The Buddha gives us lessons in emptiness. We are compelled to trust so completely to be able to truly receive these teachings, surrendering to the Dhamma, offering everything. We bless each step, harvesting wisdom with a brave heart. And in this remarkable learning, we shall know the unexcelled fragrance of the Dhamma, the island beyond which we cannot go.

The Buddha teaches the way to the deathless; this way is not through one thing, but through a balance, a mandala of spiritual factors.

Mind is not an entity but a network of perception, feeling, and inclinations that affect each other. By directing we can bring around the change of release

Bring kindness to our practice by remembering that we care - and that we practice in relationship to ourselves and others.

Through sustained resolve in terms of meditation - a virtue skillful inclination can dissolve aspects of self-view.

Listen deeply to the resonance within where virtue sows fields of goodness, wisdom and compassion, and Death teaches us to let go. At first, we tremble with fear. But out of that fear, we draw strength. Out of anger – a stillness and forgiveness. Out of greed, we draw generosity and gratitude. And from true vulnerability, we awaken to the Deathless.

Reflections on themes of the retreat in the context of its ending; ways we can use the teachings practically in our lives.