by staff2080 | Dec 3, 2021
DUE TO LAST MINUTE OPENINGS, THIS RETREAT IS NOW OPEN AGAIN FOR REGISTRATION FOR CAMPERS. While silent meditation retreats are invaluable for revealing the power of training the mind, many meditators find it challenging to establish a continuity of awareness...
by staff2080 | Dec 3, 2021
The Divine Abodes, or Brahma Viharas, are ancient Buddhist Heart meditations and related practices that reveal and awaken our deepest nature’s heart qualities. During this retreat we will be learning and practicing the meditations, practices, and common resistances to...
by staff2080 | Dec 3, 2021
Our minds wander in circles and patterns. We repeat them over and over, giving birth to me-ing and my-ing, followed by egoistic decay and death. This is the meaning of “saṃsāra.” Skillful Dhamma practice looks carefully into the nature of how minds, thoughts,...
by staff2080 | Dec 3, 2021
Mindfulness with Breathing (ānāpānasati) is one of Buddhism’s foundation practices. Many meditators have been exposed to it in some form. This retreat will deepen the roots of this powerful practice so that it can truly serve as a foundation in our cultivation...
by staff2080 | Dec 3, 2021
THIS RETREAT WILL OPEN FOR REGISTRATION AT 7:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. This retreat is set in the larger context of awakening. The first few days include the overall “view” of enlightenment, and the basis of Bodhicitta (a wish for awakening for oneself and all...