A unique space for practice
Let calm, love, and insight arise from within.
Exploring What Matters Most
A retreat is a chance to step away from the pace of daily life and give yourself time to settle deeply, reflect on what is truly important, and allow a sense of inner freedom to emerge. Gomde provides a setting shaped by years of devoted practice, blessed by many realized masters, and held within the vastness of nature. Here, you can reconnect with what genuinely matters and discover a trustworthy path within.
The Meaning of Retreat
Retreat is not about withdrawing from life, but about meeting it more fully. It is a time to sit in stillness and look inward with honesty. It invites you to explore timeless methods that help transform and open the heart, like a flower turning toward the sun. Whether your days are spent in meditation, walking in the forest, studying texts, or simply resting in open awareness, retreat offers the space for what is most meaningful to come forward.
In retreat, we resolve the most important:
“I will occupy this awareness with dharma”
Retreat at Gomde
Gomde is shaped by dharma and by the blessings of teachers such as Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. The natural surroundings, the uplifting temple, and the shared spirit of fellow practitioners create an atmosphere that supports authentic practice. Whether your retreat centers on meditation, study, or contemplation, the environment naturally encourages openness and insight.
Taking Retreat Home
The value of retreat is not limited to the time spent here; it continues to ripple into daily life and every interaction. The calm, clarity, and kindness cultivated in retreat can accompany you wherever you go, helping you meet challenges with greater ease and see others with warmth and less seriousness.
Welcome to a space of simplicity, openness, a softening of the heart, and a refreshing perspective on everything.
Practical Information
The retreat fee includes a nice room and three organic plant-based meals each day.
Full-time retreat per day is 60 euro (450 kr)
For those staying more than five days, there is also the option of half-time retreat, with 2.5 hours of daily work. The price is 35 euro (250 kr). Please reach out to us to book this option.
You can book your individual retreat directly here.
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Retreat in the Deepest Sense
Remaining in seclusion allows a certain level of quiet to unfold. With fewer distractions and obligations, there is more room to go deeper and see more clearly. As body and mind grow calmer, we become more able to look at our habits honestly, make space for compassion, and recognize the natural state of mind.
In retreat, we practice dharma until we are no longer distracted by anything. The quiet and compassion cultivated there become a truly free state of mind, available wherever we are.
About Erik Pema KunsangErik Pema Kunsang is the resident teacher at Gomde Denmark. He guides people to notice and open to the natural qualities of openness, gentleness, and confidence.BiographyBorn in Denmark, Erik has studied and practiced the Buddha’s teachings, especially those of Padmasambhava, since 1972. He has trained with many masters, including the Dzogchen master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, with whom...
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About Tsoknyi RinpocheTsoknyi Rinpoche is a respected teacher in the dzogchen lineage and the son of Tulku Urgyen. He offers guidance with a rare sensitivity to modern life, as well as a deep understanding of the subtle body and the essence of mind.He teaches and supports nuns and monks at more than 50 retreat centers across Tibet, India, and Nepal....
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Early Life and OrdinationBorn in 1967 in the Tingri region of Tibet, Lama Tenzin Sangpo left Tibet in 1976 and later received ordination and traditional training at Chokyi Nyima’s monastery, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling, in Boudhanath, Kathmandu.Education and TrainingHe grew up under the caring guidance of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, and Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, receiving a broad education in...
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Biography Phakchok Rinpoche is an accomplished yogi, teacher, and family father known for his sincerity and clear, direct approach. His guidance is especially valued for its sharp insight into inner transformation. He holds several important roles, including Supreme Head of the Taklung Kagyu lineage, Abbot of a monastery in Chapagaon in the southern Kathmandu Valley, and Head of Riwoche Monastery in Tibet’s...
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Born in 1953 as the second son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche was recognized by the Sixteenth Karmapa as an incarnation of Chokgyur Lingpa. He received his early education alongside his elder brother, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, the exile seat of the Karmapa. In 1975, the two brothers joined their father in Kathmandu, Nepal,...
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Birth and RecognitionBorn in the 7th lunar month of 1951 into the Tsangsar family, Tulku Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche was the first son of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, whose family has preserved the now rare Barom Kagyu lineage for many generations. At just 18 months old, Chökyi Nyima — “Sun of the Dharma” — was recognized as the 7th incarnation of Gar...
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