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.

Guru Yoga & Mandala Offering Retreat

Sunday 12 July & Monday 13 July

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

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.