Waiting List

What is the waiting list and how does it work?

Our Introduction to Buddhism courses are very popular and for most courses we have to start a waiting list. This may be 1 week or even 6 weeks before the course starts.

If we start a waiting list this will be very clearly indicated on our homepage and the registration page. Instead of asking us if there is still space available and to save yourself and us time and effort, please fill out the registration form on our website.

You can just register for one course at a time.

When our website shows that there is a waiting list for a course what does this mean?

It means that we cannot guarantee that you will have a place on this course!

  • Only consider registering for the waiting list if you are already in this area and are certain that you are happy to take a chance.
  • Do not register if you are still abroad or in far away places in India – you may spend much money, time and effort getting here and be very disappointed if you don’t get a spot on the course.
  • If you will be in India for a while or are an Indian citizen please register for a future course that doesn’t yet have a waiting list, so your spot is guaranteed.

If you are registered on the waiting list please come to Tushita by 1 pm on check-in day when introductory talk begins. Bring all your things and be ready to attend the course in case you get a spot. Please read carefully all the information on our website concerning this course, especially the retreat environment and rules of discipline.

Please be aware that we won’t be able to tell you whether there is a place for you until all confirmed participants are checked in! It’s up to you if you are happy to wait and would like to take the chance of perhaps getting a spot on the course.

Please do not ask us what number you are on the waiting list. We simply don’t know in advance how many people from both confirmed and waiting lists will or will not show up on check-in day. Unfortunately there are often a large number of people who do not turn up on registration day, so your position on the list is irrelevant.

If you registered for the waiting list but then decide not to come, please cancel your registration.