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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about going into the retreat
  • How can the retreatants justify leaving their parents and other loved ones?
  • Why this group of people for a three-year retreat?
  • Most people would say the idea of silently meditating for three years is crazy. What would you say to them?
Questions about daily life in retreat
  • Will you receive news or have contact with the outside world?
  • Are you really silent for three-years?
  • Where will the retreatants live?
  • How far apart are the retreat cabins?
  • What if you really need something?
  • What will you eat?
  • What will you do for exercise?
  • Why are some couples doing the retreat together? How does that work?
  • Can you read books?
  • Isn’t it selfish to go into retreat and ask others to support you?
  • What will you do when you get out?
Questions about overcoming obstacles in retreat
  • What will you do with all your stuff?
  • What if someone in your family gets sick or dies?
  • What if you get hurt or sick in retreat?

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Blogs by retreatants

Lama Christie McNally
Lama Pelma
Ven. Gyelse
Ven. Lobsang Chukyi
Ven. Lobsang Chunzom
Ven. Lobsang Kunga
Ann Curry
Ben Kramer
Bets Greer
Bliss Rowland
Coco-Teresa Maria Korniczky
Christine Sperber & Daniel Garcia
Darcy Jones
Dvora and Arie Tzvieli
Earle Birney
Ekan Thomason
Grant Burns
James Connor
Jerome Giovinazzo
Karen Becker
Kat Ehrhorn
Keith Emmons
Kendra Rickert
Kristin Walsh
Michael Dunn & Melissa Buschey
René Miranda and Brian Hanner
Stéphane Dreyfus and Jessica Kung
Vilma Staiano
Susan and David Stumpf
Will Duncan

Blogs by volunteers

Allison Dey
Andrea Lemon
Anne Pearson
john.e.o
Matt Gallup
Nicole Davis
Scott Vacek
Tahiya Knapp

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