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.
Beginners meditation retreat
Cultivating a calm and clear mind This retreat is an introduction to the Mindfulness of Breathing meditation practice which is one of two principal…
Men's ordination training
by invitation only 'Only when a man feels strongly will he act effectively' Ordination within the Triratna Buddhist Order consists, essentially, in…
Beginners meditation retreat
Cultivating emotional freedom "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the…