Autumn Retreat
Join us this fall for a peaceful and relaxing meditation retreat. On September 24-26, you will have a special opportunity to put the teachings into practice in concentrated retreat. The meditations will focus on Lamrim: the stages of the path to enlightenment and will emphasize building the foundation for your continued daily meditations after the retreat.
The location will be Little Boshkung Lake, Minden Hills. This picturesque and tranquil lake will present a quiet background for meditation and contemplation.
Everyone is welcome. The retreat will be comfortable for both new comers and regular practitioners. We will observe some periods of silence to enable people to remain focused, however most of the retreat will be open for normal discussion between sessions. All meals will be vegetarian and are included in the retreat price; prepared by volunteers in the group.
Schedule
Friday, September 24th
- 8:30 – 9:30pm Introduction to Retreat
Saturday, September 25th
- 8 – 9:30am Transforming Adversity
- 10 – 11:30am Connecting with others
- 4 – 5:30pm Learning to love
- 7:30 – 9pm Great compassion
Sunday, September 26th
- 8 – 9:30am The wisdom of emptiness
- 10 – 11:30am The union of appearance and emptiness
- 1:30 – 3:00pm Practicing in daily life
Retreat Reservation
Completing your registration
To complete your registration, you can mail a cheque to the Centre or pay in person at any of our class locations. Cheques can be made out to: Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre
Centre mailing address:
33 Cardigan Street, Unit 707
Guelph, Ontario, N1H 3Z5
Registration list
1 Andrea Pentz
2 Anna Mark
3 Bob Manz
4 Bonnie McCutcheon
5 Brenda Page
6 Bruce Hamer
7 Chris Salzman
8 Christopher Peterson
9 Emily Uffelman
10 Glenn Elliott
11 Jean Maurice
12 Juta Perry
13 Kelsang Yonten
14 Kim Adair
15 Marie Ysselstein
16 Nicole Francoeur
17 Rebecca Anstett
18 Rita Arajs
19 Ryan Hayhurst
20 Susan Fussell
21 Tammy Chapman
22 Tricia Reitzel
23 Tzvetelina Tchilinguirova
24 Victoria Lewis
Sunrise at the Cottage
Will gladly offer the use of my car if someone will drive it, not too keen on the 401. It’s a Hyundai Accent 2009 so can accommodate driver and three (possibly four small) others.
Thanks for sending the link for the registration – it is quite a straightforward and user-friendly process. I am very much looking forward to the retreat – it even trumped my skydiving plans for the same weekend
I figure that there will be several upcoming occasions to jump out of a plane, but who knows how often such a retreat opportunity will arise!
This sounds amazing……I wish I could make arrangements to go. It is something I have wanted to do for years. However, timing is not on my side this time. With our city having “Savour Stratford” the same weekend, it is a requirement to be available to work. It is also my youngest granddaughter’s birthday weekend. I am getting the message it isn’t the right time for me to go; but I will be looking forward to a retreat with the group in the future. Love & light to each of you!
Thanks for the encouragement Edith. It’s going to be a lovely weekend and we wish you could be there to enjoy it with us. We will try to have regular retreats so everyone will have to opportunity to experience the peace and happiness that comes from pure Dharma practice.