by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
This retreat observes the annual passage from old year into new within the peace and beauty of Cloud Mountain, a safe refuge, while much of society celebrates with stimulation and excess. Dhamma teachings will encourage cultivating mindfulness with the ebbs &...
by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
LOTTERY RETREAT — Registrations will be collected until 8:00am on Tuesday, July 7, when the lottery will be drawn. During this winter retreat, we will cultivate a deep awareness of ourselves through steady and compassionate attention. Insight meditation...
by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
The first Enlightenment Intensive was given as an experiment in 1968. Inspired by Philip Kapleau’s, Three Pillars of Zen, a western teacher combined the Koan practice and orientation to sudden awakening of the Zen sesshin with face-to-face contact and...
by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
In this retreat, Tina gives an overview of the “Heart Practices” category of meditation, which includes the four Bramaviharas or “divine abodes of the heart” found in both Theravadan and Tibetan Buddhism. These include: metta (loving kindness), karuna...
by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
Metta (Loving-Kindness) Meditation is a complementary practice to Vipassana (Mindfulness) Meditation. It is a formal practice originally taught by the Buddha as an antidote to fear. When we practice Metta we awaken to our own intrinsic wholeness, peacefulness and...
