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What we teach

On all retreats, irrespective of the theme, the main concern of both resident- and guest-teachers is to help retreat participants engage with the specific needs of their own meditation and Dharma practice.

Themes we may focus on include all the principal kinds of Buddhist meditation: mindfulness practice and the mindfulness of breathing, the development of loving-kindness (metta bhavana) and the other ‘sublime abodes’ compassion, joy and equanimity, Dharma reflection and insight (vipashyana) practices, just sitting and ‘pure awareness’.

From 2007, we will be holding more practice retreats. These are occasions for the resident community to focus on deepening their own practice. They are an ideal opportunity to join the Vajraloka team in very supportive conditions for your practice, but without teaching input (one-to-one meditation reviews are optionally available).

For those who teach meditation within the FWBO, we also offer teachers’ retreats and forums.