Letting It All Go

Many of us have encountered statues or images of Budai, a Buddhist monk, generally depicted as a happy, pot-bellied monk carrying a large cloth sack. Once Budai was stopped on the street by another monk, who questioned him regarding the fundamental meaning of the...

Freedom Through Unbinding

One of the central concepts to the Buddha’s teaching was that of the five khandhas, usually translated into English as “five aggregates” of form, feeling-tone, conceptualization, impulse and consciousness. With correct practice, the five aggregates can...

Supported self-retreat, lightly guided by Jason Bartlett

The format of this supported self-retreat offers a spacious, largely unstructured daily schedule to allow participants to guide their own practice. In order to help make this the most productive period of practice possible, each participant will meet with Jason early...

Supported self-retreat, lightly guided by Carole Melkonian

The format of this supported self-retreat offers a spacious, largely unstructured daily schedule to allow participants to guide their own practice. In order to help make this the most productive period of practice possible, each participant will meet with Carole early...
Volunteer Work Party,  October 28 – 29

Volunteer Work Party, October 28 – 29

Come join us for a weekend of projecting at Cloud Mountain! This is offered as a time to come together as a sangha in a relaxed and informal environment of work and fun to take on a variety of projects to spruce up and perfect the retreat center. We’ll have...