Retreat Spots to unwind. Quotes on Meditation and Peace

2. 1 A residential tree house community in the
South Pacific coastal region of Costa Rica
The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer
circumstances are nothing more than adverse or
favourable. – Matthieu Ricard

3. 2 Former military fortress located in the most secluded area of the
bay of Palma de Mallorca of Balearic Islands in Spain
Breath is the bridge which connects life to
consciousness, which unites your body to your
thoughts. – Thich Nhat Hanh

4. 3 Domina Home Piccolo, immersed in the luxuriant
vegetation typical of the Ligurian Riviera,
in Portofino Italy
This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good,
falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.
Buddha

5. 4 The secluded Gásadalur Village rests on
the green cliff side of Faroe Island, Denmark
We are awakened to the profound realization that the true path to
liberation is to let go of everything. – Jack Kornfield

6. 5 The Singita Game Reserve, South Africa
provides a back-to-basics camp
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
Buddha

7. 6 Ancient pagodas and the mighty
Ayeyarwaddy River in Bagan, Myanmar
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Buddha

8. 7 The Ladera Resort, St. Lucia sits in between an
array of forested mountain peaks
When you reach a calm and quiet meditative state, that is
when you can hear the sound of silence.
― Stephen Richards

9. 8 In the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada,
The United States
So what is a good meditator?
A good meditator meditates.”
― Allan Lokos

10. 9 North Island Seychelles is a private island
with an exotic retreat
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe,
that lures him to evil ways.
Buddha

11. 10 A safari in Kenya that marks the climax of the
annual Great Migration which happens each year
on the Masai Mara National Reserve!
Meditation is the ultimate mobile device;
you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.
― Sharon Salzberg

12. 11 In Cappadocia’s magical landscape of fairy chimneys,
in the ancient village of Urgup, Turkey
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddha

13. 12 Wanakasa (Forest in the Mist) is an exotic retreat set
amongst the trees near Ubud, Bali!
To understand the immeasurable,
the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.
― Jiddu Krishnamurti

14. 13 Rayavadee in Thailand is an idyllic retreat located in
the middle of amazing Phranang Peninsula on the edge
of Krabi Marine National Park
When you find peace within yourself, you become the
kind of person who can live at peace with others.
Buddha

15. 14 Leopard Hills, South Africa is a breathtaking lodge
situated in the ‘Big 5’ Sabi Sand Game Reserve adjoining
the world famous Kruger National Park
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we
make peace with ourselves. – The 14th Dalai Lama

16. In the Loisaba Wilderness in Kenya
sits an unforgettable retreat
The more powerful and original a mind, the more
it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
― Aldous Huxley

17. From time to time
RETREAT
to the silence of the mind.
You will unwind and find
PEACE
of the most sublime kind.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin

18. The End
May your watching within
bring LIGHT to your being.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin