The Drogmi Retreat centre became a reality with settlement on the property occurring on 22 March 2005 - a very auspicious day as it was the anniversary of one of the Five Sakya Founders, Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen. It is a very exciting and historical time – the creation of a new Retreat centre – where everyone can make a contribution. Our contributions are ones that are lasting ones because our efforts now will benefit sentient beings for many years to come, and will also help to remove obstacles in one’s own life.

The property, which comprises 40 acres, is situated within the National Park area on a mountain ridge. The acquisition was completed on an auspicious day, being the anniversary of Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen, one of the five Sakya founders.

At the centre's request, His Holiness Sakya Trizin very kindly bestowed the new retreat centre with the name Drogmi Retreat Centre. His Holiness indicated it would be most favourable to name it after the great Drogmi Lotsawa Shakya Yeshe who studied under Shantipa, Viravajra and Gayadhara and was the first Tibetan recipient of the great Lam Dre teaching.

Getting there:

Drogmi Retreat Centre is located at 1224B Comleroy Road, East Kurrajong - ph: (02) 4576 0083:

• Traveling from Sakya Tharpa Ling, take the M4 Motorway for approximately 38 kms until you reach the Northern Road exit. Exit to the left and then turn right over the bridge. (NB, do not take the Richmond exit which is approximately 14 kms before the Northern Road exit.)
• Follow the road all the way to Richmond. After about 10 kms, at a roundabout, take the second exit to the left (essentially straight ahead) into Londonderry Road. Continue for about 11 kms to Richmond.
• In Richmond, take the left turn into Lennox Street (Salvos shop is on the corner).
• Go to the end of Lennox Street and turn right into Bosworth Street (follow the signs to Lithgow).
• Take the next left at the lights, which is Kurrajong Road. Keep going past Windsor Polo Club on the right; cross the Hawkesbury River.
• At North Richmond, Kurrajong Road becomes Bells Line of Road – proceed to Comleroy Road and turn right here (signpost says "Colo/Singleton"; this is the last righthand turn off Bells Line of Road immediately before the turn off on the left for Kurrajong).
• Continue along Comleroy Road - do not take the righthand turn at 3 km (signed East Kurrajong).
• After 7.65 km of meandering road at a ridge it veers to the left - this is still Comleroy Road. Do not follow the road signed "Blaxland Ridge Road/Singleton" which veers to the right.
• After 2.5 kms, the sealed road becomes a gravel/dirt road – proceed for another 2.2 kms.
• You will come to two gates on the right hand side of the road – take the one to the far right (this is a rough road).
• Continue for 0.7 km along the dirt road to the entry to Drogmi Retreat Centre – pass under the flags (right hand entrance).
• Follow the "entry" road (also rough) to the main house.