General Information
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INDIVIDUAL RETREATS
Available throughout the year
Cost: R300 per day
Come and enjoy the beautiful bush veld / mountain environment of Emoyeni. Structure your day according to your individual needs with meditation, reflection, resting, reading and walks.
If you need a safe space for:
 your own specific spiritual practice,deep reflection on serious personal questions, recuperation from a stressful life style, oremotional healing,we provide the facilities and background support.
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Should you wish to receive meditation instruction or discuss the Buddhist teachings, one of the residents will be available to assist you. Lacto-vegetarian meals are provided.
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CONDUCTED RETREATS
Cost: As indicated for each specific retreat in the Programme
Retreats usually begin on the first day with supper at 6.30 pm and an introduction at 7.30, and end at lunch time on the last day.
Full accommodation is provided, including 3 lacto-vegetarian meals and linen. Please bring loose fitting, casual clothing and comfortable walking shoes. A torch would also be useful.
The daily schedule for conducted retreats vary according to the subject being presented and the teaching style of individual teachers. However, meditation sessions, teaching talks and discussion periods are incorporated into all retreats. Noble silence is usually practiced from the evening meditation until the end of breakfast the following day.
FOUNDATIONS IN BUDDHISM
The question is often asked “What retreats should I attend to give me a good understanding of the Buddhist teachings?” The retreat summary below has been drawn up to meet this need and will be offered as a series of retreats (though not sequentially) during the course of each year.
Buddhist Teachings:
1. Discovering Buddhism - An introduction to Buddhism
2. Walking the Buddhist Path - Developing a deeper understanding of Buddhism
3. The Three Faces of Buddhism - An overview of the three main traditions of Buddhism, i.e. Theravada,
Tibetan and Zen.
Meditation:
1. Quiet Mountain, Clear Sky - a weekend meditation retreat
2. New Year Retreat (or similar retreat) - an intermediate 3 to 5 day retreat
3. Insight Meditation - a 9 or 10 day intensive meditation retreat
Meditation retreats are conducted in silence, with meditation instruction during the day and a dharma talk or discussion in the evening.
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ACCOMMODATION CHARGES
Self Retreats
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R275 per day (R300 from 1st March)
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Conducted Retreats
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As indicated for each specific retreat in the program
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Work Retreat
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No charge for accommodation, but please bring
food to share or make a donation to cover food
costs. Or work half-day and pay half rate.
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Pensioners and students receive a discount of 33%.
We would like the Retreat Centre to be available to everyone, regardless of their financial position.
Therfor, please speak to us about a reduction if the charges are above your means.
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TEACHER DANA
The accommodation charges mentioned above have been set to cover the basic operating costs of the Retreat Centre only. No part of these charges has been reserved for the teachers who conduct the retreats. Some of the teachers have no independent means of income and rely on the generosity of retreatants for their livelihood. At Emoyeni we follow the Buddhist tradition of not charging for the teachings, but rather encourage the practice of Dana or Generosity, whereby each person is invited to contribute an amount above the basic accommodation rate, as a way of recognising the benefits of their stay at Emoyeni and to express their appreciation to the teachers
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HOW TO MAKE A BOOKINGWhen making a booking, it is advisable to phone or email the Retreat Centre to make sure that there is space available on the retreat.
Next step is to pay a deposit equivalent to 50% of the cost of your stay within 10 days of making the initial booking. Deposits can be sent by post or can be deposited directly into the Centre's bank account (see below). Please ensure that your name and the date of the retreat you're making the deposit for appears in the reference field of the deposit slip, or is entered as the "beneficiary reference" when doing an internet transfer.
Upon receipt of your deposit we will confirm your booking.
CANCELLATION OF BOOKINGS: If a booking is cancelled at least 1 week before that retreat starts, the deposit paid, less a cancellation fee of R50, will be refunded, or could be kept for later use. If a booking is cancelled less than a week before the start of a retreat, the deposit will be forfeited.
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
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Account Name:
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Emoyeni Retreat Centre
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Account Number:
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033-215-103
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Bank:
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Standard Bank
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Branch:
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Rustenburg
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Branch Number:
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052646
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