Welcome to Sudarshanaloka
‘Land of beautiful vision’
Sudarshanaloka is a Buddhist retreat centre near Thames, New Zealand. Our aim is to provide the conditions for people to deepen their spiritual practice. We run meditation retreats, offer isolated cabins for solitary retreats, and host community events.
New Year's Retreat on Empathy
led by Shantigarbha I'll Meet You There "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there." We…
Simply Being
led by Tejananda At any moment we can recognise, directly and viscerally, that we are alive and awake. With a settled and embodied awareness, this…
STUPAcalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Stupa worship, painting and puja This is a 4 day retreat of working and practicing together - meditation in the mornings, then taking a packed lunch…