Dhagpo Bern
The focus of our shared meditation is loving kindness, based on the buddhist teachings. We practice with the wish to deepen the understanding of our mind. We have the aspiration to develop a better understanding of ourselves and all living beings, to become freer and thus able to face life’s challenges in a more skillful and beneficial way for ourselves and also for others. These meditation evenings include: silent meditation, dharma explanations with instructions, mindful communication/exchange, and a short practice of Tschenresi (Bodhisattva of awakened compassion).
«Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but is already here, right now, in relaxation and letting go.»
– Gendun Rinpoche–
22. February 2025
Arrival from 09.30
Practice day with Chenrezig Sadhana (Bodhisattva of Boundless Compassion), Shine (Meditation of calm abiding) and Qi Gong
Fabienne and Sven will give brief explanations of Chenrezig Sadhana and Shine and guide the practice. In between, we loosen up with Qi Gong from Robert.
Hours: 10.00-16.30
Site: Meditation room Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Berne
Organisation: DHAGPO BERN
Contribution fee: non-members CHF 20 / members 15. Please bring cash with you.
To bring: Chenrezig Sadhana (there are also some texts to borrow), contribution for the lunch buffet. There will be soup for everyone.
Registration: until 18. February 2025 to info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
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 practice 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: Board of the Dhagpo Association Switzerland
Site: Meditation room Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Berne
Contribution fee: non-members CHF 20 / members CHF 15. Please bring cash with you.
To bring: Chenrezig Sadhana (there are also some texts to borrow). Your own picnic for lunch.
Registration: until 3. April to info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch. Participation also possible half-day
26. and 27. April 2025
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: Meditation room Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Berne
Fees: Organisation fee CHF 40 (CHF 30 for DS members) per day. Dana (voluntary donation for Rinpoche and translation). Please pay in cash or with Twint on site. Please pay in cash or with Twint on site.
Language: English with simultaneous translation into German via Zoom, bring your own mobile phone and headphones
Lunch: Tibetan/Indian vegetarian meal for CHF 15 per person
Registration for the course/lunch: There is room for 35 persons. Please confirm by 20 April which day you are coming (with or without lunch): info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
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: Meditation room Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Berne
Fees: Organisation fee CHF 50 (CHF 40 for DS members), Dana (voluntary donation for Rinpoche and translation). Please pay cash or with Twint on site. Please pay in cash or with Twint on site.
Language: English (simultaneous translation into German, please bring your own mobile phone and headphones)
Registration: As of today 13.05.2025 there is a waiting list. For registrations and patience: 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 of Trungram Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
He has successfully learned academic studies in Buddhism from different Lineage teachers and completed meditation practices in the traditional three-year retreat (together with the 4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche) under the guidance of Sherap Gyaltsen. Lodjong, the mind training is his preferred practice, therefore he has been teaching about Lojong to many students from different part of 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
19.00 -20.30 Teachings/group practice
Organisation: DHAGPO BERN
Site: Meditation room Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Berne
Cost: Organizational fee CHF 15, dana (voluntary donation for Khenpo Shenpen and translation). Please pay in cash on site. Please pay in cash or with Twint on site.
Language: English (simultaneous translation into German, please bring your own mobile phone and headphones)
Registration: please register until 10th August, Email at : info@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: Meditation room Lichtbrücke, Blumenweg 12, 3084 Wabern/Berne
Fees: Organisation 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: By 8 October to: info@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Regular meditation evenings
Site: Lichtbrücke (Meditation room of Robert & Andrea Bürki Urban), Blumenweg 12, CH-3084 Wabern / Berne
Fees: On a voluntary donation basis (Dana) according to Buddhist tradition.
Contact: fabienne.berlinger@dhagpo-switzerland.ch
Lead: Fabienne Berlinger has been on the Buddhist path of meditation since 1996. She spent 2016-2020 in retreat at ‘Grüner Baum’ (Ekayana Institute). Since then she has dedicated her life to Dharma activity. When she is not on site, other experienced practitioners take over the leadership of the Bern Sangha.
Andrea, Fabienne (Lalita), Robert
We look forward to meeting you and exploring and sharing together the Buddhist path (Dharma) towards liberation and universal compassion.
Literature recommendation
The Path To Awakening: How Buddhism’s Seven Points of Mind Training Can Lead You to a Life of Enlightenment and Happiness by Shamar Rinpoche
Heart Advice from a Mahamudra Master by Gendun Rinpoche