the retreat environment provides the structure for peaceful living in community through taking refuge in our potential to awaken, the truth and the fellowship of like minded others who agree to live by the precepts as a guide to harmony and peace.
Learning to work skillfully with fear can change if from enemy to ally in our practice, since it is often a signal of moving from the familiar to new territory. As we learn to let go of the illusion of control we transform fear into genuine trust.
