Events
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Vajrayana Practice Weekend
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South Africawith Alan Muller Please join us this Lunar New Year weekend to reconnect with practice, lineage, and old and new Dharma friends. The benefits and merits of practicing together with fellow travelers on the path are immeasurable. Alan will tell us stories, give us practical advice, and guided meditations. There will be time for walks, [...]
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Relax, Restore And Explore
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaThis weekend will offer activities for replenishing yourself in the natural surroundings of the bush. Activities on offer: Guided relaxations sessions Mindful movement Restorative poses to deepen self-care Exploring your creative side through colour and form. Guided walks Tour of the permaculture centre A fireside night under the stars Time to do nothing but sleep. [...]
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Family Easter Camp 2023
This long weekend getaway in the glorious autumnal bushveld will be facilitated by senior Tara Rokpa Therapist Brion Sweeney, from Ireland. The weekend will be structured around the theme of “Mindfulness in Everyday Life”. This will include Tara Rokpa Therapy methods and shiné meditation alongside specific mindfulness techniques given to Tara Rokpa therapists by Akong [...]
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Getting Back to Nature
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaJoin 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 [...]
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Befriending Your Demons – A Women’s Day Retreat
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaJoin 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 [...]
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Calm Abiding Meditation with Karma Zangpo
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaKarma 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 [...]
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Exploring the Elements
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaThis 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Selling Water by the River – Meditation Retreat with Dónal Creedon
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaSelling 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, [...]