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Young monk in meditation retreat, Yerpa, Tibet in 1993 A retreat can either be a time of solitude or a community experience. Some retreats are held in silence, and on others there may be a great deal of conversation, depending on the understanding and accepted practices of the host facility and/or the participant(s).
The staff there offers meditation programs and retreats in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition to hundreds of students each year. Karmê Chöling facilities include 717 acres (2.9 km2) of wooded land, seven meditation halls, a Zen archery range, an organic garden, dining facilities, single and double rooms, dormitory housing, and seven retreat cabins.
The centre is run by the Triratna Buddhist community, which stresses that the retreats are open to those of all faiths and none; a good place to start is a weekend-long introduction to meditation ...
Most of us don’t notice how much stress we’re holding onto, but even a quiet moment of meditation can help us feel more grounded and relaxed. 5 Hidden Meditation Retreats Experts Swear Will ...
An Enlightenment Intensive is a group retreat designed to enable an enlightenment experience or an experience of nondualism within a relatively short time. Devised by Americans Charles Berner and his wife, Ava Berner, the format combines the self-enquiry meditation method popularised by Ramana Maharshi with interpersonal communication processes [1] in a structure that resembles both a ...
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During this seminal period of the 1970s, Samye Ling was the main and oldest Tibetan centre in Europe. As such, it received important visits from eminent teachers of many traditions, including first the Kalu Rinpoche (1973 and thereafter), the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa (Nov. 1975 and 12.12.-26.12.1977), Khamtrul Rinpoche , Dilgo Khyense Rinpoche and ...
The dark retreat environment of the Bon religion is particularly conducive to the practice of certain visionary yogas (such as the “six-limbed yoga” of Kalacakra and the Dzogchen practice of Thögal for the attainment of the Rainbow Body), which according to Hatchell are "techniques that lead to the experience of spontaneously arising visual experiences, which are said to occur without ...