Smritiratna

“Dark of the Year, Return of the Light”

This year our Men’s Winter Retreat will take place over Zoom, direct from the Dhanakosa shrineroom. Our annual theme marks the time of the Winter Solstice, when the light begins to return at the darkest time of the year. The retreat offers a creative way to resource ourselves at this dark time and turn towards the light. We’ll be training in appreciative mindfulness day by day, with meditation, talks, discussion and devotion.

January 20th 2021 1015 - 1300 (GMT)

The True Value of Appreciation 

December 9th 1015 - 1300 (GMT)

Within his over-arching theme of ‘Appreciative Mindfulness in Troubled Times’ here Smritiratna appreciates appreciation itself - a humble but extraordinary way of living human life.

The Green Buddha: Appreciative Mindfulness in Troubled Times

November 11th: 1015 - 1300 (GMT)

This is the title of a residential week’s retreat Smritiratna is due to lead here in January. Here is an introduction as well as a chance to do this mini retreat on the theme even if you can’t make the January week.

Covid-19 update: Sadly this retreat has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 restrictions across the UK. The retreat will be running online from 23-28th January. For more information and booking click here.

Buddhism is not about beliefs, it’s about the way we live our lives.  On these retreats we will explore traditional Buddhist teachings and meditation practices integrated with daily bodywork sessions and see how they apply directly to our body, heart and mind. 

For more information read the retreat information sheet.

As well as giving us a thorough introduction to meditation, this retreat will provide an excellent grounding in the fundamental principles of Buddhism and how we can apply these Buddhist tools to enrich our busy and complex lives.

For more information read the retreat information sheet

‘Simply being’ points to a quality of awakeness and receptivity that we can recognise at any moment, both in and outside of formal meditation. It’s an openness to full presence in our being - in our body, senses and awareness. It suggests opening to what we really are, beyond conceptual fabrication, inseparable from nature itself, which is undivided and ungraspable. 

These are meditation retreats and will be conducted mostly in silence. They will normally have between 5 and 7 hours a day of sitting meditation.  

These retreats are an ideal first regulars retreat. They take successful themes from our introductory programme and gently introduce more silence, meditation and a stronger Buddhist context through teachings and ritual (including 7-fold Puja). They are open to anyone who has done an introductory retreat or has been attending a local Triratna Buddhist centre and is looking to take their practice deeper.

For more information read the retreat information sheet.

Buddhism is not about beliefs, it’s about the way we live our lives.  On these retreats we will explore traditional Buddhist teachings and meditation practices and see how they apply directly to our lives.  These retreats are an ideal reflective situation in which to take a fresh look at ourselves.

For more information read the retreat information sheet.