| During this retreat, we will train in three interrelated modes of practice. First, we will practice settling and stabilizing our minds and bodies. As we become more concentrated through sitting and movement-based meditation, including regular Qigong, we are better able to examine the experiences of our bodies, thoughts, and emotions, as well as the general patterns of experience—both personal and universal. From here, we can see more clearly when there is reactivity, when we suffer, and when there is a thick sense of self, and we can learn to be more in line with the impermanent flow of experience. We can also tune in to an increasingly unconfined and luminous awareness beyond reactivity, which is a source of freedom, wisdom, and compassion both in retreat practice and daily life.
This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings. |
