27 Jul – 1 AUG | LED BY Khemabandhu, Lokeshvara, Vidyamala, Ksantichara + Sona
A special event with an entirely optional programme.
Expect talks, meditation, study, ritual, circumambulation and lots of opportunities to explore and be introduced to the realm of Adhisthana.
You can attend for the whole week to get the full experience, just come for the weekend or flexibly pick the nights you’d like to come.
We will also continue the tradition of 108 hours of continuous circumambulation around Bhante’s burial mound.
DRAFT PROGRAMME (all optional)
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| 7.00am | Morning Meditation | Morning Meditation | Morning Meditation | Morning Meditation | Morning Meditation | Morning Meditation | Morning Meditation Clear up 9:30 | |
| 10.15am | Spacious morning Or Groups | Spacious morning | Spacious morning Or Groups | Spacious morning | Spacious morning Or Groups | Dharma Day | ||
| 12pm | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Dharma Day | ||
| 2.30pm | Garden Tour | Library Tour | Site Tour | Guided walk | Urgyen House Tour | Dharma Day | ||
| 4.45pm | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Mantra & Meditation | Dharma Day | ||
| 7.30pm | Welcome and Dedication Ceremony | Talk | Ritual to start the 108-hour Circum-ambulation | Film Night | Talk | Meditation | Talk Special Sanskrit Puja |
If attending for the whole event, reception is from 4pm on the day of arrival, with the retreat beginning with supper at 6pm.
While you’re here you will be participating in communal life. This includes meditating with everyone on site in the main shrine room in the morning, taking part in daily tasks and at the end of your retreat you will help us to prepare the retreat centre for the next group to join us.
With this in mind, the retreat will finish after the clear-up, so if travelling on public transport, please book a train after 11am.
For: Anyone who has learnt Triratna meditation
Start date: 27th Jul 2025
End date: 1st Aug 2025
Event Type: Residential
Price: Standard £175 | Concession £125
Price per night: Per-Night Standard £35 | Per-Night Concession £25
Please note that the payment includes a non-refundable and non-transferrable deposit of £50.
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