Unconditional Love Retreat - Sept. 19, 2021
Daylong Retreat, via Zoom
Unconditional Love as a Doorway into, and Expression of, the Nature of the Mind
with Lama John Makransky
Sunday, September 19; 9:30am to 12:30pm (with breaks), 12:30 to 1:30 for a lunch break, then 1:30 to 3pm.
This retreat will be fully remote, and it will take place via Zoom.
Suggested donation: $25-50 registration + teacher donation (we encourage you to consider giving teacher dana equal to or greater than what you gave for registration)*
This
retreat will explore ways of accessing and settling into our innate
awakened awareness through practices adapted from Tibetan Buddhism. By
participating in an empowering field of loving, spiritual connection, we
can become increasingly receptive to the openness, lucidity and
compassionate capacity of our buddha nature. Yet parts of us, often
unconsciously, can prevent us from becoming more fully receptive to such
qualities of awakening. To address that, we will focus on ways that the
unconditional, healing powers of our buddha nature can help realign all
parts of us with that nature. Then our innate awareness can
increasingly manifest of itself, unleashing powers of love, discernment
and creative responsiveness. Guided meditations, explanation of key
principles, and discussion will clarify our collective practice.
John Makransky, PhD, is Associate Professor of Buddhism
and Comparative Theology at Boston College, senior advisor for Chokyi
Nyima Rinpoche’s Centre of Buddhist Studies in Nepal and co-creator of
the Sustainable Compassion Training model for drawing on innate human
capacities of love and awareness. John's academic writings have focused
on connections between practices of wisdom, compassion and devotion in
Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, on adapting Buddhist practices to meet
contemporary minds, and on theoretical issues in interfaith learning. In
2000, John was ordained as a Lama, a meditation teacher of innate
compassion and wisdom, within the Nyingma Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan
Buddhism. As a meditation teacher, John is known for guiding
participants in their discovery of underlying powers of love and
wisdom. ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/9431561684?pwd=YVQ1N1VzNWE3dGR4RERSZ1l3Zks0Zz09
Dial in by phone for audio only: Call (646) 558-8656. Meeting ID: 943 156 1684. Password: 242.
*In keeping with the Buddhist tradition of dana (generosity), the suggested registration amounts for our classes and retreats do not include any payment for the teacher. The teachers are paid entirely out of the students' generosity. Please consider giving a donation to the teacher in order to support their ability to continue to share the dharma. We encourage you to consider teacher dana equal to or greater than the amount you gave for registration. You may give a donation at the time of registration and give later donations through our teacher dana link. Everyone is welcome to all of our events regardless of ability to donate.
You can give online or send checks to InsightPV, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 242, Easthampton, MA 01027.