Summer Weekend Retreat - meditation getaway
Schedule
Fri, 24 Jan, 2025 at 05:00 pm to Mon, 27 Jan, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC+13:00Location
174 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410 | Palmerston North, MW
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Summer Weekend Retreatwith Kadam Birgit Saunders
24 – 27 January, 2025
Friday 5pm till Monday 3pm
Sixtus Lodge in Apiti
Price: $220, $160 unwaged
(price includes, teachings, accommodation and meals)
Bookings close 22 January
ABOUT THIS EVENT
‘When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within’ – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Join us for this year’s summer weekend retreat.
Start your daily life feeling refreshed after the holidays by learning how to meditate and how to practise these meditations in your daily life.
Since 2005 Amitabha Centre’s annual summer retreat has been a restorative and peaceful time.
A time to engage in a guided retreat in a tranquil place: unhurried, relaxed and in a sincere way.
From 24 – 27 January, 2025, Kadam Birgit will guide contemplation and meditations on the stages of the path, also called Lamrim.
We’ll be using The New Meditation Handbook by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
‘Lamrim’ (stages of the path) is a special presentation of Buddha’s teachings, where all the essential practices are arranged in a progression so that, through daily meditation, we can gradually increase the capacity of our mind.
This retreat will help us gain familiarity with all the stages and set us up for a successful meditation practice throughout the year ahead.
WHAT TO EXPECT
This retreat is based on Buddha’s teachings on the mind, but you do not need to be a Buddhist to attend, or to benefit from them. There is no physical exercise involved and you can choose to sit either in a chair or on a cushion. This retreat is suitable for all levels of experience.
WHERE
The retreat will be held at Sixtus Lodge Outdoor Education Centre in Apiti, about a 90-minute drive from Palmerston North.
It is well equipped and offers comfortable accommodation.
Sixtus Lodge is surrounded by farmland and beautiful bush. There are lots of opportunities to go for walks.
Sixtus Lodge is surrounded by farmland and beautiful bush. There are lots of opportunities to go for walks.
www.meditateinpalmerstonnorth.org
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Where is it happening?
174 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
