Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali in Poland: 15-18 june 2025 r.

Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali in Poland: „Prison or freedom: the choice is yours.”

Teacher: Ajahn Brahmali

Date: 15-18 June 2025 r

Retreat language: English

Ajahn Brahmali’s clear and thoughtful talks make the teachings of the Buddha easily accessible to all. As his teachings and Sutta Retreats in Australia were getting more and more popular over the years and as the word about him spread, he started to travel to Singapore, Indonesia and Sri Lanka recently to share his knowledge and experience.

Start and ending:

Please come to the Oddechowo Center on June 15 (Sunday) between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

The retreat ends at approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 18 (Wednesday).

How to get there from Warsaw?

You can get to Oddechowo by car or train from Warszawa Wileńska – Urle (52 min). The URLE station is a 6-minute walk from the resort. 

ODDECHOWO Development Center: prof. Jana Nielubowicza 6, 05-281 Borzymy

What to bring:

– Clothes for 4 days (or however long you’re coming) – comfortable for meditation, as much as possible not particularly exposing sexual aspects (i.e., preferably loose rather than tight-fitting, without deep necklines, etc.). – Also bring warmer clothes just in case.

– Basic personal hygiene items.

– Towels are available on site.

– Earplugs (in case of problems with falling asleep if you’re sharing a room with someone).

– Regarding meditation cushions and bolsters, there is a lot in Oddechowo, you don’t need to bring yours. But if someone you to bring their own, you can.

What not to bring:

– Preferably don’t bring laptops, books, unnecessary electronic equipment, etc., any unnecessary    things. Less is more.

– You don’t need to bring your own bedding.

– You can bring a phone and preferably turn it in for safekeeping or keep it in airplane mode throughout the retreat.

– Don’t bring psychoactive substances.

Valid during retreat:

Noble Silence: From the formal beginning of the Noble Silence until its formal end, Retreat participants should not talk to each other, including in their cottages. You will be able to ask questions during the Q&A session and have personal interviews with Ajahn Brahmali. In addition, all participants should maintain silence in every possible way. Phones must be deposited at the time of the event or used only in airplane mode. Exceptions to these rules should be discussed with the organizers. In practice, this means that not a word should be said during the period of noble silence, except for questions and answers and personal interviews. If someone, despite warnings from the organizers, often breaks this rule, they may be expelled from the retreat and excluded from subsequent retreats organized by us. The reason we take such a strong approach to this is because we have learned from experience that this is the only way to ensure that all participants adhere to this principle.

The noble silence will begin around 5 p.m. on the first day and will end at the end of the retreat (announced by Ajahn or the organizers at the retreat).

Remaining rules (8 Buddhist precepts, or 7 for people who want to eat supper):

  1. Do not harm/kill any sentient being
  2. Do not take what is not given
  3. Do not engage in sexual activity
  4. Do not speak in an unpleasant way, do not lie, speak only as much as necessary (even during Q&A sessions and personal interviews with Ajahn)
  5. Do not consume alcohol and drugs
  6. Do not use worldly entertainment (do not watch any videos, do not listen to music, do not read fiction or news, do not dance, etc.)
  7. Do not consume food after the zenith of the sun (this rule does not apply to people who take 7 precepts and will eat supper)
  8. Do not sleep on high, luxurious beds (normal beds will be provided)

Tobacco (both cigarettes and e-cigarettes) can only be consumed away from the meditation center.

 Payment and rooms:

We want to make meditation available to everyone who wants to deepen their practice. Therefore, these events are organized as part of the paid statutory activities (NON PROFIT) of the BorzyMy Foundation, which means that the Participant only bears the costs of the Foundation’s activities, and the income can only be allocated to the statutory activities.

The full cost of a 3-day stay with meals is:

– 1020 PLN* accommodation in a 1-person room
– 900 PLN* accommodation in a 2-person room
– 810 PLN* accommodation in a 3-person room

For people in difficult life and financial situations, the Borzymy Foundation covers part of the costs, which means that your fee for a 3-day stay is:

– 652 PLN* accommodation in a 1-person room
– 576 PLN* accommodation in a 2-person room
– 518 PLN* accommodation in a 3-person room

*people who skip supper will be provided with more hearty breakfasts

All meals will be prepared and offered by the kitchen staff. The food will be vegan.

Registration:

Please fill the below application.  

https://forms.gle/82ZC8Mgs8x8BqRkm7

Contact: If you have any questions you can write to or call Oddechowo: 

Email to Oddechowo: medytacje@oddechowo.pl

Phone number to Oddechowo: 25 675 49 95

By participating in the event, you agree to accept the regulations:

Regulamin wydarzeń

Kiedy:

  • 15/06/2025 13:00

Link:

 https://oddechowo.pl/odosobnienie-z-ajahnem-brahmali-15-18-czerwca-2025-r/ 

Gdzie:

 Ośrodek Medytacyjno-Rozwojowy Oddechowo, Al. Prof. Nielubowicza, Borzymy, Poland