January is Retreat Month!

(See pricing details below for the whole month) (Zoom access will be available to members only)

WHAT is Retreat Month?

January is a time when Kadampa Meditation Centers around the world focus on meditation and retreat practices. These retreats provide a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual path.

WHY do Kadampa Centers around the world do Retreat Month?

These January retreats are a special time to go deep — to dive below the surface of the crazy ocean waves of samsaric suffering & overly complicated conceptual thoughts into clarity and bliss, into Lamrim and Tantra. They are the best possible way to start the new year – and one of the favorite times of year for our community.

We could all aim to do a few extra good deep meditations at home this month to get some control over these challenging times and set this new year up in the way we’d like it to continue. How’s that for a new year’s resolution?!

Plus, if you haven’t learned to meditate at all yet, now could be a really great time to start. 

From Chaos to Calm
Morning Retreat on Buddhist Refuge

Sat, Jan 4: 10 am – 1 pm
The teaching (10 am – 11:30) will be available via zoom for members only.

Refuge vows (optional) will be offered at 12 noon for attendees (not available via zoom).

Details and registration  >

Where do we turn when our life feels out of control? Do we have the support we need for our spiritual practice? Is inner peace really possible?

This is an opportunity for those who are interested to deepen their practice of going for refuge to the Three Jewels, Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, in order to gain protection from suffering and make progress along the spiritual path to enlightenment. By learning to keep the refuge commitments, we will easily gain protection from fear and harm, and in particular from strong delusions that hold us back. In the first session, Gen Jindak will explain the meaning of Buddhist Refuge.

In the second session those who wish can formally take refuge vows in a special ceremony. By taking these vows we commit ourselves to finding happiness from within by relying upon Buddha, Dharma and Sangha throughout our life. Through this we enter into Buddhism and become a Buddhist. This is a very special opportunity to take the vows for the first time or to retake your vows.

The next weekend, January 11 & 12, we can put our refuge into practice during our guided meditation retreat.

Happiness from a Different Source

Guided Lamrim weekend retreat with Gen Jindak
Sat, Jan 11 & Sun, Jan 12
(sessions available via zoom for members only)

Details and registration  >

Join this guided weekend retreat and discover the transformative power of Buddhist wisdom to help you achieve liberation from suffering and attain true happiness.

Can we ever be free from all suffering and dissatisfaction, or find real happiness, while unpeaceful states of mind remain in our heart? This weekend Gen Jindak presents Buddhist teachings and meditations on the path to liberation – the permanent inner peace that can be attained only by reducing and eventually abandoning our anger, uncontrolled desire, and ignorance.

Mahamudra Meditation: The Heart of Tantric Practice
Guided Highest Yoga Tantra Retreat

Sat, Jan 25 & Sun, Jan 26
(sessions available via zoom for members only)

Details and registration  >

With faith and a pure intention, we can enjoy the profound meditations of Mahamudra, learning to transform from our ordinary body into our enlightened body through meditations on the central channel, drop and wind. Preliminary prayers for this retreat are 100’s of Deities According to Highest Yoga Tantra.

This particular retreat is for Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only since it includes self-generation practice and completion stage meditations.

Pricing

Full Retreat Month

Sat, Jan 4th – and both weekends Jan 11 – 12 & Jan 25 – 26  (register)

$165 ($150 when you pre-register by Jan 3)
Standard members : $150 ($135 when you pre-register by Jan 3)
Plus members free (please sign up in advance)

Individual Pricing for Each Weekend

Sat, Jan 4  (register)

$45 ($40 by Jan 2)
Standard members: $40 ($35 by Jan 2)
Plus members: Included (need to sign up by Jan 2)
includes lunch

Sat, Jan 11 & Sun, Jan 12 (4 sessions each day)  (register)

$70 ($60 by Jan 9)
Standard members: $60 ($50 by Jan 9)
Plus members: Included (need to sign up by Jan 10)
includes lunch

Per day: $45 (Standard members: $40)
Per session $15 (Standard members: $10)
Plus members free

Sat Jan 25 & Sun, Jan 26 HYT (4 sessions each day)  (register)

$70 ($60 by Jan 23)
Standard members: $60 ($50 by Jan 23)
Plus members: Included (need to sign up by Jan 18)
includes lunch

Per day: $45 (Standard members: $40)
Per session: $15 (Standard members: $10)
Plus members free