UPCOMING RETREAT
2011 Retreat with Dharma Teacher Michael Ciborski
STABLE AND FREE
Finding a Sense of Place and Purpose in the World
COST: 3 days-$285 per person for registration with full payment by Sept. 8, 2011. After Sept. 8: $310.
2 days-Friday Oct. 21, 5:00 PM to Sunday, Oct. 23. This is to accommodate those who cannot commit to the full retreat. $215 per person for registration with full payment by Sept. 8, 2011, $240 per person thereafter.
We all long for an experience of wholeness, of completion. We all want to be a part of something that is true and good, and we all seek for these things in different ways.
We may look to the world around us; depending on the positive feedback from family and friends to feel well; desiring recognition through a successful professional life; or seeking security in wealth and material possessions.
Or we may practice not to lean on the world for our well-being, but rather practice to look out on the world from a place of calm and clarity within. Such practice has fulfillment and purpose built in from the start; clearing the mind of stress, worry and fear; developing an understanding of who we are, where we have come from, and what our conditioning has been; making choices based on our understanding instead of making them out of fear and confusion; finding the beauty and wonder of life in any given moment, no matter how mundane or trivial; establishing connection and clear communication as a foundation for meaningful interactions.
Mindfulness Practice is the starting point for such practice. It is the faculty of awareness that puts us in relationship to ourselves and the world around us.
In this retreat we will explore the many layers of our human experience through mindfulness, such as our body, our feelings, our minds, and also our ancestors and descendants, our education and society, and our relationship to the animals, forests, Earth and even the stars. In each of these we can learn to experience a deep sense of place and purpose.
For more information about the retreat or to register,
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