It is part of the training of every serious Buddhist practitioner to periodically go into deep, solitary, meditation retreat. There's no substitution for this. In our ordinary, day-to-day lives we are consumed with responsibilities and diverted by distractions. It's only in retreat that we can really drill down deep and find, in ourselves, the truth that will allow us to really serve others.

We are very proud that the Mahasukha Kula Retreat Scholarship Fund has been able to help put well-trained and qualified but economically challenged people into retreat over the past several years.

- Lama Marut