Fri
7
Nov
2025
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Fri
14
Nov
2025
Awareness of Reality: The Five Reflections

Ageing, illness, death, separation, and the law of karma are facts of life which we can’t avoid and are easily noticeable in our own lives, as well as in the world around us. They are ideal topics for reflection and meditation – they are immediate, accessible, and don’t require study. Although they might seem obvious, reflecting and meditating on them can have profound effects on the way we live our lives. Truly understanding them can lead to insight and according to the Buddha to entering the stream that irreversibly leads to liberation.

On this retreat, we will penetrate deeply into these topics through meditation and reflection whilst dwelling on what the Buddha taught about them.

This retreat is currently fully booked. If you would like to be put on the waiting list, please email the Guestmaster at info@padmaloka.org.uk

This retreat has no required reading


Details and Timings

The retreat starts with dinner on the first day at 6:30pm and finishes on the final day at 10.15am.

Banner and thumbnail image: cropped drawings by Aloka ©

Led by
Led by Dharmadipa and team
Retreat Open To:
Open to men who have asked for ordination and Dharmacharis
Retreat Type
GFR Retreat
Booking Availability
Fully booked
Fully booked
Fully booked
Coming on retreat

Coming on a retreat at Padmaloka is a step into another way of being, where we temporarily take up a way of life that is more supportive of Buddhist Practice. We go forth from our ordinary circumstances, our comforts and distractions so that we can discern and move towards our ideals and help others to do so as well.When booking a retreat at Padmaloka it is important to get a sense of how you will be living here - what our customs, etiquettes and requirements for being on retreat are.

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