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If You Come for a Retreat • If you need translation, headphones with a 3mm jack • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying and your other study books related to the theme of the retreat • Your practice books • Clothes you can layer, to handle different weather conditions (Don’t forget a warm jacket, socks, sweater, and thermal underwear) • Waterproof shoes that are appropriate for rough terrain • Shawl or other cover for the Temple • Raincoat and umbrella • Smart clothes for special occasions • Mug, thermos • Cash for offerings and purchases in the Shop (nearest cash machines are at the motorway service station at Le Caylar, 11 km away, and in Lodève, 15 km away) • Telephone card (also sold at the Reception desk) • Personal medication, and if necessary, medicines for allergic reactions to insect stings • If you have difficulty walking, bring a cane • Meditation cushion • Notebooks, pens and pencils, and a special book for noting insights you may have during the retreat
If You Are Staying On Site • Hot water bottle • Torch • For campers in personal tents: warm sleeping bag, mattress, and bath towel • For platform tents: extra blanket and a bath towel (mattress, pillow, sheets, and blankets are provided) • For rooms: an extra blanket (mattress, pillow, sheets, blankets and bath towel are provided)
Fire Prevention: please do not bring candles, incense, or camping stoves.
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