Weekly Temple Programme
A Beacon of Wisdom and Compassion for the Modern World
Open Daily (unless specified) | Everyone Welcome
Whether you are just curious, new to meditation or Buddhism or an experienced meditation practitioner you are warmly invited to experience our inspiring new Dzogchen Beara Temple.
Temple Opening Hours
The Temple grounds are open to the public from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm. On week days and weekends you are welcome to join our guided temple tours or a guided meditation (see timetable below).
Why would the temple be closed?
The temple will be closed to the public when a retreat or some other event is taking place. On these days, daily meditation will take place in one of our other meditation rooms. Check the signs for details.
Drop In and Donation Based Events
Daily Guided Meditations
Morning and afternoon options
Drop-in, no fee (donations welcome)
Meditation is bringing the mind back home, and this is first achieved through the practice of mindfulness.
Once an old woman came to Buddha and asked him how to meditate. He told her to remain aware of every movement of her hands as she drew the water from the well, knowing that if she did, she would soon find herself in that state of alert and spacious calm that is meditation.
The practice of mindfulness, of bringing the scattered mind home, and so of bringing the different aspects of our being into focus, is called ‘Peacefully Remaining’ or ‘Calm Abiding’. This is the first practice on the Buddhist path of meditation.
Every session is suitable for beginners and is guided by an experienced instructor. You can sit on a chair or on a cushion on the floor, wherever you are comfortable and there are no difficult postures or complicated techniques.
When our hearts and minds are filled with love we naturally experience happiness and well-being, yet many of us feel a poverty of love, which we may experience as either feeling unloved or not being able to love others as fully as we would wish.
Loving Kindness meditation is a method that helps us to develop unconditional love, starting with developing a healthy and loving relationship with ourselves and then extending out into all our relationships and ultimately to all beings
Guided Temple Visits
Saturdays at 1.45pm; this is an opportunity to view the first and only Tibetan Buddhist Temple in Ireland, and to hear about how it came to be here on the Beara peninsula. Our guide Matt and his team will explain the unique architecture, sacred decoration, images and statues.
The visit is free but you are welcome to make a donation.
Our Teachers
You can find out more about our teachers on our Teacher Biography page here.