Physical labour along with improvisation and simplicity is an essential ingredient in the making of Wangapeka Retreat Centre. To save the driveway from catastrophic wash-away, stone culverts were once upon a time installed to channel water underneath. Each underground culvert was a compilation of “letter D” shaped sections of concrete and reinforced steel. They are extremely heavy subterranean tools of …
Making a bequest is an easy way to support Wangapeka. By doing this you are giving valuable and appreciated support for everything Wangapeka stands for. Thank you for considering this. If you decide to leave a gift to Wangapeka your legal advisor will need: Our official name: The Wangapeka Educational Trust Our Charity Commission Registration Number: CC24103 Our address: 355 Wangapeka River Rd,RD2, Wakefield 7096, New Zealand …
WE PRESENT THE DOORWAY TO THESE TEACHINGS Nelson Classes: August 7, 14, 21 & 28 @ 7:15pm-9pm Exploring the history of western esoteric spiritual work Nelson Workshop: August 18 Experiencing meditation and creative forms First class $20 Remaining classes plus workshop $195 WHO WILL KNOCK? For further information and registration please contact Jane Hobday jane.hobday17@gmail.com
bodhicitta/bodhisattva Samantabhadra, Natural Awakening, and Contemplative Science when: beginning the morning of July 26 – ending the morning of August 4, 2018 where: Orgyen Hermitage, Katikati During this retreat will we will contemplate the Seven Trainings of Samantabhadra as a way of glimpsing the heart/core vision of radical inclusivity found throughout the Avatamsaka Sutra. Participants will need to arrange their own accommodation and …
As you may know, requests to run courses and retreats at the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre have been steadily increasing over the last five years. At the 2016 annual general meeting the Wangapeka Programmes Committee (Mark Schrader and Jane Hobday), with endorsement from the Wangapeka Board, presented an outline for an annual programme at the Centre. This took into …
Last year, 2017, marked the end of Bonni and Matthew’s incredible six-year commitment in which they travelled from Canada to New Zealand each year to teach Buddhadharma. They generously agreed to spend 6 months of every year in Nelson and have taught a full, dynamic, coherent study and practice programme. This has included annual retreats at the Wangapeka, many stimulating …
There have been a few changes on the Wangapeka Board. Kath Mitchell is our new Co-Ordinator and Louise Petzold the Assistant Co-Ordinator. The new Board is now not so new, having worked closely together since the AGM last July. We are all committed to a collaborative style of decision making and as part of this we have decided to rotate …
Wangpeka is blessed with its nine solo retreat huts nestled about the property: Omahu, Namgyal, Skydancer, Mike’s cabin, Hayshed, Dumo, Tarchin’s and Mary’s Huts (Triple Gem). Now the latest hut has been named. This is the prefabricated hut that Chris Petzold and others such as Graham Sandlant, Land Caretaker Guy and numerous volunteers have been working on since the materials …
Samantabhadra appears as a mysterious presence in many Mahayana scriptures. Often referred to, but rarely appearing, he/she has an ephemeral quality – ubiquitous yet will-o-the-wisp – powerfully present yet difficult to define or meet with face to face. In the Tibetan Nyingma tradition, Samantabhadra is the name of the primordial Buddha. The same primordial buddha realisation, in the Kagyu tradition, …
