by staff2080 | Jan 2, 2023
The Buddha gave the Noble Eightfold Path as a way to direct our lives away from entanglement and towards true freedom. As we find ourselves moving into increasing ecological crisis and its impact on the planet and our lives, the Buddha’s teaching becomes ever more...
by staff2080 | Jan 1, 2023
We regret to inform you that, due to circumstances beyond our control, this retreat will not be offered.
by staff2080 | Jan 1, 2023
This retreat will observe the annual passage from old year into new within the peace and beauty of Cloud Mountain, a safe refuge, while much of society indulges unhealthy tendencies of excess and stimulation. Dhamma teachings will encourage cultivating mindfulness...
by staff2080 | Jan 1, 2023
During this winter retreat, we will cultivate a deep awareness of ourselves through steady and compassionate attention. Insight meditation invites us to disengage from our usual enmeshment with thinking and discover a sensitivity and intimacy with life. Through this...
by staff2080 | Jan 1, 2023
In concentration and serenity (Samatha) meditation, we return our awareness to one object of meditation to the exclusion of everything else, thereby collecting and unifying the mind stream. This practice counteracts the overstimulation of today’s world, reflected in...
