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Retreats

 

Residential Retreats

Going on retreat is a great way to deepen our experience of meditation and mindfulness away from everyday habits and preoccupations. 

Activities usually include meditation and study as well as plenty of space to enjoy nature, reflect, and enjoy the company of others. 

 Weekend retreats cost $150 (100 unwaged). 

 

 24 ~ 26 September - Awakening to the Dream

A study retreat led by Dharmachari Purna

Sigmund Freud once described dreams as the "royal road to the unconscious" and most of us will have some familiarity with their effectiveness as a means of self-knowledge. What is perhaps less well known is the Buddhist use of dreams as a method of Dharma practice and for developing a subtle level of awareness that may persist not only through the dream state but even through deep sleep.

"May the blending of the practising of the sleep state and actual waking experience be highly valued by me" (from the root verses of the Tibetan Book of the Dead)

Waihoanga Centre,  Otaki Forks

 

19 ~ 21 November (theme to be confirmed)

A retreat led by Dharmacharini Tejomani

Waihoanga Centre,  Otaki Forks

 

25 ~ 27 February 2011 (theme to be confirmed)

A retreat led by Dharmachari Nagabodhi

  Nagabodhi is one of the most senior members of the Triratna Buddhist Order.  He is also the President of Wellington Buddhist Centre and his biannual visits are a highlight of the Centre's activities.

At the Waihoanga Centre,  Otaki Forks

 

Meditation Days

Need to revitalise or deepen your practice? Then devote this day to reclaiming a sense of well-being through a range of on and off mat activities. They run from 10am ~ 4pm on the following days.

Suggested Donation $25

Sunday 17 October - (theme to be confirmed)

Led by Dharmacharini Tejomani