Sunday 18 January to Saturday 24 January 2026
ONSITE AND ONLINE
Registration is now open for our summer Path to Enlightenment retreat with Les Sheehy.
A life changing practice
The lam.rim, or path to enlightenment, tradition gives us a clear and comprehensive guide for living and the practice of Dharma. It is renowned for its practical focus.
Lam.rim texts are like a manual for navigating life, showing how we can bring more peace, joy, kindness and wisdom into our every day. They take a staged approach, beginning with the most foundational subjects. We are guided step by step to the profound practices of bodhichitta, the highest evolution of great love and great compassion, and the wisdom of perceiving emptiness – the antidote to all our sufferings.
Beautiful and comfortable retreat setting
In this retreat, Les Sheehy will lead us through the teachings and meditations on lam.rim based on Venerable Geshe Acharya Loden’s definitive text, Path to Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism. The opportunity to focus on the entire scope of the lam.rim in the beautiful and comfortable retreat setting of the Peaceful Land of Joy meditation centre is not to be missed! There is also an online attendance option. See below.
Les Sheehy, director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society’s Perth centre, has received the profound Tibetan Buddhist teachings from his teachers Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden and Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, and has practised meditation, studied and taught throughout his adult life.
Les is renowned for his clear, practical and down to earth teachings, catering for people at all levels of experience of Buddhist philosophy and meditation.
RETREAT DETAILS
Can anyone attend the retreat?
Yes. Path to Enlightenment presents the core principles of Buddhist philosophy and has the wonderful quality of showing us how to meditate on those teachings step by step.
For people who are already familiar with lam.rim, this retreat will deepen your practice and understanding. The retreat is equally a wonderful opportunity for people who are not familiar with lam.rim or meditation but who wish to gain a holistic experience of the perspectives and meditations taught in the Buddhist tradition.
More information
We have onsite and online attendance options. You can find more information, including pricing on the registration form which you can view without registering. There are six sessions each day, of which four last one hour and the other two ninety minutes. The sessions include instruction and guided meditation The first session of the day begins at 7 am and the final session finishes at 8.30 pm – except on the last day when the retreat finishes at 12.30 pm followed by lunch. You can also contact us by email with any questions: events@tushita.org
Registration
We encourage you to register early, especially if you are considering staying onsite for the retreat – which offers the best retreat experience. Accommodation is limited and is available on a first come first served basis.