Alan Muller is one of our hidden South African Buddhist treasures. Alan Muller took refuge in 1997 with Akong Rinpoche. He has completed a one year and two six month closed retreats under the guidance of Lama Yeshe Rinpoche. Alan was a monk for six years and has dedicated his time fully to Kagyu centres […]
Bookings for this retreat are now open. Dates: 6pm Friday 6 – Sunday 15 November, 2020 Venue : Susurumba Retreat Centre, Juliasdale, Zimbabwe Topic : Sutra of Life ‘Everyday is a journey and the journey itself is home’. Bashō We live in a world where there is tremendous pressure and speed. Violence and fear are […]
Monday 10/Tuesday 11 August are public holidays This retreat will focus on Atisha’s “The Root Text of Training the Mind”; a list of 59 Slogans which are a very practical and earthy way of reversing our ego clinging and cultivating tenderness and compassion. They provide a method of training our minds through both formal meditation […]
We cannot change the world to conform to our wishes, but we can have mastery over how we experience it; learning to accept and adapt will mature our minds. A rigid or narrow-minded person has difficulty in getting on with other people and with their own life. On the other hand, a broad-minded, flexible person […]
Venue: Susurumba Retreat Centre, Juliasdale Costs: Bookings are now open for this popular retreat Rooms: USD200 cash preferred or market equivalent in ZWL at time of payment (RTGS/Ecocash) for entire retreat. NB – Participants may need to share if insufficient single rooms (50% surcharge secures your own room) Camping: USD100 cash preferred or market equivalent […]
Dates: Friday 9 – Tuesday 13 August, 2019 (12/13 Aug public holidays) Venue: Susurumba Retreat Centre, Juliasdale, Nyanga. Suggested offering: USD25 per night (cash preferred) or USD100 for the whole retreat. Or market equivalent in ZWL at time of payment (RTGS/Ecocash) Camping: USD60 for the whole retreat. Please bring your own tent, sleeping bag, mattress […]
Dates: Tuesday 26 February – Sunday 3 March, 2019 Venue: Susurumba, Juliasdale, Nyanga Presenter : Dave Sheehan The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at its source. Instead of trying to escape from our fear we can invite it up to our awareness […]
Dates: Thursday 17th – Sunday 20th January, 2019 Presenter: Dave Sheehan Venue : ‘Susurumba’, Juliasdale, Nyanga (immediately behind Pine Tree Inn) – approximately 70kms from Rusape; take the Pine Tree turnoff and follow the driveway to the hotel. At the hotel car park, branch left behind the hotel buildings. Follow this road up the valley […]
We are very pleased to advise that Alan Muller will be giving another Practice Retreat next year. Please diarise this very popular retreat. Dates: Friday 1 – Sunday 10 February, 2019 Venue: Susurumba Retreat Centre, Juliasdale. Topic: Caring for Others, Caring for Self. Costs: Single Accommodation: USD cash 425 preferred Shared Accommodation: USD cash 275 preferred […]
Please note that Retreatants can attend one or both of the following retreats: Introduction to Meditation Practice Weekend @ Susurumba, Juliasdale 6 pm, Fri 2 – 12 am, Sun 4 November, 2018 “The basic practice is to be present, right here. We are willing to be honest and realistic. It is simply the creation of […]
