Chintamani offers a rare opportunity to practice and study in a safe, friendly and contemplative environment, a place where silence and discipline let the fresh air of spirituality in.

The intensity and simplicity of retreat life allows us to become more intimately involved with our lives, and life in general. The emotional openness, integrity and positive attitude which are cultivated during a retreat allow you to perceive your interconnection with everything that lives. Thus, retreats offer you the tools to build a life not driven by self-centred concerns and habitual patterns, but grounded on the awareness of the fullness of our possibilities and on the creative actions born of a clear and uncluttered mind. 

It is a popular notion that people choose to go to a retreat to escape or hide from the world. In reality, the goal of a retreat is the opposite: it is a space for becoming honest with oneself. The simplicity of the living conditions and the simplification of your daily activities make your personal resistances all the more apparent. Thus, a retreat is a tremendous opportunity for a deep encounter with yourself.