Buddhist Retreat Facilities and Schedules

FPMT retreat centers span the globe in a variety of beautiful locations, such as the Coromandel coast of New Zealand, the heart of the Italian Alps, and the California Redwoods. Several retreat centers also offer the opportunity to do buddhist retreats in the heart of the city. The following retreat centers offer everything from intensive meditation on Tibetan Buddhist practices to a relaxing enviroment for reflection and discovery. There are a number of currently scheduled retreats at FPMT centers as well as Discovering Buddhism retreats for students of Tibetan Buddhism.

'Retreat' literally means to retreat from one's ordinary day to day concerns and view, and to give oneself the opportunity to focus on reality; away from ordinary distractions we can train our mind in the path to enlightenment.

	The clear, pure, and blissful state of mind exists within each one of us right now. Yet the fact that we have this fundamentally pure nature does not mean that we are already enlightened. Until we rid ourselves of hatred, greed, jealousy and all the other symptoms of the false ego shrouding our mind, we are certainly not enlightened.
–Introduction to Tantra by Lama Yeshe, Wisdom Books

Retreat Facilities in the FPMT

Please contact each center directly for their program of retreats

Australia
• Atisha Centre
• Chenrezig Institute
• De-Tong Ling

England
• Jamyang Buddhist Centre
• Shen Phen Thubten Choeling

France
• Institut Vajra Yogini
• Nalanda Monastery

India
• Osel Study Group
• Root Institute
• Tushita Meditation Centre

Italy
• Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa
• Kushi Ling Retreat Centre

Latvia
• Yiga Chozin Retreat Centre

Malaysia
• Jangsem Ling Retreat Centre

Mexico
• Serlingpa Retreat Centre

Nepal
• Ganden Yiga Chozin Buddhist Meditation Centre
• Kopan Monastery
• Lawudo Retreat Centre

Netherlands
• Maitreya Instituut Emst

New Zealand
• Mahamudra Centre
  facilities for group and private retreat; special facilities for Dorje Khadro fire pujas.

Spain
• Oseling Centro de Retiros
• Tushita Retreat Center

United States
• Land of Medicine Buddha
• Milarepa Center
• Vajrapani Institute

	What you think is a problem comes from your own mind; what you think is joyful comes from your own mind. Your happiness does not depend on anything external. The foolish person seeks happiness outside, running around and keeping busy with that expectation. If you seek happiness outside yourself, you have no freedom, you always have problems, and you are never completely satisfied. You are unable to truly accomplish anything, unable to see reality clearly, and unable to judge correctly. If you seek happiness outside yourself, there are always so many problems… .By seeking happiness outside yourself, you will only become exhausted with suffering, which is without satisfaction and without end… Your happiness does not depend on anything external.
–Transforming Problems into Happiness by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Wisdom Books

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