Contemplation
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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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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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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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Exploring the Mind/Body Connection
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaDo your emotions affect your body?
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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 [...]
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Training the Heart, Training the Mind
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaJoin 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Christmas & New Year 10-Day Mindfulness and Relaxation Retreat(ish)
Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, Groot Marico District, North West Province, South AfricaFacilitated by Anton Krueger In this holiday retreat, we’ll explore exercises from the Mindfulness-Based Living Course designed by Rob Nairn and Mindfulness UK, which will provide a foundation for our daily practice. Beyond this, we’ll decide together about making space for other practices such as Green Tara and Chenrezig, guided relaxation with Pippa, gentle walks, enquiry sessions, [...]