Quarterly Retreat: The Four Immeasurables
Led By:
Julia King Tamang
Location:
Ser Chö Ösel Ling
Date:
Jun 29 2012 6:00pm - Jul 1 2012 1:00pm Looking to add a second-turning tool kit to your practice? Join us at Ser Cho Osel Ling for a practice retreat on the The Four Immeasurables—the cultivation of loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity—a set of simple but powerful practices that open the heart and gradually, experimentally correct the distortions in our relationships to our self, while enriching our relationships to others. These practices are essential tools for expanding the capacity to love, to experience empathy and to connect in genuine way with all beings, free from confusion, habit and fear. By the end of the weekend, you’ll have a firm sense of how to proceed on your own, using these time-honored, traditional Buddhist tools as part of your core practices. Registration begins three months prior to events Schedule: Begins Friday, June 29 at 6 PM, with dinner. Please plan to attend the first session at 7:30 PM in the shrine room, punctually. Cost
Online Registration will open approximately three months prior to the event. Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships (up to 50% of the retreat cost) are available for individuals with serious financial constraints. Preference is given to KCC members of at least three months. The number of scholarships available depends entirely on donations to the Scholarship Fund. For those who can afford it, please consider contributing to the Scholarship Fund so that others who are less financially fortunate are able to attend KCC retreats. To apply for a scholarship, please review the scholarship policy and include a letter briefly stating your financial circumstances, the amount you are requesting and your history as a practitioner with your completed registration form and deposit. Accommodations: The north wing has six detached cabins and two attached to the main building. Each cabin can sleep two people. Two dorm style rooms inside the main building sleep three to six people. There are beds and mattresses but no bedding. You will need to bring your own bedding. The mattresses are hard and depending on your preference, you may want to bring extra blankets or foam for a softer bed. There are no singles available. Camping: Designated camping areas offer some shade. Please bring all your own equipment and bedding. Shrine Room: Please bring all your own sitting gear, including zabutons, cushions and pecha (meditation text) tables. There is a limited selection of cushions available for those who do not have their own. If you need special accommodations for sitting in the shrine room, please inform the Registrar. Chores: Retreatants will be asked to participate in a small daily chore (for example, helping in the kitchen, cleaning, etc.), as well as helping out with final clean-up at the end of the retreat. No chores will interfere with attending scheduled meditation sessions. Sponsor: Kagyu Changchub Chuling (KCC), a Dharma Center in Portland, Oregon, is sponsoring this retreat. KCC was founded in 1976 by the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche, one of the eminent meditation masters of modern Tibet and a holder of the Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu lineages. The mission of KCC is to make the teachings of these lineages accessible for all practitioners, whether they are just beginning to investigate Buddhism or are long-time students.
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