At Peace With Ourselves: An Insight Meditation Retreat

“The human body, at peace with itself, is more precious than the rarest gem.” –Tsongkhapa–   During this three-day silent retreat, we will practice gathering and settling our minds and turning toward the present moment’s experience...

The Cultivation of Mindfulness and Insight

The Buddha taught that continuity of mindful awareness, when accompanied by right view, can liberate the heart from afflictive emotions. The process gives rise to wholesome states of mind such as kindness, compassion, joy, and peace. This retreat will be structured in...

Awakening

Are you pulled to realize the full abiding contentment of the heart? Do you sense that possibility now? It is the intention of this retreat to serve the needs of the more experienced student who sincerely wishes to explore the liberating depth of the Buddha’s...

Samatha and Vipassana in Harmony

Samatha (concentration and serenity meditation) and Vipassana (insight meditation) are two of the foundational practices of both Theravadan and Tibetan Buddhism. Many people practice one or the other, or both, but how they can work together in harmony in our practice...