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 goings...
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 well....
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 not...
Spring with a difference
Dear friendsThis time the news from Dhammapala come, perhaps a bit surprisingly, from Tisarana, our sister monastery in Canada, where,...
