Funeral Service – Memorial Service – Switzerland – Funeral Officiant and Orator – Master of Ceremony – Zen Father Master Reding

Scattering the Ashes – Memorial Ceremony

Whether the funeral service takes place in a cemetery, or the ashes of the deceased find their final rest in the vastness of the mountains, in the reflection of the lake, or in the peace of the forest – the ceremony is conducted with dignity and stillness, according to your personal wishes. Thus, every place becomes a place of remembrance, love, and gentle peace.

Independent Funeral Officiant – Master Reding

After ten years of intensive monastic training in Japan and Korea, Master Reding founded the Christian Order Nigredo in Switzerland in 2014, built on mutual trust between laity and clergy.
In gratitude for his training, he undertook a traditional alms pilgrimage, walking more than 3,000 miles across Japan.

Today, as founder and abbot, he leads the Nigredo Monastery in Reichenburg – a place of humble spirituality and living Christian mysticism. Within the monastery, God is understood as a living experience, not as dogma, but as practice and direct encounter with the Divine.

Our family tradition teaches that one must find the Church within one’s own spirit and God within one’s own self – a form of self-cultivation long forgotten in the East (Zen) and lost in the West (Mysticism).

In a time when many people have become inwardly displaced through the loss of spiritual values, Master Reding founded the Nigredo Monastery not to preach, but to exemplify a way of life: a path back to faith, truth, and reason.

Living Symbol – Non-Denominational Funeral

A non-denominational funeral is a place of stillness and faith – open to people of all religions.
Rituals from different traditions may be included, allowing the ceremony to become a living symbol of farewell and connection.

True spirituality does not dwell in outward forms, but in the symbol that reminds us of something greater. In this way, every funeral becomes a moment of transformation – a quiet sign that we are part of something larger than ourselves.

Phoenix Ritual – Rebirth & Resurrection

During the Phoenix Ritual, family members and guests burn incense and sandalwood during the burial – a symbol of transience and renewal. The rising smoke unites heaven and earth, memory and love. Like the phoenix rising anew from the ashes, the ritual reminds us that every ending is also a beginning – and that within transformation, the power of life continues to flow.