Meditation, insight, wise communication and compassion
The Insight Dialogue practice is based on three foundations: meditative mindfulness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha and interpersonal relationships. It has the same goals and traditional roots as Vipassana meditation: the development of mindfulness, compassion and liberating insight, while exploring the immediate experience of the present moment in dialog.With the six meditation instructions of the Insight Dialogue according to Gregory Kramer, we will explore and cultivate Bodhicitta, the wisdom of the heart for the benefit of all beings, in this retreat. In this way we will learn to understand our mind, our heart and others more deeply. The course will take place mainly in silence, with additional Dharma talks, guided Vipassana insight and compassion meditations, dialog in dyads and practice sharing.
Six meditation guidelines form the core of the insight dialogue:
- Pause
- Relax
- Open
- Attune to Emergence
- Listen deeply
- Telling the truth
Bodhicitta - awakening for the benefit of all beings
Bodhicitta means “spirit of awakening” in Sanskrit. Bodhi means awakening and citta means mind or heart. In Mahayana Buddhism, the generation of bodhicitta is the wish to realize awakening not only for oneself, but with wisdom and compassion, for the benefit of all beings.
Daily program
07.00 a.m. Morning meditation08.00 a.m. Breakfast
09.15 a.m. Morning
12.30 p.m. Lunch
03.00 p.m. Afternoon practice
06.30 p.m. Dinner
07.45 - 09.15 p.m. Evening practice
Course language
GermanPrerequisites
The course is suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners.compensation/Dana
According to Buddhist tradition, the teachers do not charge a fee. However, they depend on donations at the end of the course for their livelihood. The Kientalerhof charges CHF 280 per person, for students CHF 196.Board & lodging according to room category for organization and facilities. Please bring your donation in cash. There is no ATM in the Kiental.
Further information
Dhammadialog.comwww.insightdialog.com | www.insightdialogue.org (in English)
or in the book "Insight Dialogue" by Gregory Kramer (Arbor Publishing)
Course Instructor
Fabienne BERLINGER
met her first Dharma meditation teacher in 1996 at the age of 16. Since then she has practiced in various Buddhist traditions (Vipassana, Zen, Vajrayana). She spent 2016-2020 in retreat (www.ekayana-institut.de) under the guidance of Lama Tilmann Lhündrup. Today she lives in the Bernese Oberland and is involved in various Dharma activities, e.g. for the association Dhagpo Switzerland (Karma Kagyu tradition: www.dhagpo-switzerland.ch) and the association Primavera Zurich (Ecuadorian street youth project). She is an MBSR teacher and psychotherapist.
Bhante SUKHACITTO
comes from Germany and first came into contact with the teachings of first came into contact with the Buddha teachings in Thailand, where he met the teacher Ajahn Buddhadasa. He has been a fully ordained monk of the Theravada tradition since 1990. In 1993 he returned to the West and gained experience in various other various other Buddhist traditions. He lived for several years in monasteries of the Ajahn Chah tradition in England and Switzerland. In 2005 he learned the insight dialog according to Gregory Kramer, was trained as an insight dialog teacher and has been teaching it worldwide since 2010. Inspired by the power of interpersonal meditation practice, from 2016 to the beginning of 2020 he led the Kalyana Mitta Vihara - House of Noble Friendship.
| Prices per person for full board and lodging for 3 nights | CHF |
|---|---|
| ChieneHuus: | |
| Single occupancy of 2-bed-room clay or wood100 with shower/toilet | 738.00 |
| 2-bed-room clay or wood100 with shower/toilet | 558.00 |
| Kientalerhof: | |
| Single occupancy of 2-bed-room with shower/toilet | 588.00 |
| 1-bed-room with shower/toilet | 558.00 |
| Single occupancy of 2-bed-room, shower/toilet on floor | 528.00 |
| 2-bed-room with shower/toilet | 453.00 |
| 2-bed-room, shower/toilet on floor | 423.00 |
| 3-bed-room with shower/toilet | 423.00 |
| 3-bed-room, shower/toilet on floor | 363.00 |
| 4-bed-room, shower/toilet on floor | 333.00 |
Personal advice
Renata Pfeiler
Main Number: +41 33 676 26 76 | E-Mail: renata.pfeiler@kientalerhof.ch