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  • Getting Back to Nature

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

    Join Eckhard Druschke, a birding, hiking, star-gazing, and nature enthusiast for a relaxing getaway in the beautiful Groot Marico Bushveld for a weekend of walks & talks on bird and tree identification. In the evening Eckhard will talk about our amazing Southern African sky, identifying various constellations, planets, and stars, while also providing a little [...]

  • Befriending Your Demons – A Women’s Day Retreat

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

    Join us for this 4-night retreat from Wednesday 9 August (public holiday) to Sunday 13 August with Vera Hey. You are also welcome to come for a shorter stay - email us for options. Men also welcome! “You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding [...]

  • Calm Abiding Meditation with Karma Zangpo

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

    Karma Zangpo will guide us in a weekend of instructions and practice of calm abiding meditation. This meditation is about quieting and stabilizing the mind. This weekend is open to all, whether starting out on the path of meditation, or a longer-term practitioner. The reason we practice meditation is to attain happiness. With regard to [...]

  • Exploring the Elements

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

    This weekend we will be exploring the elements based on the Tara Rokpa Therapy model. This weekend is restricted to participants of the Johannesburg BtB group. Cost: The cost includes accommodation, and all meals from Saturday lunch until Monday lunch. It excludes staff tips.   Camping (own tent)   R1,100   Dormitory   R1,300   [...]

  • Freedom from Fears

    Our minds are naturally perfect but because of our obscurations and afflictions, we have forgotten our true pure nature. In the Vajrayana practices of Tibetan Buddhism, there are many meditations that help us remember who we truly are, and are able to cut through the illusory appearances of cyclic existence. The chanting practice of Green [...]

  • Letting Go

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

    One 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 [...]

  • Selling Water by the River – Meditation Retreat with Dónal Creedon

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

    Selling Water by the River A Buddhist meditation and study retreat with Dónal Creedon. 4 November to 2 December 2023 “All is hazard that we have, There is nothing biding; Days of pleasure are like streams Through fair meadows gliding. Weal and woe, time doth go, Time is never turning; Secret fates guide our states, [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Weaving Intentions

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

    Instead of setting goals, making New Year’s resolutions, and creating long to-do lists, how would it feel to start the year simply connecting deeply with how you long to live? During this retreat, we will explore how to meet each moment of our lives with clarity and care, not just at the start of the [...]

  • Get Set for 2024: New Year Retreat

    Do you need time to refocus and reconnect? Are you yearning to change direction or deepen your current work? Do you wish for a gentle start to 2024? How would it feel to start the year simply? This offering extends the Weaving Intentions retreat for a 4-night stay or includes the Speak with Clarity, Listen [...]

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