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Pacific Northwest Winter Retreat details now online
This year’s Pacific Northwest Winter Retreat―at Camp Pringle, on the shore of Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island―is set to run from December 18, 2010 to January 1, 2011. The retreat comprises two two-week programs (each with one-week participation options): a Half-Dathun mindfulness-awareness meditation ... continuePosted August 14, 2010 by paulbel
Spring Simplicity Retreat 2010 at Juniper Hill
Article by Peggy Stockdale and photos by Chris Luginbuhl Our weekend of practice at Juniper Hill Retreat Centre began the moment four of us set out on the traffic-crawling trek out of Toronto, a sense of relaxed friendliness that would carry through the entire retreat. If we ... continuePosted June 12, 2010 by
Diving Deep – HIGHLIGHT
From the column Dharma Snacks by Cynthia Kneen I grew up in the Midwestern United States, from sturdy Canadian stock. Somehow my parents thought that Californians were a little silly, and to me that meant that an activity like whale watching was probably silly, too. Then I ... continuePosted January 21, 2010 by
The Space Between – HIGHLIGHT
Reflections on the Winter Weekthun held in Vancouver By Andrew Topf It was a typical Sunday afternoon, or so I thought. I got into my car around 5 pm to go grocery shopping. Halfway to the store, as I was turning left, I realized a man was crossing ... continuePosted January 13, 2010 by
Green Light Conversations – HIGHLIGHT
Exploring how right speech, together with meditation practice, can tranform us from a ‘me-first’ into a ‘we-first’ society. By Susan Chapman Many years ago, in my career as a therapist, it dawned on me that the roots of enlightened society are the ordinary, everyday relationships we have with ... continuePosted January 11, 2010 by paulbel
Juniper Hill - Winter Holiday Practice Week – HIGHLIGHT
An article by Eleanor with photos by Chris Luginbuhl When I signed up for the Juniper Hill Retreat Centre Winter retreat, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I had only been to a Shambhala open house evening in Toronto where I received meditation instruction ... continuePosted January 10, 2010 by
Sopa Choling Retreat Center at Gampo Abbey
Sopa Choling offers the Seventh Three-year Retreat Cycle in the Wisdom Tradition of the Karma Kagyu Lineage “…vajrayana practice is about recognizing, understanding, and having confidence in wisdom. We are cultivating confidence that wisdom already exists in our mind and body.” The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, “Adhishthana” [caption ... continuePosted March 5, 2009 by
Introducing Dorje Khyung Dzong Retreat Center
Dorje Khyung Dzong [Vajra Garuda Fortress] was named for the upper retreat place at Surmang Düdtsi-til, one of the main Surmang monasteries that are the seat of the Trungpa tulku lineage in eastern Tibet. Melissa and Bruce Robinson are the resident directors of Dorje Khyung Dzong ... continuePosted February 28, 2009 by










