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On retreat, we have the opportunity to contact what is most vital and profound in ourselves and to experience a life that expresses this. Whether through study, meditation or the company of friends, a retreat is where you can take your practice deeper.

11 Apr
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13 Apr
2025
11 Apr
2025
GFR Retreat
Going for Refuge Weekend: The Journey to Ordination
You have asked for ordination, but what is the journey to ordination, what are its various stages, and where do you arrive? Includes the Going Forth ceremony for those who are to be ordained this year.
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13 Apr
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27 Apr
2025
13 Apr
2025
GFR Retreat
The Mythic Context
If we are to make any real progress in transforming ourselves, we must transform our emotional life. To transform the depths, we need to activate faith and imagination, opening ourselves fully to ‘the mythic context’ of our lives
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2 May
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4 May
2025
2 May
2025
Order Retreat
UK & Ireland Men’s Area Order Weekend
An opportunity for the men’s wing of the Order to come together in the unique conditions offered by Padmaloka.
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4 May
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11 May
2025
4 May
2025
Order Retreat
Padmasambhava Retreat: Let All The Demons Come!
Discover the particular activities of Guru Padmasambhava in the context of four great archetypes: the Manu, or Law-Giver, the Buddha, the Guru and the Terton or Treasure Revealer.
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16 May
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18 May
2025
16 May
2025
Open Retreat
Sub-30s: Unstoppable Creativity
What might it be like to live a life of total creativity? How can we emulate the Buddha’s unstoppable creativity? Join us on this retreat and explore these questions.
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23 May
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28 May
2025
23 May
2025
GFR Retreat
5-Day Going for Refuge: The Essential Liberating Dharma
On this Going for Refuge retreat, we will be looking at the essential doctrines, making every effort to establish a clear understanding of their content and meaning.
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30 May
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1 Jun
2025
30 May
2025
Open Retreat
Great Gathering: What Meditation Really Is
We often drift along in our lives somewhat unclear about what is important. We can radically and deeply transform our minds, and when we transform our minds we can transform our world.
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1 Jun
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6 Jun
2025
1 Jun
2025
Order Retreat
Men’s European Mitra Convenors’ Meeting 2
A retreat for Mitra Convenors in Triratna to gather and deepen their inspiration and vision.
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7 Jun
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7 Jun
2025
7 Jun
2025
Open Retreat
Open Festival Day: For the Benefit of All Beings
The Padmaloka festival day offers a precious opportunity for all adults who practise within Triratna to come together for a day of Dharma, puja, friendship, and meditation.
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27 Jun
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6 Jul
2025
27 Jun
2025
GFR Retreat
Spiritual Friendship
A retreat to study, explore and discuss the impact spiritual friendship has on our own lives.
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11 Jul
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25 Jul
2025
11 Jul
2025
GFR Retreat
The System of Dharma Life
A meditation retreat to deepen your understanding and experience of Sangharakshita’s system of Dharma life.
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25 Jul
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27 Jul
2025
25 Jul
2025
Open Retreat
Fathers’ Retreat: Living Wisely
Keep in touch with wisdom and compassion through exploring the Buddha as the figure who guides us in our lives and how our spiritual friends and community can support us on the journey.
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