Refuge Retreat

Service Description

Refuge Retreat Building Mental Confidence & Strength Sunday, March 15th - Monday, March 16th $30/full retreat • $20/Sun only • $5/Single Session (excluding Sunday Morning Meditation) with Resident Teacher, John Baker Everyone Welcome, no experience necessary According to Buddha’s teachings, known as Dharma, suffering arises not from external conditions themselves but rather from how we respond to them. Suffering arises from the mind and therefore to protect ourselves from suffering we need to learn to train our mind by taking Buddha's teachings to heart and applying them to our own lives. During this retreat, we will spend time developing the powerful mind of refuge, our actual protection from pain and problems. Through the practice of refuge, relying on the three jewels of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, we gradually build stable, peaceful and joyful minds that give us the confidence and strength to make authentic spiritual progress. SCHEDULE Sunday, March 15 10:30 - 11:45am Sunday Morning Meditation with Refuge Introduction 12:30 - 1:30pm Session 1 2:00 - 3:00pm Session 2 3:30 - 4:30pm Session 3 Monday, March 16 7:00 - 8:00am Session 1 12:00 - 1:00pm Session 2 6:00 - 7:00pm Session 3