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

Starts: 28 Dec 2019

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

Starts: 4 Jan 2020

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!

Starts: 23 Jan 2020

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…