Monastery Rules

We ask you to observe the following rules during your stay in the monastery:

  1. Please practice mindfulness in all activities.
  2. Keep an atmosphere of silence and dharma cultivation in the monastery.
  3. Support others in their practice by not talking about politics, and not chit-chatting all the time.
  4. Turn off your mobile phone during your entire stay at the monaster and leave it in your suitcase.
  5. Don’t hug others, and don’t show any forms of affection even as a couple.
  6. Keep the monastery clean and tidy. Return all tools and other equipment to their original place after use, vacuum and mop your room before leaving, close all windows properly and turn off the heating.
  7. Smoking, alcohol, and drugs are not allowed.
  8. Don’t enter the kitchen if you haven’t been assigned any task there.
  9. No self-service in the kitchen. Don’t take any food out of the cupboards.
  10. Eat only during the common meal times. Don’t keep any food after the meal. Finish everything you have taken.
  11. Don’t keep any food in your room.
  12. Don’t bring any food in packaging that has already been opened, or leftovers, to the monastery. Don´t bring any meat products or eggs to the monastery.
  13. Don’t light candles or incense sticks etc. in your room.
  14. Please dress modestly, even in summer: Wear tops that cover shoulders and belly and don’t show cleavage, wear long, wide pants (skirts are not suitable), and wear socks indoors.
  15. Participate in all activities on the schedule. Inform the sangha if you’re sick. Activities marked as optional are voluntary.
  16. Follow the decisions and instructions of the sangha, and ask the nuns if you have any difficulties or questions.

The Sangha wishes you a fruitful stay!