Sogyal Rinpoche

Practical details Date 6pm Friday 28 June to 4pm Sunday 7 July Fee €490.00 Presented or led by Sogyal Rinpoche

The summer retreat is our main event of the year, a unique opportunity to receive these teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche in the extraordinary environment of Dzogchen Beara. Everyone is welcome!

More information and "Summer Retreat 2013" booking forms are available for download below.

9-day Retreat Fee: €490

Early bird (before 17 May): €460

To help make this 9-day retreat more affordable for all we have organised a bus transfer to/from Cork Airport (Friday 28 June and Sunday 7 July only), negotiated group rates for single- and twin-room accommodation in self-catering cottages in Allihies and Castletownbere, and a daily bus shuttle from Castletownbere/Allihies. For more details see the documents below and contact the Dzogchen Beara office.

Lunch and supper is included in the retreat fee (beginning with supper on Friday 28th June, ending with lunch on Sunday 7th July). All meals are vegetarian.

More complete information is available for download below.

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Sogyal Rinpoche Spiritual Director, Rigpa International

With his remarkable gift for presenting the essence of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that is both authentic and profoundly relevant to the modern mind, Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of our time. He is also the author of the highly-acclaimed and ground breaking book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Over 2.8million copies of this spiritual classic have been printed in 34 languages and 80 countries. It has been adopted by colleges, groups and institutions, both medical and religious, and is used extensively by nurses, doctors and health care professionals.

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