Artwork by Catrin Welz-Stein
A five day retreat led by Singhashri offered in collaboration with Aryaloka Buddhist Center.
This year we’re all invited to draw inspiration from the Mahayana Trikaya (“three body”) teaching that points to who we actually are via three simultaneous dimensions of reality:
Nirmanakaya: coming home to presence within this body, this world
Sambhogakaya: befriending the dynamic flow of feeling and energy, and the relational dimension of being
Dharmakaya: opening to the luminous, boundless dimension of awakened being
We will delve into poetic themes of “coming home” and “belonging” as an emotionally engaging and relational approach to insight that allows:
Respect and appreciation of core human needs – belonging, safety and dignity
Holding of the tension between our ideals and our current (often messy) experience
Healing the illusion of separation and the habits of dualism
Learning to feel sensations of belonging at the levels of self, community, place, world
and to express compassionately responsive activityDeepening of mindfulness and metta as practices capable of helping us see the true nature of reality
This retreat will include meditation, movement (somatics), music, chanting and ritual, exercises and discussions, teacher input and practice reviews.
If friendship in community is the whole of the spiritual life, here’s your chance to go deeper in your own practice in the supportive company of others.