Mythic Context

“If one can feel oneself as a member of the [Triratna Buddhist Community] working out that myth, that will give one a much truer idea of what is actually happening or what one is actually involved in.  It has to emerge as different people start becoming aware that the Movement is more than it appears to be.  And that will only happen when they start becoming aware that they are more than they appear to be.” - Sangharakshita, Q&A Bodhisattva Ideal, Seminar, Tuscany 1984

An opportunity to dwell in the realm of beauty, receptivity, and myth, bringing alive a new way of looking at the world, ourselves, and the significance of the Order.  The heart of this retreat is The Going for Refuge and Prostration Practice of the Buddha Shakyamuni, a steady beat of reverence, a world of colour and light. 

For those who have been on at least one longer retreat at Tiratanaloka