Vajra Vajraloka Retreat Centre

Emptiness and the Heart Sutra

Led by Tejananda

Form is emptiness; emptiness itself is form

Samatha (clarity and stability of mind) and Vipassana (insight meditation) are two interconnected aspects of Buddhist meditation aimed at full awakening to the real nature of things. Yet, the Heart Sutra teaches that there is no awakening and no 'things' to have a real nature. Such paradox suggests that words and concepts have their limitations as well as their uses. These are all issues that we will explore on this retreat - not through study but by cultivating samatha and reflecting on the paradoxes and mysteries of the Heart Sutra's teaching on the complete emptiness of all phenomena.

Tejananda will give succinct practical introductions to the various sections of the Heart Sutra, and to reflective meditations on the meaning of the sutra, within the context of the FWBO System of Meditation. We will also be chanting the sutra, and there will be a supportive context of devotional practice.

Start Date: 11th Jun 2010
End Date: 21st Jun 2010
Price: £360/320

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