Take part in a range of activities on a residential retreat.
Here’s an invitation to take part in a range of activities on a residential retreat.
You can read about what a stupa is (here) or you can listen to a short podcast here [link to the Okairos audio of Christophe, cooming soon]
Our primary interest has always been the benefit of all beings, developing expertise in authentic taoist and buddhist traditions.
These meetings have been extraordinarily wonderful and informative meetings. Adopting the words of the Venerable Lama Lodu rinpoche:
“The Buddha spoke of a supreme and powerful means to transform an environment into a holy space, a pure land. Building a stupa, the ultimate symbol of Buddha mind is the method Buddha set forth. Great merit is accumulated by those who donate money, materials and effort toward building a stupa. Depending on ones motivation, any and every help given to such a project will create blessings for this and future lifetimes.”
There a number of ways you can participate.
- Join the association [link]
- Sign up for our occasional newsletter [link]
- Join our ‘Substack’ community [link]
- Sign up for the full experience on one of our stupa building retreats. Contact ram at ram@tourne.eu
- It is also possible for you to work remotely with computer based editing and collating of mantra, dharani and sutra.
Participating on a stupa building retreat.
- Usually four or five days. Accommodation at the main house at Tourné with meals included.
- Morning meditation practices
- Work with rolling mantras
- Work on the offerings for the content of the stupa
- Work on the design and structure of the external stupa.
See the videos which give a glimpse of the different activities.
