Doing retreat—even while still working at one’s job—is so beneficial as it allows you to make progress in your Dharma practice.
Retreat Room
Whether it’s a weekend Lamrim immersion or a short deity practice, we can help you tailor a perfect beginner’s retreat experience!
We are delighted to offer our inner-city Retreat Room to LTC Members for short-term retreat (from 2-3 nights up to 2 weeks). Let us help you select a topic, plan your schedule, organise supporting activities to do in the breaks, and supply a wealth of recommended reading!
“When you practice pure Dharma there is so much peace and happiness in your heart. When you are not practicing pure Dharma, you are doing something but it is not pure because your mind is stained or possessed by the thought of the eight worldly dharmas—attachment, looking for reputation, power, wealth, long life, health, and all the pleasures and comforts of this life for oneself…”
– Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Onsite Facilities
- Microwave
- Rice cooker
- Fridge and freezer
- Toaster
- Cutlery and plates
- Kettle and plunger
- Selection of tea and coffee
- Ear-plugs and insect repellent (just in case)
- Hot water bottle or heat-pack
- Single bed
- Linen and towels
- Air-conditioning
- Downstairs toilet and bathroom
- Private porch and garden view
Supplied Dharma Items
- Standard altar already set up
- Altar supplies for you to use (incense, offering bowls, electric tea-lights)
- Selection of seats (chair and table, cushion and table, kneeling stool, lounge chair)
- Curated reading (we can help you select from the wealth of material just upstairs in our library!)
- Bell and dorje to borrow
- Mandala set to borrow
- Prostration sliders to borrow
- FPMT retreat kit (to help plan your topics and meditation schedule)
- Daily debrief (with Miffi or Eddie)
- Tsa-tsa painting kit for the breaks
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What you need to BYO
- Gurus photos, deity photo
- Offerings for the altar (food, flowers)
- Personal ritual items
- Your practice sadhana or retreat text
- Your own plunger coffee or loose leaf tea
- Your own food to re-heat
- Your own milk
- Toiletries
- Soundfile/Youtube playing devices
- Digital chargers
Booking Your Retreat
We recommend you start the night before, so that you can wake up in retreat. A good configuration is arriving Friday evening and finishing at lunch on Sunday or after the first session Monday morning.
The Retreat Room is offered for the use of all LTC Members (priority is given to LTC benefactors).
Use of the retreat room is by donation, a suggested amount is $108 per night. Whether you make your donation at a hotel price or at a renunciate price – please offer what is comfortable and possible within your current means!