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Dzogchen Beara
Dzogchen Beara is a Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Centre welcoming people of any nationality and religion located on the beautiful Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland.
Please join artist and writer Susanne Iles as she travels around the Most Captivating Place in Ireland.
The Beara Peninsula, otherwise known as the Ring of Beara, is a place where ancient landscapes and changing skies welcome the passionate traveler. Discover mysterious stone circles, wedge tombs and standing stones. Explore wild beaches and rolling hills. Enjoy the music, great conversation, and company of friendly people in colourful towns. The Beara Peninsula holds the spirit of Ireland within its rugged beauty.
Please join artist and writer Susanne Iles as she travels around the Most Captivating Place in Ireland.
The Beara Peninsula, otherwise known as the Ring of Beara, is a place where ancient landscapes and changing skies welcome the passionate traveler. Discover mysterious stone circles, wedge tombs and standing stones. Explore wild beaches and rolling hills. Enjoy the music, great conversation, and company of friendly people in colourful towns. The Beara Peninsula holds the spirit of Ireland within its rugged beauty.
Traveling to Dzogchen Beara
Buddhist Retreat Centre
Ah, what a busy autumn its been! My camera is laden with pictures and I have so many sites to share with you. I'll try to get to my Squidoo pages more often, but it is hard to stay indoors when we are graced with nice weather. Our summer was a wash out needless to say, so we take the sunny days with gratitude whenever we can get them.A few days ago we decided to venture over to Dzogchen Beara, a short drive from the town of Castletownbere. Dzogchen Beara is a Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Centre welcoming people of any nationality and religion. It runs under the spiritual direction of Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. They are in the process of creating a Spiritual Care Centre for those in need. The surroundings are magnificent, serene, and well worth the visit.
Natural Beauty
Meditation Garden
We had to stop and catch our breath in the meditation garden. The view was absolutely breathtaking. No wonder they call it the silent garden. There are no words to describe such powerful, natural beauty. :) Buddha Amoghasiddhi
Butter Candles
At the end of our stay we stepped into a little hidden sanctuary containing the figure of the Buddha Amoghasiddhi. The cabinet was filled with butter candles and we each lit one with prayers for our friends and families. A small sign nearby explained the significance of the Buddha's posture:* Right hand: mudra of fearless protection. Protecting all living beings from any mishaps, obstacles or negative influences.
* Left hand: rests in the meditative gesture of natural great peace
Where to find Dzogchen Beara, County Cork, Ireland
Located between Garranes and Gour, just outside Castletownbere
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Would You Like to Learn More?
- Dzogchen Beara Website
- Learn more about Dzogchen Beara on their website. They offer weekend retreats, meditation classes, rest and renewal breaks, care retreats and more.
- The Spiritual Care Centre
- The Spiritual Care Centre at Dzogchen Beara offers
valuable support for those who have only a short time to live. - Who is Sogyal Rinpoche?
- A world-renowned Buddhist teacher from Tibet, Sogyal Rinpoche is also the author of the highly acclaimed The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.
- Tibetan Buddhism
- "The Buddhist tradition of Tibet is recognised as one of the world's most unique and distinctive spiritual cultures. It is especially respected for the profound wisdom and inner sciences upon which it is based, and its expression of the highest human ideals of compassion, tolerance and peace."
- The Dalai Lama
- The Official Website of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.
- The Buddha Amoghasiddhi
- "The name Amoghasiddhi means "Almighty Conqueror" or "He Who Unerringly Achieves His Goal." Amoghasiddhi's All-Accomplishing Wisdom, or Wisdom of Perfected Action, antidotes the poison of envy and jealousy. This wisdom confers perseverance, infallible judgment and unerring action."
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