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Cultivating the Boundless Heart - Online Retreat
In this time of great uncertainty and social distancing, acts of compassion and kindness are needed more than ever. To abide in the Boundless Heart is to live with mindfulness, cultivating loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. The meditation practices and dharma teachings on this retreat will draw from the ‘Four Immeasurables' also known as the ‘Divine Abodes of the Heart’. True happiness flourishes when we release negative attitudes and limiting beliefs that constrict the heart from its natural joyful abiding place. We can dissolve our fears of intimacy that create pain, alienation and a general sense of disconnection with life. With compassionate presence we can soothe our aching heart and deepen into our true nature that is essentially, free, spacious, abundant and ceaselessly responsive. |
Suitable for new and experienced meditators
When: 1 - 6 May 2020 Times: begin at 7 pm on Friday the 1st of May finish at 11 am Wednesday the 6th of May Where: At your home and using the Zoom link which will be sent to you before the retreat begins. Cost: There is no up front charge for the online retreat. Donation: In keeping with a 2,500 year old tradition no fee has been charged for the teachings. At the end of the retreat you are invited to give a donation (dana) to express your appreciation and to support the teachers to continue their work. About the Teachers
Subhana Barzaghi - Click here for information Alan Bassal - Click here for information |
About the Online Format
This will be an online retreat. The retreat will have sessions where we come together on line using Zoom and offers a program that you can follow at home as much as your inclination and circumstance permits.
In order to create a community of practice and to deepen our experience, we require participants to make a wholehearted commitment to attend every day the three essential sessions in the schedule; the Meditation Instruction, the Inquiry and the Dharma talk. We of course encourage you to attend all the online sessions and to do as much as you can of the home schedule however we appreciate that this will greatly depend on your home situation.
The program consists of morning gentle yoga sessions, sitting, walking & guided meditations, meditation instruction, open inquiry sessions and evening Dharma talks. Click here to see the Daily Schedule.
In order to create a community of practice and to deepen our experience, we require participants to make a wholehearted commitment to attend every day the three essential sessions in the schedule; the Meditation Instruction, the Inquiry and the Dharma talk. We of course encourage you to attend all the online sessions and to do as much as you can of the home schedule however we appreciate that this will greatly depend on your home situation.
The program consists of morning gentle yoga sessions, sitting, walking & guided meditations, meditation instruction, open inquiry sessions and evening Dharma talks. Click here to see the Daily Schedule.