Practice
14.00 -16.30 Teachings / Practice
Organisation: DHAGPO BERN
Site: Meditationsraum Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Bern
Fees: Organisations fee CHF 25 (CHF 20 for DS members) per day. Dana (voluntary donation for Lama Trinlé Dordjé and translation). Please pay in cash or with Twint on site.
Language: English with simultaneous translation into German (in the room via Zoom channel, please bring your own mobile phone and headphones).
Lunch: Contribution for the lunch buffet or picnic.
Registration: Please until 8. October to: info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
23. November 2025
10.00-16.30 (Arrival from 9.30h)
Green Tara: Practice, Input and Exchange
with Fabienne Berlinger and Sven Wikgolm
Organisation: DHAGPO BERN
Ort: Meditationsraum Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Bern
Fees: Organizational fee CHF 25.00 (CHF 20.00 for DS members) + Dana (voluntary donation). Please pay in cash or with Twint on site.
Lunch: Contribution for the communal lunch buffet / own picnic
Bring along: If available, Green Tara sadhana (we have some available to borrow)
Registration: Please register by 19 November at: info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Regular activities
Bi-weekly on tuesdays | 19.00-20.30
Dharma and meditation evening (Wabern/Bern)
Dhagpo Bern, Fabienne Berlinger, Andrea & Robert Bürki Urban
Info & Registration: fabienne.berlinger@dhapgo-switzerland.ch
Generally every 1st Tuesday of the month | 19.30-21.00
Shared practice and study of Lama Jigme Rinpoch’s “Handbook of Ordinary Heroes” (Bülach)
Meditatin Group Bülach, Ruth Hebeisen and Barbara Gugerli
Information and registration: ruth.hebeisen@bluewin.ch
Dates for the second half of 2025 | 19.30-21.00
10 September/ 29 October/ 26 November / 10 December
Zoom – Wednesday evening White Tara practice
Fabienne Berlinger leads the main White Tara practice, after which there will be an opportunity to ask questions about your own White Tara practice if you wish. No registration is required.
Sadhana (practice text): The Practice of White Tara (available from Norbu Publishing)
Zoom access of Fabienne Berlinger
Zoom room opens at 7:20 p.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9491031166
Meeting ID: 949 103 1166
Contact/questions to: fabienne.berlinger@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Dates summer 2025 | 19.00 – 20.30
18. June/ 09. July/ 13. August
Zoom Evening – Dharmagroupe-Gampopa
Everyone is welcome – including newcomers
Topic: The Jewel Ornament of Liberation Gampopa (1079 – 1153)
Kapitel 9, Bringing forth the mind of awakening
Fees: Donation (Dana) here
Registration: maennedorf@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Zoom Zugang von Lama Irene
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9817120901?pwd=OUN6emZTazlaZ1lLNS9oV3NIQzNCQT09
Meeting ID: 981 712 0901
Passwort: 385908
DHAGPO SWITZERLAND on Soundcloud
Here you can listen to recordings of our annual major events in Männedorf and teachings by Lama Irene on “Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation”.
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