Booking Theravada Dhamma Retreat at Coorain and the Origins Centre, March 2025
$180.00 – $280.00
Description
Theravada Dhamma Retreat at Coorain and the Origins Centre, March 2025
Please take a few minutes to read the retreat details outlined below. Many Thanks.
This Theravada Dhamma Retreat, held from 17th to 21st March 2025, at Coorain and the Origins Centre, Balingup, with Lama Sonam (Ian Hackett), is an opportunity for dedicated practice exploring the teachings attributed to the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.
The retreat will focus on mindfulness and meditative practices through the “Old Theravada Dhamma” Puja Text written by Tig-Le House, based on the Coorain text and other sources. The text is a collection of prayers, principles and teachings, providing a rich source of inspiration and guidance. Each participant will receive a copy of the text and accompanying book.
The retreat offers a balance of group sessions with Dhamma talks, Puja, mindfulness and meditation practice, private practice, teacher dialogues, respite and support in the beautiful setting of Coorain and the Origins Centre.
Teachings and Structure
We explore core teachings daily, including The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path/The Threefold Training, Threefold Refuge, Dukkha, Anicca, Anatta and others, and how understanding and practice support a deeper Refuge. We will be working on developing a mindful, calm-abiding, contemplative, meditative practice (Samatha-Vipashyana). Participants are encouraged to attend the whole retreat as teaching unfolds sequentially, step-by-step, following a line of inquiry, instruction and practice.
Schedule
The daily schedule supports learning and provides time for integrating the teachings with personal practice and daily life and includes:
- Morning reading from the Puja text, including silent practice, a Dhamma talk and open discussion.
- Private one-on-one teacher dialogues as required and requested to support personal practice.
- Afternoon Mindful walking or other suitable form of movement supporting integration.
- Evening teaching and group practice sessions.
The retreat begins with the first meet-and-greet session on Monday, March 17th, at 3:30 p.m., followed by our first class at 7 p.m. Then, two sessions daily at 9am and 7pm, Tuesday through Thursday, mindful walking or other form of movement. A final session will be on Friday morning before departing by 1:30pm. (Times may vary and will be discussed daily with the group.)
This is a structured and supportive environment for practitioners to deepen their understanding and practice of Buddha Dhamma, igniting an intention for peace and health and cultivating our compassionate minds-hearts and life through the vehicle of the Elders.
Participants are asked to observe the five precepts that promote ethical consideration and compassionate response, creating a supportive, inclusive and caring environment.
Attendance
Staying onsite:
- Accommodations are available at Coorain, including the Studio, Lighthouse and Cabin.
- Three small van or tent sites are available near Tusita, at Coorain (supply own equipment).
- Three rooms are available at the Origins Centre.
Staying off-site:
People are welcome to attend daily staying offsite, whether living locally or nearby, staying in alternative accommodation, or camping nearby or at the Balingup Transit Park.
Participants are self-sufficient for the retreat and self-catering for all meals when staying onsite or off-site.
Placements are limited to 12 people.
Costs
Staying onsite:
The retreat offers various accommodation options to suit different preferences and budgets, including staying in one of the Coorain Cabins, at the Origins Centre or onsite in a tent or small van.
Your booking includes your choice of accommodations (4 nights), plus a copy of the “Theravada Dhamma Puja” and the accompanying book “Dhamma Wisdom.”
- Coorain Cabins (3 available): Full price = $280 | Concession = $240
- Room at Origins Centre (3 available): Full price = $240 | Concession = $210
- Tent or Van site (3 unpowered sites available): Full price = $220 | Concession = $180
To book for onsite, please select an option from the booking menu or alternatively contact Sonam at tiglehouse@gmail.com
Staying offsite:
If you wish to attend and have your own accommodations, please contact us to register at tiglehouse@gmail.com
- Offsite cost is Full price = $80 | Concession = $60 which covers copies of the “Theravada Dhamma Puja” and accompanying reference book “Dhamma Wisdom”.
- Please note teacher support is a separate contribution.
Teacher support
Please note that the above accommodation fee does not include financial support for the teacher.
Teacher support is by a freely offered contribution/donation and can be made via direct debit or in-person. Your contribution is meaningful and deeply appreciated support for the teacher’s livelihood. Account details below:
- Account Name: Ian Hackett
- BSB: 066532
- Account Number: 10043752
Agreements
The Origins Centre directors and the facilitator offer and maintain compassionate consideration to all who attend. Those who attend offer the same consideration to all, including the property.
- Retreat is a place of mutual respect and is open to all people, free of discrimination or prejudice.
- The Centre directors and the facilitator reserve the right to refuse entry or fair reason for removal from the retreat.
- The retreats are secular and sacred in nature, non-clinical, and facilitated by an experienced mindfulness and meditation teacher and Buddha Dharma practitioner.
- The retreat is drug, alcohol, and smoke-free. Please do not attend under the influence.
We take our ‘duty of care’ very seriously and will do everything within our means to provide for good health and well-being on retreat.
Cancellations and postponements policy
If you cannot attend after booking, please contact Tig-Le House as soon as possible. Here is the link to our Cancellations and Refunds Policy (tiglehouse.org)
If you need to cancel at late notice due to unforeseen circumstances, we understand; please contact us to discuss. tiglehouse@gmail.com
The retreat is an opportunity to discover the expansive nature of Refuge, which is discoverable through Dhamma Wisdom, cultivating practice and understanding while providing time for respite. Traditional approaches to practice can support a deepening of mindfulness and open us to life’s intelligence and insights regarding the nature of reality while linking us across time and place to the human community invested in the growth and development of compassionate, healthy ways of being in the world.
To book, please select an online option or contact Sonam directly at tiglehouse@gmail.com
If you have any questions regarding the retreat, please contact tiglehouse@gmail.com