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SUMMARY:Sept. 24-28\, 2026 Meditation Retreat - LOVING YOURSELF: Nurturing the Heart Practices
DESCRIPTION:The Buddha taught that you can search the entire universe for someone more deserving of your love and affection than yourself\, and you will not find that person anywhere. \nAnd yet\, for many of us\, it seems much easier for us to offer our care\, compassion\, and even forgiveness to others than to ourselves. \nWe tend to beat ourselves up\, or give ourselves an unnecessarily hard time for our “perfectly human” imperfections. \nDuring this 5-day meditation retreat\, we’ll be deeply exploring and nurturing the heart practices of kindness\, compassion\, joy\, and a sense of profound ease (or equanimity) – for the person we spend the most time with – ourselves. \nIn the Buddhist tradition\, these four essential qualities of heart are called the Divine Abodes\, or the Bhrama Viharas\, which translates as the “dwelling places of the gods.” And the idea is that\, through our practice\, we can not only nurture these qualities\, but eventually\, we can become these qualities … and “dwell there\,” in the home of our body\, mind\, and heart. \nOur silent retreat together will include dharma talks\, periods of both guided and silent meditation\, walking meditation\, and Q&A sessions about these essential practices. Check-in will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday\, and the retreat will end at 12:45 p.m. Monday\, followed by lunch. \nLEARN MORE HERE
URL:https://dev.mindfulvalley.com/event/sept-24-28-2026-meditation-retreat-loving-yourself-nurturing-the-heart-practices/
LOCATION:Peterkin Camp & Conference Center\, 286 Clubhouse Rd.\, Romney\, WV\, 26757\, United States
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SUMMARY:April 23-27\, 2026 Meditation Retreat: KEEP CALMLY KNOWING CHANGE
DESCRIPTION:“KEEP CALMLY KNOWING CHANGE”\n~ A summary of our entire practice of meditation\, from master and scholar Bhikkhu Analayo \nFor thousands of years\, meditation masters throughout the world have told us that if we can tap into a deep\, experiential knowledge of what is often called emptiness\, or sunyata\, we can understand the entirety of the Dharma\, the whole thing – and discover the Maha-Sukha\, the Great Bliss. \nAnd the good news is: this profound freedom isn’t far away\, or unattainable – it can be tapped into in every moment\, if we know how to look for it. \nVipassana (Insight) meditation – the oldest form of Buddhist meditation practice – shows us how to do this. \nThe root meaning of vipassana is “to see things as they are\,” means to know and experience our entire universe and everything in it as constantly and forever changing – including ourselves. \nDuring this 5-day meditation retreat\, we’ll explore how we can use our practice to begin to “see things as they are\,” and experience the profound joy and ease that can arise by letting go. \nAlong with the crucial teachings of the 5 Remembrances\, we’ll do this by deeply exploring and learning to accept and embody the 3 Truths of Life: impermanence (annica)\, suffering (dukkha)\, and interdependence\, or no-self (annata). \nOur silent retreat together will include dharma talks\, periods of both guided and silent meditation\, walking meditation\, a Q&A sessions about these essential practices\, and a special  bonfire to end. Check-in will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday\, and the retreat will end at 12:45 p.m. Monday\, followed by lunch. \nSome meditation experience might be helpful\, but the practice and its teachings is applicable to all\, and all are welcome. \nLEARN MORE HERE
URL:https://dev.mindfulvalley.com/event/april-23-27-2026-meditation-retreat-keep-calmly-knowing-change/
LOCATION:Peterkin Camp & Conference Center\, 286 Clubhouse Rd.\, Romney\, WV\, 26757\, United States
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