Group Retreat
Insight Meditation Retreat
(vipassana)
with Antonio Satta
10-Day Intensive Silent Retreat
Dates: 24.11.-6.12.2025
Presentation of the retreat by Antonio Satta.
“In the insight practice(Vipassana), meditation means awareness.
In this practice, the meditator does not try to replace an ugly and unpleasant reality with an acceptable one or create a convenient truth. It is all about being aware of what is already in us, but we cannot see it because it is imprisoned in layers of conceptual thoughts and mental fabrications. Our task is to cut through the layers of conceptual thoughts and mental fabrications.”
This is a 10-Day Intensive Silent Retreat.
The retreat is based on the classic Vipassana, but it also has Mahayana elements.
HOW TO REGISTER: Anyone wishing to register for the retreat must complete an Application form, which will be reviewed by the teacher before the applicant is approved to enroll. We kindly ask all prospective participants to review the retreat guidelines and travel information carefully before submitting an application.”
Application form, click HERE. Please email completed application form to Jana at spc@detongling.org
Retreat Guidelines, click HERE
Travel information, click HERE.
Pricing options are detailed further down the page.
ABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER:
Antonio Satta was born in Italy in 1956 and was first
exposed to Tibetan Buddhism at Lama Tsong Khapa
Institute. In 1979, after encountering Lama Yeshe and
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, he received novice ordination,
followed by full ordination from His Holiness the
Dalai Lama in 1981. He has dedicated 44 years of his
life to monkhood and renounced his vows in
November 2023.
Antonio Satta has received teachings from prominent teachers such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ling
Rinpoche, Serkong Rinpoche, Song Rinpoche, and several
other esteemed teachers including Geshe Jampa Lodro & Geshe Yeshe Tobten. His primary teachers have been Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Later in 1981, Antonio devoted several months at a
Mahasi Sayadaw Insight Meditation Centre in Sri Lanka, where he learned vipassana meditation
techniques. Since 1991 he has been residing in Australia, involved in translating and teaching at Vajrayana Institute in Sydney, tutoring for the Buddhist Study Program at Chenrezig Institute, and teaching and leading retreats at various FPMT centers
in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the United States,Nepal, and India. Over the past 24 years, he has been
focusing on introducing the vipassana practice, as taught within the Theravada tradition, to Western practitioners aligned with Tibetan Buddhism.
ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS:
Single room (with shared facilities)
Single Room with En-Suite Bathroom
RETREAT PRICES
Members receive 10% discount. Use code member when booking.
Booking link will be provided upon approval of the applicant’s enrollment.
For any enquiries, please contact Jana at spc@detongling.org
| Ticket Name | Description | Value |
| Full package – Single | Single room (shared facilities) – includes return travel from Adelaide, accommodation, vegetarian meals and course materials | $1,600.00 |
| Full package – En-suite | Single room with en-suite bathroom – includes return travel from Adelaide, accommodation, vegetarian meals and course materials – SOLD OUT (WAITING LIST) | $1,900.00 |
| No Travel – Single Room | Single room with shared facilities – includes accommodation, vegetarian meals and course materials | $1,400.00 |
| No Travel – Single en-suite | Single Room with en-suite bathroom -includes accommodation, vegetarian meals and course materials SOLD OUT (WAITING LIST) | $1,700.00 |