Retreats are a way of stepping away from our busy, daily life and reducing our distractions so that we can focus on our meditations. This can just be for half a day, one day, a weekend, or longer if you have the time.
On meditation retreat we stop all forms of business and extraneous activities in order to emphasize a particular spiritual practice.
Our meditation retreats are presented in three categories, depending on experience and necessary experience.
Please Note: Retreats are in-person only.
Offering Our Faith Retreat
Thu 4th Jun
Celebrating Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
A special day of retreat at Atisha KMC
Every day we remember the extraordinary kindness of Venerable Geshe-la, our root Guru and Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition.
But on the auspicious day June 4th, which is both Turning the Wheel of Dharma day and Venerable Geshe-la’s birthday, at Kadampa centres around the world, with minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we offer him our faith through using the special prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat.
The sadhana or prayer booklet used for this day will be Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land according to Highest Yoga Tantra
Available at Atisha KMC and in the Tharpa Bookstore Online
Everyone is welcome to attend this retreat – please note that it is not guided.
Schedule
- 9 – 10:30am Session One
- 11:30am – 1pm Session Two
- 4 – 5:30pm Session Three
- 6:30 – 8:30pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide