This is a special offering of Yuan Tze's teaching sessions live streamed from Dunedin, New Zealand November 21st - November 30th 2025 (NZDT).  It is recommended for people who have been learning from Yuan Tze for some time and have a good foundation to be able to navigate, with safety in mind, the deep waters Yuan Tze will take the teachings to during this retreat.  As a minimum, you should have already learned Ling Yuan, the eighth method of Yuan Gong, as it will be practiced during Session 5 most days.

This is the first event in Yuan Tze's last retreat series in which he will provide an opportunity to deepen our work on developing realization and wisdom.

This retreat option includes all of Yuan Tze's teaching sessions via Youtube, which can be watched live or recorded.

It does not include any of the other program offerings, including teachings from Ren Xue teachers, Zoom practices and activities, or online support during the retreat.  If any issues arise during the retreat, you can email us on events@renxueinternational.org

Retreat Schedule November 21- 30, 2025 (NZDT)

Retreat dates and times are all in NZDT. Use the time converter links below to convert to your local time.

Other Retreat Options

This retreat will be taking place from Dunedin, New Zealand. REN XUE International is excited to be able to offer an online option for those who are unable to attend Yuan Tze's retreat in person.  The hybrid online experience will be of the full in-person program, with all the main sessions live streamed via Vimeo and Youtube, and the morning Session 1 practice (which includes Beginners and Ren Yuan Instruction and Ren Yuan practices) and all the small group activities via Zoom.

Yuan Gong methods Tian Yuan, Di Yuan, Tong Yuan and Ling Yuan will all be taught online, alongside a program of Ren Xue learning opportunities from experienced Ren Xue teachers.

Why is realization and wisdom important? A Hopeful Path

Every person develops ideas about what is good for their life. Individually, we look for ways to realize the life that we wish for. Collectively, we form a human society with diverse cultures and values.
Society as we know it has been developing this way for thousands of years. Yet somehow, we find ourselves in a place that nobody is happy with. Turmoil and tragedy are everywhere. So many ruthless acts are committed and so many people are suffering! When we see the world falling apart right before our eyes, it can be very hard to feel hopeful!

Is this the collective destiny of humanity? Absolutely not.

Instead of seeing a world of doom and gloom, we can view all this as part of a learning curve. A learning curve involves trying, making mistakes, learning from mistakes, and practicing more, until eventually we get it right. What do we need to do to move forward on this learning curve? We need to recognize what has caused our predicament and correct it.

If we look deep enough, we will see that the main cause is ignorance – not knowing the true purpose of life and what a human life can potentially be. This ignorance puts life in a dark place where we just move along blindly. Where does the ignorance come from? From the unhealthy patterns of the consciousness. Ignorance is inevitable when unhealthy patterns are in control of our lives.

What is the way to correct it? Following this logic, it is necessary to change unhealthy patterns to clear ignorance. When patterns are transformed, realization and wisdom will start to show up. Indeed, it is wisdom that will clear ignorance.

What is wisdom?
Wisdom is the clear knowing derived from realization. With wisdom, we can see reality clearly, so we are not misguided or deluded. We will be able to live in a way that is beneficial for ourselves and others. The choices we make will lead to true happiness and freedom.
When we have chosen the path of realization and wisdom as a corrective measure, we have also chosen to embark on a very special journey, one that is full of challenges and trials. A lot of effort is required to change what has been there for many lifetimes. However, we don’t have many options if we want a true solution. Fortunately, all our effort will pay off.

A Broad Bright Path
This journey opens to a broad, bright path that offers infinite opportunities for redefining ourselves and making life better. It is a journey of true hope.
Many of us have chosen this path because we don’t want to allow unhealthy patterns to take control of our lives one lifetime after another. We long for true happiness and freedom. We also want to build a brighter future for humanity.
We have done a lot of work – cultivating the heart qualities and going into the “deep water zone” with the ten fundamental patterns. We have gotten to know ourselves better and our effort has yielded some positive change. However, that was just the beginning, merely a small step on the path of realization and wisdom. It is necessary to keep moving forward.

Growing Realization and Wisdom
This new series of five retreats will move our work on life further into the “deep water zone.” The focus of each retreat will be as follows:
1.⁠ ⁠Growing realization and wisdom - Are you ready to change your life?
2.⁠ ⁠Growing realization and wisdom – What path and tools suit you?
3.⁠ ⁠Growing realization and wisdom – What are the obstacles in your way?
4.⁠ ⁠⁠Growing realization and wisdom – ⁠Is the distance to your True Self shorter than you think?
5.⁠ Growing realization and wisdom – ⁠ What happens after you’ve seen your True Self?  The journey of real growth in wisdom begins.

This new series will provide an opportunity to deepen our work on developing realization and wisdom. Yuan Tze will take us through this process by using a different focus for each retreat in order to approach the work in a comprehensive way.

This will be Yuan Tze's final retreat series.

There are two ways you can participate in this retreat.  Join us in-person in New Zealand or attend virtually from the comfort of your own home.  Many other Ren Xue teachers will also contribute to the program, which will include the Yuan Gong methods and healing activities.  This is a great opportunity to work with teachers and fellow practitioners.  All of this will be taking place in a strong Qifield that is accessible whether you attend in person or online.

Take the next step to create real change in your life and awaken your True Self.