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I was just a bit surprised about the length of the retreat. The ones that I have heard of are usually from a week to one month. I'm getting married next year so the idea of joining a 3-year retreat is kind of remote right now

KTC does offer some Retreats that are over a weekend or so for lay practioners. Rinpoche has maintained the 3 year Retreat for those people who wish to become Ordained because of the long history in Tibet of it having been done in that way to insure that the practices and Teachings are correctly learned.

Some people do choose to return to a lay life after Retreat and bring the Dharma to others in a more secular way while others go for full ordanation.

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buyviagraonlineusatoday Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 499 Senior Member	I was just a bit surprised about the length of the retreat. The ones that I have heard of are usually from a week to one month. I'm getting married next year so the idea of joining a 3-year retreat is kind of remote right now KTC does offer some Retreats that are over a weekend or so for lay practioners. Rinpoche has maintained the 3 year Retreat for those people who wish to become Ordained because of the long history in Tibet of it having been done in that way to insure that the practices and Teachings are correctly learned. Some people do choose to return to a lay life after Retreat and bring the Dharma to others in a more secular way while others go for full ordanation.
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