by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
The Buddha taught the four noble truths as a way of freeing ourselves from the suffering of ordinary life. The truths become ennobling when interwoven with the cultivation of mindfulness and concentration. In this retreat, we will explore how joy and presence support...
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 indulges unhealthy tendencies of excess and stimulation. Dhamma teachings will encourage cultivating mindfulness with...
by staff2080 | Aug 31, 2025
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 | 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...
