Winter Day Retreat

“The question of happiness - or the problem of unhappiness - is fundamental to Buddhism. If we could be sure that we would never experience sorrow or disappointment, we would have no need of the Buddha's teaching. But things being as they are, we need to find a way to deal with our human predicament. This is what the Buddha himself sought to do, and succeeded in doing. Having solved the problem himself, he spent the rest of his life explaining to others the nature of the solution and how it is to be achieved.” - Urgyen Sangharakshita, Living with Kindness

This retreat day will provide us with the ideal conditions to take our practise further than before. We will have periods of meditation and silence. It is a chance to immerse ourselves, for a day, away from the usual hustle and bustle.

The day will be led by Vidyasakhi and Kusalaraja with the Tuesday evening team - we particularly encourage everyone who has been on the Introduction to Meditation course to attend the day. The retreat is open to everyone and it is perfect if you have not experienced being on retreat before.

A more detailed schedule of the day will follow, but you can expect periods of meditation, talks and discussion. The day will begin at 10:30 and finish at 16:30, we will have several periods for breaks and will also have a longer break for lunch.

Please bring a vegetarian or vegan packed-lunch for yourself.