A Meditation Weekend Retreat with Tejananda
Hosted By: Tejananda
Friday, October 9th to Sunday, October 11th, 2026
Online via Zoom - see session times below
Event Description:
Unfolding the seven qualities that nurture calm, clarity, and awakening.
“Wings to Awakening” is a poetic rendering of bojjhaṅgā — seven “limbs” or factors that support bodhi — awakening. The bojjhaṅgās are highlighted in the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta as crucial to the fourth contemplation, that of dhammas. They are experiential qualities that we cultivate and are integral to entering and deepening into the four dhyanas — and to awakening itself.
In this three-day retreat, we’ll explore how the first three — awareness, discrimination, and energy — can support the conditions to enter into the dhyānas. And how the other four — wellbeing, serenity, samādhi (full integration), and equanimity — successively come to fulfillment. However far we get with this, the exploration and play with possibilities on this retreat will enrich your meditation practice.
This retreat is a followup to “Dhyāna and Insight” earlier in the year, but these explorations stand in their own right and people who were not on the earlier retreat are welcome.
Attend any or all conversations in Zoom.
This event will be recorded and may be published online for others to access. Only the leader's video will be used except where users consent to appear spotlighted in a public conversation. Private conversations in breakout rooms will not be recorded.
Session Times:
Friday, October 9th until Sunday, October 11th, 2026
First daily session (2 hrs): USA & Canada PST 12:00 midnight | México CST 1:00 am | USA & Canada EST 3:00 am | IE & UK BST 8:00 am | Europe CEST 9:00 am | India IST 12:30 pm | Australia AEDT 6:00 pm | New Zealand NZDT 8:00 pm
Second daily session (1.5 hrs): USA & Canada PST 7:00 am | México CST 8:00 am | USA & Canada EST 10:00 am | IE & UK BST 3:00 pm | Europe CEST 4:00 pm | India IST 7:30 pm | Australia AEDT 1:00 am (next day) | New Zealand NZDT 3:00 am (next day)
Third daily session (1.5 hrs): USA & Canada PST 11:00 am | México CST 12:00 noon | USA & Canada EST 2:00 pm | IE & UK BST 7:00 pm | Europe CEST 8:00 pm | India IST 11:30 pm | Australia AEDT 5:00 am (next day) | New Zealand NZDT 7:00 am (next day)
Event Registration:
Register at the link below.
Suggested Donation:
Suggested donation for the whole retreat:
£90-50 | $120-65 | €105-60
Get one ticket and come to any session you wish!
Like all Buddhist Centre events, this retreat is offered by donation rather than charging a compulsory ticket price. We want to do this because we never want money to be an obstacle to taking part in a supportive community, and we know many people are struggling financially. The amount we suggest reflects the huge amount of work and love that goes into putting on events we hope will benefit everyone attending. If you can, please donate today. Thank you!
About the Leader:
Tejananda has been teaching and leading retreats for many years at Vajraloka Retreat Centre in Wales, UK, one of Triratna’s earliest and foremost centres of in-depth meditation practice. He also teaches around the world, with a special connection to the Dharma community in and around San Francisco in the USA.