February 18-26: Women's
Western U.S. and Mitra Retreat (open to women Order
members and mitras) at Vajrapani.
March 11-13, Open Retreat
(Friday 7:30pm to Sunday 3pm)
Meditating with Mountain Hermits
A meditation retreat inspired by the poetry and expansive view of
mountain hermit meditators: Cold Mountain, Shabkar, Ryokan, Milarepa
and Buddhist nuns of China. Viveka and Shantinayaka are meditation
teachers who for many years have done long solitary retreats in the
wilds and most recently went on pilgrimage together in mountains of
China and Eastern Tibet. Both teachers draw inspiration and guidance
from the poems and songs of mountain meditators. At Camp
Double Bear.
Sliding scale: $180-$130
(if using credit card, please add $10
to the amount you are paying.) (Paying the higher rate in advance
helps others come on retreat at a lower rate).
Registration deadline: Mar 3
May 13-16: Loving-Kindness:
A Buddhist Meditation Retreat (with yoga) for Women (Friday 8:00pm
to Monday 3pm with the option to only stay through Sunday afternoon)
at Camp Double Bear. Led by Suvarnaprabha
and yoga teachers.
Click here for a full description of this retreat.
Registration deadline: May 6
June 10-17 Summer Meditation
Immersion Retreat (Friday 7:30pm to Friday 2pm, 7 nights)
Four Foundations of Mindfulness explored through the Anapanasati
sutta.
This sutta (discourse) contains 16 accessible instructions taught
by the Buddha that work through the four foundations of mindfulness
(body, feelings, mind and the nature of reality) leading all the way
to Enlightenment. ed by Viveka, Shantinayaka,
and others, at Jikoji.
Sliding scale: $430-$405 (Paying the higher rate helps others come
on retreat at a lower rate)
If you pay by credit card online, please
add a $20 processing fee to the amount you are paying.
Registration deadline: June 1
Sept 2-5: Order and
Mitra Retreat (open to Order members
and mitras) at Jikoji.
(Friday 7:30pm to Monday, 3pm)
Led by visiting Order member Kulaprabha.
Cost: $255-$205 (Paying the higher rate in advance helps others come
on retreat at a lower rate.)
If you pay by credit card online, please
add a $10 processing fee to the amount you are paying.
Registration deadline: August 25
Oct 7-9:
Open retreat (Friday 7:30pm to Sunday 3pm)
at Jikoji. Please check the Center
calendar for more information about this retreat.
Sliding scale: $205-$155 (Paying the higher rate helps others come
on retreat at a lower rate)
If you pay by credit card online, please
add $10 processing fee to the amount you are paying.
Registration deadline: Oct 1
Nov 11
- 13, Open retreat (Friday 7:30pm to Sunday 3pm) at Camp
Double Bear. Led by visiting Order member and artist Srivati.
Please check the Center calendar in October
for more information about this retreat.
Sliding scale: $180-$130 (if using credit
card, please add $10 processing fee to the amount you are paying.)
(Paying the higher rate in advance helps others come on retreat at
a lower rate).
Registration deadline: Nov 2
Dec 23 - 30: 7-Day
Winter Meditation Retreat (Friday 7:30pm to Friday 2pm, 7 nights)
at Camp Double Bear.
Led by Kamalashila, a
senior Order member who was ordained more than 30 years ago. He is
also the author of the book "Meditation: the buddhist way of
tranquility and insight".
Sliding scale: $415-$385 (Paying the higher rate helps others come
on retreat at a lower rate.)
If you pay by credit card online, please
add $20 processing fee to the amount you are paying..
