Tibet Meditation Trip

FAQs about Tibet Meditation Trips

1.Can I travel alone for the meditation trip in Tibet?

Answer: Well, according to Tibet travel policy, international tourists can only visit Tibet via a guided tour with a Tibet travel agency. So, you can’t travel individually in Tibet and find a place for meditation. Instead, you may customize a private tour and travel with the company of a Tibetan guide. It’s quite useful to ensure your travel safety while offer helps like translation, etc.

2.How to get Tibet Permit for Tibet Visit?

Answer: Firstly, you need to get Chinese Visa on your own in Chinese embassy closest to you and later email the photos of your passport information page, Chinese Visa page to us for Tibet Permit application. The processing of it takes 8-9 days. After we get your Tibet Permit, we would manage to deliver it to your hotel in mainland China before you either board the flight or Tibet train to Lhasa. Tibet Permit can’t be mailed abroad to minimize the chance of getting lost.

3.Can I practice meditation with Tibetan monks?

Answer: In theory, meditation consists of an essential part of Buddhist study and outsiders can’t not participate in it. However, when you visit the chanting hall of some of Tibetan monasteries like Sera and Tashilunpo Monastery, you can closely watch their practice of Buddhist chanting. And with time permitting, you can find a quiet place and meditate along with the Buddhist chanting.

4.Can I sleep in Tibetan monastery for days of meditation?

Answer: Well, according to Tibet travel policy, international tourists are not permitted to sleep in the Tibetan monastery or temple. If you want a solo meditation, actually we can offer transfer service for you to spend the night in the hotel in Lhasa or local guesthouse nearby the Buddhist compound.

5.Is it safe to mediate in the wildness of Tibet?

Answer: Well, usually your travel consultant and Tibetan guide will help you choose a proper place for meditation, at a mediation cave or Buddhist retreat or beside a holy mountain or lake. As you meditate, our Tibetan guide will keep a proper distance not to disturb you while keeping a close eye on you. So. There is no need to worry about the travel safety. Have a good rest when you just land in Lhasa; and take precaution against powerful sunlight and bring wind-proof jacket for the chilly wind and enough clothes if you decide to meditate in the open air for a long time.

6.Will there be a mentor or teacher to teach me how to meditate?

Answer: Unlike a yoga course, there won’t be a teacher to join our meditation tour. You may prepare a yoga blanket or a soft meditation cushion for mediation practice. Whether or not you need a light meditation music, it’s totally up to you.

7.How do Tibetan monks meditate?

Answer: Tibetan monks see meditation as a crucial way to sharpen their wisdom and ultimate way to acquire enlightenment. To ordinary Tibetan monks who study and live in a Tibetan monasteries, they have Buddhist hall or special chamber for quiet contemplation. Usually, sit still and mediate while chanting Buddhist mantra. Some, even travel purposely to remote meditation caves or lofty mountain regions with little human presence to mediate and practice Buddhist chanting while rolling mala or spinning prayer wheels.