Retreats
On retreat we stop all forms of business and extraneous activities in order to emphasize a particular spiritual practice.
The Centre conducts various retreats throughout the year. During the retreat there are four 90-minute sessions daily. Everyone is welcome to join a retreat for the whole week, a few days, or even just for one day.
View our Calendar or contact the Centre to find out more about the upcoming retreats.
Scheduled retreats :
- Highest Yoga Tantra Retreat - Vajrayogini (4 - 10 January)
- TTP Lamrim Retreat (6 - 9 February)
- Nyungnä Fasting Retreat (20 - 21 March)
- TTP Refuge Retreat (15 - 18 May)
- TTP Guru Yoga & Mandala Offering Retreat (12 - 16 June)
There are three kinds of retreats: physical, verbal, and mental:
We engage in physical retreat when, with a spiritual motivation, we isolate ourselves from other people, activities, and noise, and disengage from extraneous and meaningless actions.
We engage in verbal retreat when, with a spiritual motivation, we refrain from meaningless talk and periodically remain silent.
We engage in mental retreat by preventing distractions and strong delusions such as attachment, anger, and confusion.
If we remain in physical and verbal retreat but fail to observe mental retreat, our retreat will have little power. Such a retreat may be relaxing, but if we do not prevent strong delusions from arising even on retreat our mind will not be at peace. However, keeping physical and verbal retreat will help us to keep mental retreat.