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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.

7 Nov
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14 Nov
2025
7 Nov
2025
GFR Retreat
Awareness of Reality: The Five Reflections
A retreat that penetrates deeply into these ageing, illness, death, separation, and the law of karma through meditation and reflection; dwelling on what the Buddha taught about them.
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22 Nov
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29 Nov
2025
22 Nov
2025
Order Retreat
Kalyana Mitrata: The Great Love of a Bodhisattva
We’ll explore the qualities that enable us to become kalyana mitras and bring about the maturation of the heart.
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5 Dec
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14 Dec
2025
5 Dec
2025
GFR Retreat
The Bodhisattva Ideal
This retreat will explore the Bodhisattva Ideal and how it can be ever more fully and deeply lived out in our Order and community.
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19 Dec
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2 Jan
2026
19 Dec
2025
GFR Retreat
The Padmaloka Winter Retreat 2025/26: Teachings from the Lotus Born
An intensive retreat, at a potent time of year, entering into the spiritually transformative realm of Padmasambhava.
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