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Fierce Compassion Yoga Retreat
FeaturedTara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa~ GET TO KNOW YOUR SPIRITUAL WARRIOR ~ Are you ready to join Mel and Lucy to explore Fierce Compassion in your yoga and mindfulness practice? We will take the opportunity to: Explore our conscious awareness through the body, heart and mind Stay present with challenges to develop equanimity Bring curiosity and courage to our [...]
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Insight Retreat : Working Creatively with Negative Emotions – Choden
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaMany people relentlessly battle with their emotions and end up leading conflicted and unhappy lives. But this does not have to be the case. In Buddhism the negative emotions are described as ‘mind poisons’, but the poison contains hidden gold. This retreat will focus on working creatively with the negative emotions that afflict us. It [...]
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Beyond Violence with Dónal Creedon
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa"The nature of mind is already peace.” Thrangu Rinpoche Our world is on fire, engulfed in endless conflict, fear, and violence. Violence and fear are everywhere at every level. According to Buddha dharma, our consciousness is afflicted at its very core. The afflicted mind is a potent cocktail of resentment and confusion. It is from [...]
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Letting Go
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaOne day a donkey was walking along the road carrying a heavy load of baggage. He became very thirsty and finally spotted a little lake but it was way down off the road. So he took the load off his back, and ran to have a drink of water. When he came back the baggage [...]
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Waters of Renewal
Join us for calm moments of flow, reflection, and renewal as 2023 comes to a close. Absorb the beauty of Tara Rokpa Retreat Centre (TRC), swim in "The Eye" (the deepest freshwater spring on the continent), walk mindfully, and sit under the waterfalls. Let go and Refresh. Together we will practice Zen in the tradition [...]
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Echos from an Empty Sky – Meditation Retreat with Dónal Creedon
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa“All things hang like a drop of dew Upon a blade of grass.” ~ W.B.Yeats This year we will continue to explore the human condition, particularly our common experience of disillusionment and disappointment in life. According to the Buddha, the source of trouble is self-grasping and in particular the afflicted mind (kliṣṭamanas). The Sanskrit word [...]
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Taming the Wild Monkey Mind with Lama Zangmo
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaAn untamed mind is compared to a wild elephant being led by a crazy, wild monkey of distraction. The untamed mind can do a lot of damage, as we can easily observe in daily life. So, how do we go about taming our wild, monkey minds? Lama Zangmo will talk about the benefits and the common [...]
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Footprints: EASTER CAMP 2025
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaFootprints “The impression left by a foot on the ground.” What impressions have your feet made throughout your life? If we look around - we are living in a world of war, climate change and uncertainty. The fast pace of life and our addiction to technology have brought about a loss of connection to ourselves, [...]
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Cultivating Equanimity and Gratitude with Vera Hey
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaCultivating Equanimity and Gratitude in a Reactive World. "Between the stimulus and the response there is space, and in that space is your power and freedom, that space is the hope of humanity!" Viktor Frankl What is Equanimity? It is a non-reactive, mindful presence; it is inner balance and ease. It is our inner refuge. [...]
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Listening to Our Hearts
Join Alan Muller and Anton Krueger for a transformative retreat focused on the deep connection between mindfulness and compassion. Drawing from a rich array of dharma teachings, Alan will explore the essential Buddhist practice of compassion—how it arises from mindful awareness of suffering and fuels our wish to alleviate it. Alan's talks will be woven [...]