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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 [...]

  • Taming the Wild Monkey Mind with Lama Zangmo

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    An 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 [...]

  • Exploring the Mind/Body Connection

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    Do your emotions affect your body?

  • TrT Footprints

    Footprints: EASTER CAMP 2025

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    Footprints “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, [...]

  • The Twelve Links

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    "We all want to find happiness and be free from suffering. The twelve-part process of dependent arising shows how actions underlain by ignorance propel us from one rebirth into another, keeping us trapped in suffering, and how through understanding reality correctly we can break this cycle." Geshe Sonam Rinchen   Join us for a transformative [...]

  • Compassion in Action Weekend

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    Celebrate Mandela Day and Mandela Month by joining us at Tara Rokpa Centre for a special weekend of selfless service – Compassion in Action.We invite you to bring your skills, energy, and toolboxes to support the ongoing care and development of TRC’s infrastructure and beautiful natural surroundings. In gratitude for your contribution, we offer free [...]

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  • Training the Heart, Training the Mind

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    Join Us for a 3-Night Retreat in the Heart of the Bushveld during this full moon weekend. Reconnect with your innate wisdom and compassion during this 3-night Buddhist retreat at the serene Tara Rokpa Retreat Centre, nestled in the tranquil Bushveld region of South Africa. Guided by Lama Zangpo, this retreat will offer a deep [...]

  • Cultivating Equanimity and Gratitude with Vera Hey

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    Cultivating 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. [...]

  • Returning Home – Meditation Retreat with Dónal Creedon

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africa

    'We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.' T.S. Elliot 'Little Gidding' The journey home is a theme that runs through many traditions, legends and stories. The home can be an actual place, our native [...]

  • 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 [...]

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