Gatherings
Retreats, satsangs, and gatherings with non-dual teachers around the world in 2026. Time spent in the presence of those who have recognized their true nature can be profoundly clarifying.
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An online series of dharma courses in the Dzogchen tradition offered through the Buddha Path, exploring the "life knowledge" teachings that point to the natural, already-awakened state of mind. Held online in English across late summer.
with Rupert Spira
Seven days with Rupert Spira at the Mandali Retreat Centre in northern Italy — an immersion in the direct path to the recognition of our essential nature. Spira, one of the most widely known contemporary teachers in the Direct Path lineage of Atmananda Krishna Menon and Francis Lucille, guides retreats built around two daily anchors: guided meditation, in which we rest in being, as being; and dialogue, in which the non-dual understanding is explored through questions and conversation. Spira describes retreats as an unprecedented opportunity for those who love to dive deeply into the heart of the non-dual understanding — seven days in a beautiful natural setting, "steeping together in the peace of our true nature," in self-abidance, friendship, and creativity. This is one of two back-to-back weeks at Mandali (the other runs Aug 29 – Sep 5); guests may book one or both, with a changeover day between. Mandali sits high on a hilltop above Lake Orta, about an hour from Milan, with views across to the Swiss Alps — a spa, pool, and open nature on the doorstep. The retreat is offered both residentially in person and as a full livestream for those who cannot travel.
with Chris Senko Perez, Sensei Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer
A structured online Zen practice period with guidance, talks, and community rhythm. Practice periods are designed to make the path ordinary: the kitchen, the calendar, and the breath as the same field.
with Rupert Spira
Seven days with Rupert Spira at the Garrison Institute on the Hudson River — a deep immersion in the direct path to the recognition of our essential, aware nature. A renowned British teacher, Spira spent forty years studying the non-dual traditions — the teachings of Ouspensky, Krishnamurti, Rumi, Shankara, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta, Robert Adams, and Atmananda Krishna Menon — before meeting his principal teacher, Francis Lucille. He is the author of The Transparency of Things, Presence, The Ashes of Love, and The Light of Pure Knowing. Each day is built around two movements: guided meditation, in which we rest in being, as being; and dialogue, in which the non-dual understanding is explored together through questions and conversation. Spira describes retreats as time to steep together in the peace of our true nature, in self-abidance, friendship, and creativity. The setting is exceptional: the Garrison Institute occupies a former Capuchin monastery on the 95-acre Glenclyffe property overlooking the Hudson, with gardens, a boxwood labyrinth, a river-bluff gazebo, and walking paths connecting to the Hudson River trails and the Appalachian Trail. Accommodation is simple and quiet; meals are lacto-vegetarian. The retreat is offered both in person and as a full livestream.
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