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Retreats at the Kadampa Buddhist Temple
24 Hour Tara Retreat
August 8-9
Tara is the female Buddha of wisdom. During this retreat we engage in the one hour practice of Buddha Tara every four hours, for a twenty four hour period. A short but powerful retreat for purifying and uplifting our mind.
Sessions: Friday, August 8 7pm, 11pm. Saturday, August 9 3am, 7am, 11am, 4pm.
$25 for the retreat / $5 per session. Free for supporters. Everyone is welcome.
Lamrim Meditation Retreat
August 18-24
The Lamrim, or Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, is a condensation of all of Buddha's teachings into 21 main meditation topics. During this annual summer retreat we will have a change to train in all these meditations based on the retreat instructions in The New Meditation Handbook. Each session will include a short teaching by Gen Khedrub and guided meditation.
Sessions: 7:30-9am, 10:30am-12:00pm, 4-5:30pm, 7-8:30pm.
$50 per week / $15 per day / $5 per session. Free for supporters.
Everyone is welcome to attend all our part of the retreat.
Guru Yoga Mandala Retreat
November 10-15
Making offerings to our Spiritual Guide and all the holy beings is a powerful method for accumulating merit, or positive energy. During this retreat we engage in the ancient practice of constructing mandala offerings while visualizing a purified universe. We then offer the pure mandala or universe to our Spiritual Guide.
Sessions: 7:30-9 am, 10:30 am-12 pm, 4-5:30 pm, 7-8:30 pm. Check the calendar for exceptions to session times.
$50 per week, $15 per day, $5 per session. Free for supporters.
Heart Sutra Retreat
Friday - Sunday, December 5-7
The focus of this weekend retreat will be the practice of the Heart Sutra, where Buddha taught the ultimate nature of reality. We will have the opportunity to deepen our understanding and meditation experience of the essential teachings from the International Festival in Paris with Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Morning silence will be observed. Everyone welcome.
Vajrasattva Retreat
December 15-20
During this annual meditation retreat, that is part of the Teacher Training Program but open to everyone, we emphasize the practice of purification.
Sessions: 7:30-9am, 10:30am-12:00pm, 4-5:30pm, 7-8:30pm.
$50 per week / $15 per day / $5 per session. Free for supporters.
Everyone is welcome to attend all our part of the retreat.