Welcoming you to our weekly ONLINE Silent Meditation Gathering!
A meditation space is being offered to all to come and sit in silence together.
Some of us sit in the tradition of Soto Zen (Serene Reflection Meditation).
All traditions of silent meditation are welcome!
First Sitting for 30 minutes starts at:
7:20pm PST (Tuesday evening)
10:20pm EST (Tuesday evening)
7:50am IST (Wednesday morning INDIA Time)
We will have 2 Sitting Meditation periods.
Walking Meditation of 5 minutes follows the first sitting, in turn followed by a 3-4 minute break.
We will usually play a recorded Dharma Talk/s before the 2nd sitting: Non-duality teachings from various traditions are featured.
To Attend:
To join this gathering, an orientation session is first required. Please contact Supriti if you are interested in joining, and we will help you set up for our gathering, sharing with you what to expect and addressing any questions you may have..
November 27, 2022: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Pacific time)
Attend in-person OR virtually.
Requested Donation: $40.00 or more, paid through the Vancouver Buddhist Centre website.
Payment through the Vancouver Buddhist Centre website by November 23 registers you for attendance: vancouverbuddhistcentre.com
We credit a Vancouver TFO for suggesting the central theme for this day retreat, using inspiration he received from Pema Chodron’s seminal book, When Things Fall Apart. The primary question for the day: When have you turned toward pain, discomfort, fear, confusion, and what benefits resulted that would NOT have occurred had you turned away? We likely all have stories of this kind, when we have, yes, heroically, turned to face our discomfort to find resolution that is both deeper and enduring. Even so, we can likely tell of times when we have turned away from pain to have it stay with us as an ongoing companion.
Please join us for talks by those Training For Ordination and Order Members followed by discussions and meditation.
It is by far more convenient to bring your own lunch, but there are restaurants nearby. Service at one location forced a late afternoon start so please consider which option you’d prefer.
You may bring your own cushion and mat if you’d like but there are some at the facility as well.
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Welcoming you to our weekly ONLINE Silent Meditation Gathering!
A meditation space is being offered to all to come and sit in silence together.
Some of us sit in the tradition of Soto Zen (Serene Reflection Meditation).
All traditions of silent meditation are welcome!
First Sitting for 30 minutes starts at:
7:20pm PST (Tuesday evening)
10:20pm EST (Tuesday evening)
7:50am IST (Wednesday morning INDIA Time)
We will have 2 Sitting Meditation periods.
Walking Meditation of 5 minutes follows the first sitting, in turn followed by a 3-4 minute break.
We will usually play a recorded Dharma Talk/s before the 2nd sitting: Non-duality teachings from various traditions are featured.
To Attend:
To join this gathering, an orientation session is first required. Please contact Supriti if you are interested in joining, and we will help you set up for our gathering, sharing with you what to expect and addressing any questions you may have..
Welcoming you to our weekly ONLINE Silent Meditation Gathering!
A meditation space is being offered to all to come and sit in silence together.
Some of us sit in the tradition of Soto Zen (Serene Reflection Meditation).
All traditions of silent meditation are welcome!
First Sitting for 30 minutes starts at:
7:20pm PST (Tuesday evening)
10:20pm EST (Tuesday evening)
7:50am IST (Wednesday morning INDIA Time)
We will have 2 Sitting Meditation periods.
Walking Meditation of 5 minutes follows the first sitting, in turn followed by a 3-4 minute break.
We will usually play a recorded Dharma Talk/s before the 2nd sitting: Non-duality teachings from various traditions are featured.
To Attend:
To join this gathering, an orientation session is first required. Please contact Supriti if you are interested in joining, and we will help you set up for our gathering, sharing with you what to expect and addressing any questions you may have..
Welcoming you to our weekly ONLINE Silent Meditation Gathering!
A meditation space is being offered to all to come and sit in silence together.
Some of us sit in the tradition of Soto Zen (Serene Reflection Meditation).
All traditions of silent meditation are welcome!
First Sitting for 30 minutes starts at:
7:20pm PST (Tuesday evening)
10:20pm EST (Tuesday evening)
7:50am IST (Wednesday morning INDIA Time)
We will have 2 Sitting Meditation periods.
Walking Meditation of 5 minutes follows the first sitting, in turn followed by a 3-4 minute break.
We will usually play a recorded Dharma Talk/s before the 2nd sitting: Non-duality teachings from various traditions are featured.
To Attend:
To join this gathering, an orientation session is first required. Please contact Supriti if you are interested in joining, and we will help you set up for our gathering, sharing with you what to expect and addressing any questions you may have..
Welcoming you to our weekly ONLINE Silent Meditation Gathering!
A meditation space is being offered to all to come and sit in silence together.
Some of us sit in the tradition of Soto Zen (Serene Reflection Meditation).
All traditions of silent meditation are welcome!
First Sitting for 30 minutes starts at:
7:20pm PST (Tuesday evening)
10:20pm EST (Tuesday evening)
7:50am IST (Wednesday morning INDIA Time)
We will have 2 Sitting Meditation periods.
Walking Meditation of 5 minutes follows the first sitting, in turn followed by a 3-4 minute break.
We will usually play a recorded Dharma Talk/s before the 2nd sitting: Non-duality teachings from various traditions are featured.
To Attend:
To join this gathering, an orientation session is first required. Please contact Supriti if you are interested in joining, and we will help you set up for our gathering, sharing with you what to expect and addressing any questions you may have..
Inviting you to our IN-PERSON Silent Meditation Retreat
Most of us experience the need to attend periodic extended meditation retreats to deepen our practice, provide periods of sustained stillness of the body…just sitting…
Here is an offer to do so, for a few hours: To give ourselves permission to put aside media and “to-lists” just for a part of Sunday,
Schedule
Sitting Meditation
We will have several Sitting Meditation periods during the day
Walking Meditation 4 minutes Walking Meditation follows every sitting of 25 minutes
Gentle Traditional Hatha Yoga or Movement Practice
Half an hour of gentle guided movement and/or hatha yoga will be offered
Recorded Dharma Talks
We will play recorded Dharma Talk/s (Non-Duality Traditions) before and after lunch
Silent Lunch Together
12-12:30pm: BYOL: Please bring a bagged lunch for convenience that does not require heating: Sandwich, Salad, Fruit etc. along with a napkin
Break: Silent Walk/Rest
12:30-1:30pm We may schedule a half hour Silent Walk together if the sun and fresh air beckon
Sharing Circle 3:30pm: Welcoming comments on Dharma Talks
Silent Cleanup and Farewell
4pm,
Contribution
$20-$50 would be most appreciated to support the monthly operational costs of the BE Space
Breathwave conscious connected breathing is a gentle form of breathwork that supports nervous system regulation, emotional integration and inner connection. It honours the sacred within each one of us … the beauty, the light, the magnificent while also holding and integrating the shadow, the broken, the exiled in order to come to wholeness. The breath invites you into presence and to remember who you truly are in the essence of your Being.
Group Breathwave sessions are facilitated by senior Breathwave facilitator and trainer Christina Niven.
In a group journey, Christina will gently guide you into the breathwave, offer hands-on facilitation (with consent) and support you in staying present with and in your experience. Breathing is done in a relaxed way while lying down with the accompaniment of music and presence.
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Opening our eyes to how deeply interconnected we are to all life.
About this event
Interdependence: Meditation and the Ecology of the Heart
You can attend this event either in person at the venue or online on Zoom.
With Tergar Instructor Myoshin Kelley
When:
Saturday, Oct 1st, 2022 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday, Oct 2nd, 2022 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Cost:
The ticket prices range
Sponsor Fee – $200
Basic Fee – $120
Reduced Fee – $85
When you sign up please choose either a ticket for attending IN PERSON at the venue or ONLINE. We will be sending online registrants a Zoom link closer to the time of the event.
We strive to offer programs like this one as broadly as we can, regardless of ability to pay. If your ability to pay makes it difficult to attend this program, we will make every effort to make attendance possible. Please contact us at vancouver@tergar.org
This fee includes dana offering for the teacher.
DESCRIPTION
Meditation helps us to become more at ease in our own being. As we come to know ourselves in this authentic way, our eyes open to how deeply interconnected we are to all of life. To harm another is to harm ourselves. As long as others are suffering, we too suffer. Broadening our view leads to a qualitative difference in how we live our lives, knowing how deeply entwined we are. During this meditation weekend, we will experience the truth of interconnectedness through awareness and compassion practice, teachings, and discussion, so that we may live from this place of a wise and compassionate heart.
As well, we will explore how meditation can help us understand our interdependence.
This retreat is suitable for all meditators and a great support for those who have done any of the Path of Liberation or Joy of Living courses.
Cancellation Policy: Attendees will receive full refunds up to September 23; after that we will retain the admin fee of $25.
Myoshin Kelley attended her first meditation retreat in 1975 at the age of 20. Through the ensuing years she has received dharma instructions from several renowned Buddhist meditation masters in the Theravada, Zen, and Vajrayana traditions. In 1994 she accompanied her husband, Edwin, to the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA, where she was trained as a meditation teacher by Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzburg. She was the inaugural resident teacher at the long term practice center at the Forest Refuge. Myoshin was introduced to Vajrayana teachings in 1993 and met Mingyur Rinpoche in 1998. She moved to Minneapolis in 2010 to help support Mingyur Rinpoche in his worldwide vision and leads programs internationally.
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Why take 3-4 days out of your busy life for a meditation retreat?
These few days make the rest of your year more alive, productive and full of energy. When you emerge, you feel recharged and refreshed, ready to take on all your responsibilities with greater focus and joy.
“Grateful to all the people and things which enable me to take time out like this to care for myself so that I can be the best, most stress-free and happy version of myself possible … and in that be a better mamma. Truly blessed and most humbled. ”
The Silence Retreat can help you drop limiting beliefs, regrets and worries, and tap into a bigger vision for yourself. You come back to your life more grounded, more centered, more wise. You find a joy that is unshaken by outer circumstances. And the more often you do this retreat, the more this strength and freedom builds inside of you.
A Structured Retreat
While other retreats could leave you a little to your own devices to find some silence amidst a quiet atmosphere, many people find it challenging to know how to quiet their own minds. The Art of Silence Retreat provides optimal conditions for sinking deep within and breaking free from our mental chatter. Your whole day is carefully guided and crafted to give you as relaxing and transformative an experience possible. It’s no wonder that many course participants refer to it as the ideal vacation for body, mind, and spirit.
“I have been to other silent retreats at places like Kripalu, but basically, we were just silent and did our own thing, with optional classes we could attend throughout the day. But what we did here is so much more. What you guys offer is a full curriculum—the guided meditations, the service, the wisdom, the music—all of this took me on a journey far deeper than I thought possible.”
Silent Retreat participant
“Meditation is the journey from movement to stillness, sound to silence. “
-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Deep Meditations
A set of guided meditations called “Hollow and Empty” created by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar are a central part of the retreat. These meditations are geared towards drawing out the deepest layers of stress and tension from our nervous system.
Silence
Silence is more than not speaking, it is a way to renew ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. Even just a few minutes of true silence gives a rest far deeper than sleep, and possibly anything else you’ve experienced in life.
Mudras and Advanced Pranayama
The course builds upon the breathing exercises taught during the Happiness Program and teaches a series of Mudras – a subtle technique to balance the mind and emotions.
Music
Often, silence is associated with sadness. But in the retreat, silence is a celebration. After a full day of yoga, meditation and processes, the evenings are spent celebrating the inner spirit through soulful music and sacred chants.
More Elements
Yoga- Unite the body and mind with a morning yoga session to start each day.
Vedic Wisdom- Explore the “Four Pillars of Knowledge” from the ancient Vedic texts of India, which gives us the tools to live with bliss in our lives.
Question and Answer- Get clarity on meditation and peaceful living in nightly Q&A sessions with your teacher.
Wholesome Food- There’s nothing like eating well to soothe your spirit. Relish three delicious vegetarian meals a day.
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