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Four Days in the Dark

The Myths That Make Us

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The Darkness Retreat

A darkness retreat is when someone spends an extended amount of time in a room engineered to be completely devoid of light. Caves, basements, and or excellent engineering is required. Most modern darkness retreats are between three to seven days. However, Tibetan darkness initiations are typically seven weeks. Some Chinese Buddhists will do a hundred days in the darkness.

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