Alpine monsoon
Dear friends, Though summer is here again, our staircase project appears to be still in hibernation. Actually, some individual components, […]
Visitor waves
Good thigs come to those who wait – as someone once said. We hope this saying will hold true for […]
Building site
Dear Friends, This autumn, Dhammapala Monastery is a construction site. At least until Christmas, our guest-accomodation and events will be […]
Pretty good
Dear friends, Here at Dhammapala Monastery we have an eventful springtime behind us. The Vesakh celebration was once again a […]
Solitude & Community
Dear friends, This time the Dhammapala news comes from Jetavana Monastery in New Hampshire, USA, where I am staying for […]
Cooperation
We can not expect perfect harmony in our global society when a growing number of us, with our varying conditioned […]
According to Plan
Dear friends, In spite of the uncertainty of life, sometimes things go according to plan. So it happened with the […]
New season, new faces…
Dear Friends, The continuous snow cover already left our valley at the end of February and since then, despite the […]
Field of Goodness
Dear Friends, These days, when I look at the news and consider what kind of leaders are thriving and what […]
Spring Visitors
Dear Friends, As I write this, a strong sun is shining on Kandersteg and the glaciers have been pretty bare […]
Death & renewal
Dear Friends, These days, when I ask people how they’re doing, I often get answers saturated in worry. No wonder: […]
Change and stability
Change and transience are obvious topics for a news report and they will take centre stage in this one too, […]
Comings & Goings
Since the last blog entry, spring flowers and cow bells around the monastery have come and gone – both of […]
The age of live streams
Dear Friends, Already some time ago the first mountain flowers thrust their heads through the dwindling snow cover; most of […]
Generosity & Cooperation
Dear friends, Autumn leaves, shorter days, golden larches… this is usually the time when we report on the comings and […]
Livestreams from Dhammapala
From November onwards we will stream Saturday evening talks and some other events at Dhammapala via Zoom on the internet. […]
Kathina live-stream
Dear Friends, As already mentioned, this year, because of Covid-19, we will only hold a small kathina event with invited […]
Kathina
Dear friends, Unfortunately this is another blog entry having to concern itself with the corona-crisis. I hope you are all […]
Opening to an uncertain future
For many of us, the corona time is a time of uncertainty. Even if the Federal Council has now decided […]
Buddhism for Squirrels
These days, with the Covid-19 lockdown, we get to see many images of animals boldly exploring territory that usually to […]
Prolonged Time-Out
Dear Friends, Once again I am writing from Tisarana Monastery in Canada. This time to many of you it may […]
Spring with a difference
Dear friends This time the news from Dhammapala come, perhaps a bit surprisingly, from Tisarana, our sister monastery in Canada, […]
Coronavirus: Additional measures
Thai version below. In light of the current situation regarding the Coronavirus and observing the latest official health recommendations, Dhammapala […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Mindful Prevention
Dhammapala has adopted a strategy of increasing hygiene precautions, with the intention of protecting everyone in the monastery; resident community […]
End of Year News
Two steps forward, one step back, the snow line here in Kandersteg has been slowly creeping down from the peaks […]
Visitors
This spring Luang Por Sumedho has brought us great pleasure with another visit to Dhammapala Monastery. Luang Por came for […]
Visit by Luang Por Sumedho
We are delighted to announce, that Luang Por Sumedho has decided to visit Dhammapala again. He will be accompanied by […]
New Sala & Winter Guests
At the end of this year there are again some changes in the monastic community. In the beginning of November, […]
Vassa 2018
It lies in the nature of the monastic annual rhythm, that there exists an alternating interchange between times of seclusion […]
Change of leadership
Time has come for a change of leadership at Dhammapala Monastery. After this year’s Kathina ceremony on the 28th of […]
Two anniversaries
At the beginning of our active period in 2018 we are reminiscent of the fact, that the current year actually […]
Ajahn Sumedho at Dhammapala
It’s been seven years since Luang Por Sumedho last visited Dhammapala – on the occasion of the consecration of the […]
International Elders meeting at Amaravati
From May 22nd until 26th Ajahn Khemasiri attended an International Elders’ Meeting at Amaravati Monastery in England. Such gatherings of […]
Visitors from the Himalayas
Since more than ten years Dhammapala Monastery has supported – under the supervision of its Trust, the Verein Dhammapala – […]
Almsround in the Bernese Oberland
At the beginning of this years ‘Rains Retreat’ (Vassa) our resident Thai monk proposed to revive the traditional almsround in […]
Completion of monastery roof renovation
After three months of intensive activities on the monastery roof, the work was officially finished on August 26th. We are […]
