Bern, Switzerland
Dear Friends,
We hope that this letter finds you all in good spirits after a profound and inspiring year-end retreat on “Ripa Awareness Meditation” method guided by Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche.
We are happy to share with you a blog that was wonderfully compiled by Michèle Beran in which you can discover the highlights of the retreat, as well as the RAM and Sadhana instructors’ training that followed. (Blog-Click Here)
With a slight delay, we take this opportunity to send you our most sincere wishes for health, joy and prosperity in the New Year. May 2020 brings all of us many opportunities to deepen our practice, to serve our Ripa Teachers and to strengthen our bonds with our Sangha brothers and sisters. We are pleased to send you the Spring/Summer 2020 program and schedule of our activities.
A special mention goes to the Nyung Nay retreat which will take place during Easter in the gracious presence of Dungsey Lhuntrul Rinpoche. This is a great opportunity to meet again during the Easter holidays and to fulfill a wish expressed by Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche that the ritual of Nyung Nay becomes a flagship practice for our center in Europe.
Furthermore, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche returns to the RIC in May for teachings on how to work with emotions according to the Buddhist path, an exciting teaching that will leave us plenty of work to do while he is away on his personal retreat.
We hope to see each of you throughout the coming months at the Ripa International Centre and we wish you a Happy Tibetan New Year! Losar Tashi Delek!
With Love and Gratitude,
The Ripa Ladrang and RIC Team
Ripa Practice & Events
Easter Retreat, April 8-13
Nyung Nay Retreat-Tibetan Fasting Ritual
With Dungsey Lhuntrul Déchen Rinpoché
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Weekend, May 8-10
Buddhist Insights for Accepting and Working with Emotions
With Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
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May 6 at 10:30 AM
Sagadawa – Festival Weekend
With Sangha members
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Spring & Summer Events
March 19-22
Vipassana Retreat
With Fred von Allmen and Irene Bumbacher
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May 22-27
Embrace Life: a Mindful Self Compassion Silent Retreat
With Steve Hickman and Regula Saner
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Retreat, May 29 – June 1
Silent Residential
Vipassana Retreat
With Patricia et Charles Genoud
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September 4-6
Bardo Teaching: How to Die Every Day
With Diego Hangartner
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October 22-25
Resilience: Coping with Difficulties with Compassion, Clarity, and Courage
With Linda Graham
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Ripa summer Retreat July 18-August 9
1st Module: July 18-23
Open Teaching
with Dungsey Lhuntrul Rinpoche
(more details available soon)
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2nd Module: July 24–31
Taksham Yeshe Tsogyal Drupchö (7 days)
Preceded by Dorje Drolö empowerment on July 24
(more details available soon)
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3rd Module: August 1-9
Enrichment Gesar Drupchö
Preceded by Vajrasattva healing ceremony on August 1st
(more details available soon)
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