The Art of Meditation With Matthieu Ricard

Ripa International Center Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern, Switzerland

Matthieu Ricard will talk about how the practice of meditation can change the  understanding of one’s self and the world. His explanations will guide participants through the theory, spirituality and.....

Meditation retreat with Patricia and Charles Genoud

Ripa International Center Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern, Switzerland

This residential retreat is dedicated to an intensive practice of meditation and will take place in silence. This means that there is no verbal contact with the other participants and.....

Tibetan Fasting Ritual, Nyung Né With Lama Tenzin Phuntsok

Ripa International Center Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern, Switzerland

A traditional spiritual fasting ritual which aims at purifying old behavioural patterns, providing practitioners with the opportunity to release emotional blockages, to replenish psychological resources, and to accelerate spiritual growth......

Sagadawa, Buddha’s Day With Lama Tenzin Phuntsok

Buddha Day ceremony and celebrations with Lama Tenzin Phuntsok, followed by lunch.                                     Registration: info@ripa-international.com   Free entry – Lunch prices: www.landguet.ch

Five-week Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training with Alan Wallace and Eve Ekman

Ripa International Center Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern, Switzerland

This evidence-based training was developed at the request of the Dalai Lama after a Mind and Life Institute meeting on “Destructive Emotions” led by renowned emotion psychologist Paul Ekman and eminent Buddhist scholar, writer, and teacher B. Alan Wallace......

European Fall Tour 2018

The Ripa International Center (RIC) Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern, Switzerland

Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche October 2018 Dear Sangha Friends, We are happy to announce Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche's 2018 Fall Tour in Europe. Rinpoche will be in Freiburg, Germany; Basel, Bern,.....