When
- Friday, March 27, 2015: 7:30 PM through
- Sunday, March 29, 2015: 5 PM
Cost
- Double Room Base Fee: $205
- Double Room Sponsor Fee: $250
- Single Room Base Fee (if available): $275
- Single Room Sponsor Fee (if available): $305
- Student/Senior (double room only): $185
- Work-study (If available; requires prior permission from retreat manager): $155
- Commuter Fee Basic (includes all meals): $145
- Commuter Fee Sponsor (includes all meals): $190
Residential Weekend Practice Retreat
With Tergar Instructors Myoshin and Edwin Kelley
Meditation helps us to discover a deep sense of well-being that is not dependent on the circumstances of our lives. When we learn to tame our minds and open our hearts through the practice of meditation, we discover the compassionate wisdom and radiant joy that is our true nature.
This residential retreat will offer a unique opportunity to gather together as a community to deepen and refresh our practice. In his recent letter while on retreat, Mingyur Rinpoche said: "To all my students .... I ask that you persevere as much as possible in your practice .... and especially if you have time, do as much retreat as you can regardless of how long or short it is." We hope you can join us for this deeper exploration into practice.
Whether you have never done a retreat before or are a seasoned practitioner, this program provides an excellent opportunity to taste the benefits of sustained practice.
Schedule
Over the weekend, we will refresh our understanding of awareness meditation and loving-kindness and compassion meditation. The retreat will take place in a secluded environment with the support of a community of meditators. The daily schedule will include six to eight hours of meditation per day (practiced in twenty to thirty minute sessions), and will incorporate periods of silence, along with video teachings by Mingyur Rinpoche, optional group discussions, and presentations on the key points of meditation by Tergar Senior Instructors Myoshin and Edwin Kelley.
Location and Meals
The retreat will be held at Holy Spirit Retreat Center, located on Lake Elysian in Janesville, MN. The retreat center offers a secluded and peaceful refuge only 70 minutes from the Twin Cities.
Meals will be vegetarian. The retreat center will do its best, within reason, to accommodate additional dietary restrictions, as long as those restrictions are noted when registering online.
Check-in and on-site registration will begin at 6:00 pm. The opening session will be at 7:30 pm. Please note that no evening meal will be offered on Friday so plan to eat before you arrive or bring your dinner with you.
Room Assignments
The retreat center offers 17 double rooms and 2 single rooms. If any double rooms have not been filled by the retreat start date, they may be made available as single rooms at the single-room rate.
About Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist masters. With a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner, Rinpoche’s profound teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. Rinpoche currently teaches throughout the world, with centers on four continents. Read more...
About the Instructors
Myoshin Kelley attended her first meditation retreat in 1975 at the age of 20. Through the ensuing years she has received dharma instructions from several renowned Buddhist meditation masters in the Theravada, Zen, and Vajrayana traditions. She has practiced extensively with the Burmese meditation masters Chanmyay Sayadaw, Sayadaw U Pandita, and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. In the early 1990s Myoshin received meditation instruction from the Soto Zen master Hogen Yamahata. Her desire for long-term meditation practice has taken her to Burma on several occasions. Read more...
Edwin Kelley first became interested in Buddhism in 1975 when he attended a meditation retreat near Perth, Australia. He later pursued a career as a public accountant and in 1992 went to Burma to undertake a six month period of intensive retreat with the renowned meditation master Chanmyay Sayadaw. While practicing in Burma he ordained temporarily as a Theravada Buddhist monk.
In 1994 he was hired as Director of Operations by one of America’s best known meditation retreat centers, the insight Meditation Society (IMS), in Barre, MA. Eighteen months later he was appointed Executive Director of IMS and served in that capacity until 2003 when he resigned to pursue further long-term intensive meditation practice. Read more...
About the Joy of Living
The Joy of Living retreats provide a path of meditation training that is open to people of all faiths and belief systems. The style of meditation presented in this program teaches how to work with the problems and experiences of everyday life to create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. Read more…