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Introduction to Meditation day retreat

August 20, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

- $55

Saturday 20th August
F.U.N Yoga
21 Redbank Road, Redbank (Wauchope) NSW 2446

 

Meditation is a way of calming the mind, reducing stress, and developing a more positive approach to life.

Suitable for everyone, this day retreat will provide the perfect opportunity to discover how meditation connects us with our potential for inner peace and happiness. This feeling of inner peace helps us to cope with the busyness, difficulties and uncertainty of daily life, enabling us to remain balanced, positive, and harmonious with others.

Everyone is welcome and no previous experience is required. (Vegetarian lunch is included)

 

Timetable:

9.30am-9.45am: Reception
9.45am-10.45am: Retreat Session 1
10.45am-11.30am: Tea break (in silence)
11.30am-12.30pm: Retreat Session 2
12.30pm-1.45pm:  Lunch break
1.45pm-2.45pm: Retreat Session 3
2.45pm-3.30pm: Tea break
3.30pm-4.30pm: Final session

 

Cost & Booking:

Cost: $55 full, $45 concession, $8 for LDKBC members

 

 

 

 

About the Teacher:

Kadam Mick Marcon is the Resident Teacher at Losang Dragpa Kadampa Buddhist Centre and has been practising meditation and Buddhism since 2004. With his clear understanding of Buddha’s teachings and down-to-earth manner, Kadam Mick inspires us to develop a pure and happy mind.

 

Details

Date:
August 20, 2022
Time:
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cost:
$55

Venue

F.U.N Yoga
21 Redbank Road
Redbank, NSW 2246 Australia + Google Map

Day Courses

 

Take a day out to immerse yourself in meditation and Buddhist teachings. Explore a specific topic in more detail at one of our monthly one-day meditation courses at held at our Centre or various locations throughout Newcastle

Day courses offer practical solutions to everyday problems of modern living and are suitable for everyone!

Courses consist of teachings and guided meditations. Refreshments are served between sessions.

 

 

 

What is Retreat?

In our busy modern life we lack the calm and stillness conducive to maintaining a happy and peaceful state of mind.  To regain a balance people are drawn to peaceful and quiet places where they can withdraw for a short time and renew their energy – in short, they go on retreat.  On retreat we devote our time to meditation and contemplation – it is a time to acquaint our minds with positive and meaningful thoughts.

“On retreat we stop all forms of business and extraneous activ­ities so as to emphasize a particular spiritual practice. There are three kinds of retreat: physical, verbal and mental. We engage in physical retreat when with a spiritual motivation we isolate ourself from other people, activities and noise, and disengage from extraneous and meaningless actions. We engage in verbal retreat when with a spiritual motivation we refrain from meaningless talk and periodically keep silence. We engage in mental retreat by preventing distractions and strong delusions such as attachment, anger, jealousy and strong self-grasping from arising, and by maintaining mindfulness and conscientiousness.

If we remain in physical and verbal retreat but fail to observe mental retreat, our retreat will have little power. Such a retreat may be relaxing, but if we do not prevent strong delusions from arising, our mind will not be at peace, even on retreat. However, keeping physical and verbal retreat will help us to keep mental retreat, and for this reason Shantideva, in Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, praises the first two kinds of retreat.”

Excerpt From: The New Guide to Dakini Land – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso