🌿10-Day Insight (Vipassana) Retreat

with Antonio Satta

Dates: 21.09.-02.10.2026

ABOUT THE RETREAT:

“The topic of this retreat is how to meditate and conduct a retreat within the framework of classical insight (vipassana).                 The exposition of this topic is based on the practice of early Buddhism and, in part, on the Mahayana tradition.
It is particularly in the context of insight that Theravada and Mahayana find common ground. Throughout the centuries,                 the Theravada tradition has developed a unique way of training in mindfulness/awareness, and now many students of Mahayana
background seek the aid of vipassana to improve this aspect of their practice; the Mahayana, on the other hand, has developed a unique method for discovering the mind’s true nature, which Western students of the Theravada tradition find helpful for understanding the nature of nirvana.

In classic vipassana, everything one sees, hears, tastes, smells, touches, and feels is real, concrete, and, above all, findable. The meditator is introduced to the world as it is: unsatisfactory, unstable, and selfless (insecure); one wakes up to its unpleasant reality. This is ‘the initial awakening’; now one begins to question whether he or she likes to live in such a world. The Mahayana vipassana is a continuation of that experience: on closer examination, one finds that (ultimately) both samsara and nirvana are actually void of any real existence – there is neither an autonomous samsara to be abandoned nor an autonomous nirvana to cling to.”
(Antonio)

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THIS IS A 10 DAY INTENSIVE SILENT RETREAT.

REGISTRATION BY APPLICATION ONLY (please download the application form below).

 

“PLEASE READ THE RETREAT GUIDELINES AND TRAVEL INFIRMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING”.

 

The retreat will be limited to only 20 participants, allowing for an intimate and focused environment.

 

ABOUT THE TEACHER: 

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 & Geshe Yeshe Tobden. Antonio has led retreats in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the United States, Nepal, and India.

 

RETREAT GUIDELINES, click HERE

APPLICATION FORM, click HERE

TRAVEL INFORMATION, click HERE

RETREAT SCHEDULE, click HERE

For any enquiries, please contact Jana at spc@detongling.org

 

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS:

Single room (with shared facilities)

 

 

 

 

 

Single Room with En-Suite Bathroom

RETREAT PRICES

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)	$2,250.00
Full package – Single	Single room (shared facilities) – includes return travel from Adelaide, accommodation, vegetarian meals and course materials	$1,950.00
No Travel – En-suite	Single Room with en-suite bathroom -includes accommodation, vegetarian meals and course materials – SOLD OUT (waiting list)	$2,050.00
No Travel – Single Room	Single room with shared facilities – includes accommodation, vegetarian meals and course materials	$1,750.00