Retreats

Open Retreat

Retreat for Men of Colour: The Way to the Beyond

A retreat for men of colour exploring ancient Buddhist scriptures and evoking the Buddha as representing 'a universe of wisdom and a world of understanding'.

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The Ten Pillars

On this retreat, we will study and practise the ‘ten pillars’ of Buddhism and life in the Order, reflecting them in the context of our own spiritual lives.

Urgyen

On this special retreat we will be celebrating the life and teachings of our beloved teacher, the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order, Urgyen Sangharakshita. Urgyen is the mysterious land where Guru Padmasambhava was born, a place of wonders, mysteries and profound spiritual depths. When Kachu Rinpoche gave him this name, it suggested to Bhante that his true home was in the mysterious land of Urgyen.

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Going for Refuge Weekend: The Liberation of the Heart

A retreat exploring the importance of metta, compassion,sympathetic joy, equanimity, faith and devotion in our training for ordination.

Meditation Retreat

Brahmaviharas: Gateways to the Sublime

This retreat explores the profound heart wish of the four Brahmaviharas; a set of meditation practices that have the power to utterly transform our emotional lives and relations to others.

Order Retreat

3-Day Dharmachari Retreat: Wandering the Way of Perfect Wisdom

For a few days let’s join the Bodhisattvas and ‘wander without a home’; let’s play in the Greater Mandala, the treasure revealed by Urgyen Sangharakshita

Order Retreat

Men’s European Mitra Convenors’ Meeting 3

A retreat for Mitra Convenors in Triratna to gather and deepen their inspiration and vision.

Open Retreat

7-Day Going Deeper

7 Day retreat at Padmaloka combining the Great Gathering Weekend and the Open Retreat.

Open Retreat

Great Gathering: The Meaning of Spiritual Community

We will explore the meaning of a spiritual community as consisting of individuals who are fully committed to spiritual development, which means development in the direction of Enlightenment.

Open Retreat

Men’s Open Retreat: Illuminations from the Guru’s Heart

What teaching do we need to take to heart and practise right now? Join us on this retreat as we answer this question by exploring the life and teachings of Padmasambhava, the vajra guru.

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Going for Refuge

A retreat exploring the centrality of the of the Three Jewels in our lives.

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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.