Online via Zoom
Led by Lama Pema and Lama Yeshe
The source of all our happiness and suffering is the state of our own mind. Calm Abiding Meditation provides training to quiet our inner agitation and experience a state of tranquility. In this quiet state, we can maintain a sense of evenness while witnessing happiness and suffering as they arise and pass.
From the foundation of reliable tranquility skills, we can learn additional methods to develop special insight into the very nature of thought and mind. Are our thoughts real? Should we believe and follow them all? Can we attend to thoughts and emotions and yet not be ruled by them?
We will explore the spacious nature of the mind. Recognizing the nature of the mind can lead us, ultimately, to freedom from our habitual bewildered state.
Lama Pema Clark and Lama Yeshe Parke will lead this weekend retreat on Zoom. After an introduction on Friday evening, we will meet intermittently on Saturday and Sunday for meditations and teachings. There will be ample time for questions and comments, so all can be confident that their meditative experience is an accurate and effective one.
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Friday 6:30-8:00 pm: Lamas’ and students’ introductions. Teaching and meditation.
Saturday and Sunday
7:00 - 7:30 am: Calm Abiding Meditation
9:00 - 11:00 am: Teachings and Meditations
1:00 - 4:00 pm: Question and Discussion. Teachings and Meditations
5:30 - 6:00 pm: Chenrezig Meditation (optional)
6:00-6:30 pm: Calm Abiding Meditation. Dedication of the day.
Sunday only 6:30 – 7:00 pm: Closing remarks
TUITION
To Register and Pay with Check, please print out your registration form by clicking here and then mail both the form and payment to: Kagyu Sukha Chöling 109 Clear Creek Dr #102 Ashland, OR 97520. Tuition rates by check: Sponsorship rate $300, Regular rate $225, or Reduced rate $175
To pay by credit, a processing fee will be added. Tuition if paid by credit: Sponsorship rate $312 (includes processing fee) Regular rate $234 (includes processing fee) Reduced rate $182 (includes processing fee)