Retreat Title: Compassion and Emptiness
Led by Tejananda
Benevolence - metta - together with compassion, joy and equanimity, were taught by the Buddha as boundless liberations of the mind. The familiar practices with 5 or 6 stages are entry points, enabling us to engage with our afflictive emotions - liking, disliking, ignoring - and to uncover the true, unlimited nature of the divine abodes. Liberation of the mind from afflictions, even if temporary, enables us to return to the boundless qualities as the Buddha himself taught them: simple, unlimited, radiant.
This, in turn, enables an opening to the progressive contemplation of emptiness. The Buddha's approach, found in the 'Shorter Discourse on Emptiness' and other early texts of the Pali canon, is distinct from the more familiar approaches developed by the Mahayana schools. It is less analytical and more direct and experiential.
During the retreat, we'll explore these wonderful, liberative teachings from a perspective of deep body awareness and in a spirit of open inquiry.
This retreat is suitable for people who have been meditating for at least 3 years
Start Date: 18th Oct 2019
End Date: 27th Oct 2019
Deposit: £70
Price: £405 (Full Price) / £369 (Conc Price)
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