Retreatants and Guests

Visitors who come to Ratna Ling to participate in our programs are our guests, and we offer them our full hospitality. We aim to treat them with respect and appreciation, mindful that each person's stay is a unique and special opportunity. We invite them to come to us with their needs and pledge to do our best to meet them.

In turn, we ask that our guests and short-term retreatants join in the spirit of Ratna Ling, accepting responsibility for their own well-being. We do not offer the same level of pampered care that can be found at luxury resorts, but we do offer the opportunity to share in a vision of great promise, and we offer programs inspired by truly profound understanding.

Ratna Ling will also be home to long-term retreatants who wish to withdraw from the cares of the world and devote themselves to practice. As this aspect of the Ratna Ling vision unfolds, we will experiment with ways to bring long-term retreatants into the community, consistent with their wishes for a meditative way of life devoted to study and practice.