Advanced Retreats

Retreats offer the opportunity to gain a deeper experience of meditation than in daily life. On retreat we withdraw from our usual routine and structure our time and conditions so that we can get the most out of our meditation.
These particular retreats give the chance to explore particular practices in depth. They are suitable for those with some existing experience of meditation and are unguided. Explanation of the practices can be give before sessions if you are new to them.

Nyungne Fasting and Purification Retreat

Unguided Retreat

Buddha Land Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Keighley

Sunday 19 to Monday 20 April

This special fasting and purification practice is performed in conjunction with Eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara. It is very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving blessings and improving our experience of love, compassion, and bodhichitta.

Guru Yoga & Mandala Offering Retreat

In Person @ Buddha Land Centre & Livestream

Sunday 25 & Monday 26 July

This unguided retreat combines the practices of Guru Yoga, which is the gateway to receiving blessings, and making Mandala Offerings, the gateway to accumulating merit.

Inner Fire Retreat

Guided Retreat

In Person@ Buddha Land Centre & Livestream

Fri 20 August, 9.30am -Mon 23 Aug 5.45pm
(available for 2 weeks on catch up)

This four-day retreat is based on the teachings on Inner Fire or Tummo in the Tantric meditation manual ‘Clear Light of Bliss’. In this book, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso reveals the profound practices of the ancient Yogis and makes their blissful experience accessible to the modern world.

Migtsema Retreat

Guided Retreat

In Person at Buddha Land Centre & livestream

Saturday 28 August 9.30am – Monday 30 August 1pm
(available for 2 weeks on catch up)

The Migtsema Prayer is a powerful, blessed mantra with which, through its recitation, we can increase our compassion, wisdom, and spiritual power.