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  • Study, Reflection and Meditation

    Tara Rokpa Centre Tara Rokpa Centre, South Africa

    with Alan Muller The Buddhist path emphasizes study, reflection, and meditation. But sometimes we neglect the study aspect. The study of Buddhist texts is somewhat different from how we normally approach the study of academic subjects. Study, in the spiritual context, is very necessary as it provides the view, the basis, the perspective needed in [...]

  • The Dynamic Magic of Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyal

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

    A Transforming Retreat with Melanie Polatinsky The legends of Guru Rinpoche/Padmasambhava, also called the second Buddha, are rooted in a historical figure, miraculously born, who came to Tibet in the 8th Century to bring the highest Buddhist teaching and subdue the darkness in the land. His consort and disciple, Yeshe Tsogyal recorded all these teachings [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Vajrayana Practice Weekend

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

    with 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, [...]

  • 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, [...]

  • A Courageous Heart

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

    Our minds are naturally perfect but because of our obscurations and afflictions, we have forgotten our true pure nature. The noble Tara is the embodiment of the swift and courageous compassion of all of the Buddhas, and by invoking her energy, she can swiftly liberate us from our fears by connecting us to our intrinsic courageous [...]

  • The Lamp that Shines the Way

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

    with Alan Muller Atisha's most celebrated text, Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, sets forth the entire Buddhist path within the framework of three levels of motivation on the part of the practitioner. This retreat will concentrate on the sections of the text which cover meditation and wisdom. Sessions will include guided meditations associated with [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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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