About the Retreat

We are delighted to be holding another four day meditation retreat with Chamtrul Rinpoche. This year’s event will be from Thursday 16th July until Sunday 19th July in Desborough. Desborough is a small country town and the retreat will be held at the edge of countryside in a totally private setting.

Born in 1963, the Venerable Chamtrul Rinpoche Lobsang Gyatso is a highly trained teacher of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, recognised as the 3rd reincarnation of Chamtrul Pema Nangsel Dorje. Chamtrul Rinpoche dedicates his life to help people find inner peace, giving teachings wherever they are needed.

In Tibetan meditation practice, reaching this state of mental one-pointedness is referred to as ‘Calm Abiding Meditation’. But just like anything extraordinary in life, there is a certain journey that must take place in order to safely arrive at this place of complete clarity and pure power. This is achieved through practice and development of meditative concentration, also known as Shamatha.

Stemming from the ancient teachings of Buddha, Tibetan Buddhist tradition refers to the process of calm abiding as ‘the path’. Integrated more as a practice than a technique, calm abiding meditation is actually a very approachable way for the beginner to develop a strong and healthy relationship with meditation.

What makes this path of meditation unique is that it also provides a very invigorating way for true progression and evolution to take place – a very appealing process for the advanced practitioner.

The teaching sessions will be held within a marquee in a spacious garden overlooking a big field in Desborough. Desborough is a small country town and the retreat will be held at the edge of countryside in a totally private setting.

The retreat will be held from 7:00pm Thursday 16th July, 2020 until noon on Sunday 19th July.

Each morning session will be held from 9:00am until noon with a 15 minute toilet break around 10:30am. The afternoon sessions will be held from 2:00pm – 5:00pm with a 15 minute toilet break around 3:30pm.

Please allow enough time to arrive & settle before the teaching begins. Please note that all four days of the retreat must be attended.

There are 2 hotels just a 5 minute walk across a local park. Please book your room directly with the hotels. Kettering has good camping facilities.

Suggested nearby hotels:

The George Bed and Breakfast
or
The R Inn

The daily lunch break will be from 12:00-2:00pm. Participants should remain at the retreat location. There will lunch, tea, coffee, and snacks for £10 per day (£30 total) to be paid when you arrive during onsite registration.

The venue has wheelchair access.

The venue has seating, but please bring a meditation bench or cushion if you prefer to use one. We suggest that you find your way to the venue in good time so that you can settle yourself on arrival well before Chamtrul Rinpoche arrives for the teachings each day.

Cup. Plate or bowl. Spoon or knife and folk.

If you have any further queries, please feel very welcome to contact us.

chamtrulrinpocheukretreat@gmail.com