by staff2080 | Jan 1, 2023
In this retreat we will orient toward, and open to, the territory of profound emptiness/ absence – Cessation. Cessation is the ceasing of all materiality and mentality – Nibbana itself. We will do specific group and guided meditations which will invite...
by staff2080 | Jan 1, 2023
Awareness is the natural capacity of the mind, it simply recognizes the present moment. During this retreat we will cultivate a wise and relaxed interest in awareness as it recognizes that experience is being known. It is awareness that illuminates the underlying...
by staff2080 | Nov 28, 2022
During this five-day retreat, we will gather together to cultivate a deep awareness of ourselves through practicing a steady and compassionate attention. Insight meditation invites us to disengage from our usual enmeshment with thinking and discover an intimacy with...
by staff2080 | Nov 20, 2022
Mindfulness with Breathing (ānāpānasati) has been an important foundation practice throughout Buddhist history; many meditators have been exposed to it in some form. It serves as a comprehensive meditation system on its own and also as a support for many lovely...
by staff2080 | Nov 20, 2022
The Buddha frequently taught about the practice of the path as “a gradual training” (anupubbasikkhā), which unfolds in stages from the first step to the final goal of enlightenment. He most often talked about this gradual unfolding in terms of monastic life. However,...
