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FPMT Basic Program and FPMT Masters Program Retreats
For Basic Program Online students the completion requirement is a one-month lamrim retreat.
FPMT Masters Program Online students also have a one-month lamrim retreat requirement; they can make use of the below offered options for fulfilling this MP Online completion requirement as well.
*Additions and corrections to your retreat listed here can be made by contacting FPMT Education Services.
Three-month retreats at the conclusion of their FPMT Basic Program will be offered by:
Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1 June – 31 August 2020 (postponed, possibly to be offered in 2022) guided by Venerable Fedor Stracke.
This three-month lamrim retreat at that will complete Kopan’s second Basic Program is an opportunity for Basic Program students worldwide to fulfill their BP retreat requirement in the inspiring environment of Kopan Monastery. Participants will meditate extensively on the complete graduated stages of the path, under the guidance of Venerable Fedor, Kopan’s long time Basic Program teacher. Venerable Fedor, much loved and appreciated by his students, is expected to provide an excellent retreat experience. If you are interested in this retreat and would like to be put on a mailing list to receive updates, please contact Kopan Monastery at info@kopanmonastery.org.
Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Pomaia, Pisa, Italy, January – March 2022
You can conduct your three-month Basic Program retreat in the beautiful and peaceful Italian Tuscany hills, in the inspiring environment of ILTK, home of the first, second and third FPMT Masters Programs. ILTK is offering this rare opportunity at the conclusion of their fourth FPMT Basic Program! Feel free to contact ILTK’s Education Coordinator for details.
Nalanda Monastery, France, 9 May-31 July 2022
The forthcoming three-month retreat that concludes the third FPMT Basic Program offered at Nalanda Monastery has been planned to take place from May to July 2022. Please contact Nalanda’s Basic Program Coordinator if you would like to make use of the exclusive opportunity to complete your BP retreat requirement in the wonderfully supportive and conducive conditions of this monastic environment, with its beautiful newly acquired retreat grounds.
One-month retreats are offered as part of their FPMT Basic Program or FPMT Masters Program by:
Nalanda Monastery, France. summer 2022
Nalanda’s yearly summer lamrim retreat is guided by senior Western teachers. Please visit Nalanda’s webpages (currently in progress to be updated) for details, news and the registration form, and be sure to apply in time, or contact the SPC for information. These retreats, conducted in the inspiring environment of Nalanda Monastery with its beautiful surrounding countryside, are popular and tend to be fully booked well in advance.
Institut Vajra Yogini, Lavaur, France. 5 February – 5 March 2022
IVY’s month-long lamrim winter retreats offer BP students from all over Europe the opportunity to complete their three times one month lamrim retreat requirement over the course of their five year Basic Program. This year the retreat is guided by Marcel Jolinon for the first fifteen days. Sessions will be live-streamed and available on zoom. Registration is required.
Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, Pomaia, Pisa, Italy. 10 January – 31 March 2022
This is your opportunity to conduct your Basic Program retreat in the beautiful environment of Tuscany in Italy! ILTK has continues its tradition of offering a one-to-three-months lamrim retreat starting each January. These expertly guided winter retreats begun in 2018 and will be conducted every year.
This year’s retreat will be guided by Geshe Tenzin Tenphel and Joan Dombon, who has a long experience of study and meditation, and as tutor for ILTK’s Basic Program, Students need to attend the first month and can extend their retreat to three months. Please contact ILTK’s Education Coordinator for details and count on English support during the retreat.
Kalachakra Retreat Center, France; 170 KM from Paris by direct train. 29 December 2021 – 22 January 2022
Centre Kalachakra continues its tradition of offering a month-long winter lamrim retreat in their beautiful retreat center near Paris. Ven. Gyaltsen, previous director of Nalanda Monastery , completed the FPMT Basic Program with its three-month lamrim retreat requirement, and graduated from the FPMT Masters Program upon completion of the year-long lamrim retreat by the end of 2021. He is a much appreciated retreat leader. Ven. Gyaltsen has . A unique opportunity to fulfill (part of ) your BP or MP retreat requirement in an ideal setting.
Attending part of the currently in progress retreat is still an option; you can do so to extend your retreat experience in preparation for conducting your private lamrim retreat. To explore the option of extending your retreat in Kalachakra Retreat Center please contact the center.
De-Tong Ling Retreat Centre, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, is offering a discount rate of $A 125 per week for FPMT Basic Program and FPMT Masters Program students who choose De-Tong Ling to do their BP or MP retreat. Cost of food and firewood (in winter) are not included
Resources supporting lamrim retreats for FPMT Basic Program and FPMT Masters Program completion
To facilitate fulfilling the one-month lamrim retreat requirement for Basic Program and Masters Program Online students, a web-based resource is provided on the FPMT Online Learning Center: ONE-MONTH LAMRIM RETREAT – Guidelines and Support Materials. The page is accessible upon request; the materials are intended for individual students who have completed their three-month review and final exam but can not attend a group retreat in a center, or prefer to do an individual retreat.
For the Masters Program one-year lamrim retreat and for Basic Program students who conclude their BP with an individual three-month retreat, the enrolment key for PREPARATION FOR LONG RETREAT – Guidelines and Support Materials is available upon request.