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  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Meditations from the Three Vehicles

    It is said that the Buddha taught eighty-four thousand different methods to tame the minds of sentient beings because there were so many types of people with diverse temperaments and karmic tendencies. He taught the Dharma in three waves or Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma to suit the capacities of his students. These waves, [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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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