Four Protective Meditations - 5 Week Study / Practice Series - Online only
with Abhaya Darpana
August 10 - September 7, 2020
Online
Date and Time Details: Monday Nights, 7:00 - 8:00pm EST
Location: online
Contact: Clear Grace
retreat@heartwoodrefuge.org
828-356-5568
Cancellation Policy: As a dana-based, volunteer-based center, we are unable to provide refunds. At this time, all retreats are non-refundable. We understand that emergency circumstances arise. In this case, please submit in writing to explain the nature of the emergency circumstances to the retreat manager at retreat@heartwoodrefuge.org to secure a credit for future Heartwood offerings.
Offered via Zoom. A follow-up Day Long retreat will be offered at the end of the course. Details TBA
The Four Protective Meditations (Caturrārakkhā Bhāvanā) are the traditional grouping of:
- Recollection of Buddha
- Loving-kindness
- Non-attachment to Body
- Intimacy with Mortality
At the outset they offer protection from the Five Hindrances, thus preparing the soil of the Heart/Mind for cultivation. Over time they can be incorporated and developed as integral parts to the Purification of Conduct, Equipoise of Heart/Mind, and Wisdom Awakening.
As a follow up to the recent Heartwood retreat with Bhikkhu Bodhi on these practices, this series will be geared toward offering further exploration for those who attended the retreat or are familiar with these practices. It will nonetheless be suitable for those that want an introduction to these wonderful practices.
Abhaya will guide this series. He is recently ordained as a Dharmacharya in the Embracing Simplicity Order and has held these practices centrally in his spiritual life for years.
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