How to make a living from as a Master for Meditation in Switzerland continued: the examples of Gesche Rinpoche & Pema Wangyal

Last Updated on June 14, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

The example of Gesche Rinpoche

Gesche Rinpoche is known to be one of the greatest masters of Tibetan Buddhist meditation in Switzerland. But he initially earned his living as a factory worker in Weisslingen. For seven years he stands on the assembly line full of cheerfulness and hard work:

The example of Pema Wangyal

From 2006 to 2022 he was the representative of the Kagyu School at the Tibet Institute Rikon and worked as a meditation master and yoga teacher for more than 16 years. He left the Rikon Tibet Institute Monastry last year. We can see him now as a travel guide on his YouTube channel YogTrack:

So can we conclude that to make a living from as a Master of Meditation in Switzerland is difficult?