Retreat Location: TSL

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915 or TSL ((719)-836-2324)

Schedule: TBD

Description:
We will be discussing “Stages Of Meditation” and practicing shamatha. Ven. Tenzin is planning on doing some teaching over the net from Indonesia. This will be a good time to get in some intensive practice time.

A donation of $50/single or $75/couple is suggested

Retreat Location: TSL and Various other locations.

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915 or TSL ((719)-836-2324)

Schedule: Saturday – Teaching 8AM-10AM MST, Meditation 11AM-Noon MST, Teaching Noon-2PM MST
Sunday – Sadhana 8AM MST

Description:

The Dhammapada is one of the most popular and revered texts in Buddhism. In the words of the Buddha himself, orally transmitted by his students and collected in 423 short verses, it captures the essence of Buddhist teaching. Compiled in the third century BCE, the text is part of the Pali Canon, the Sutta-pitaka (collections of sermons) of the Tripitaka and can he found in the Khuddaka Nikayan (collection of little texts).

The Dhammapada is a very inspiring text that covers moral teaching, teachings on mindfulness as well as on how to obtain happiness and find a way out of suffering.

A donation of $75/single or $125/couple is suggested

Retreat Dates: Oct 14-16, 2011

Retreat Location: TSL – 307 Arthur’s Court, Fairplay, Colorado

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

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Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915

Retreat Schedule: TBD

Description: This retreat will be an excellent opportunity for the sangha to review the text and practices from Nagarjuna’s text. Meditation instructions will be provided. New members are welcome to join.

A donation of $50/single or $80/couple is suggested

Retreat Dates: Dec 2-8, 2011

Retreat Location: TSL – 307 Arthur’s Court, Fairplay, Colorado

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

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Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915

Retreat Schedule: TBD

Description:
The Wheel of Sharp Weapons is perhaps the earliest and most celebrated text in the genre of mind-training (Lojong). Written by the great Indian yogi Dharmarakshita, one of Atisha’s main teachers, it focuses on the giving and taking (tonglen) method for overcoming the self-cherishing attitude and grasping for an impossible “true me.”

Tonglen is an advanced Mahayana method whereby we imagine taking on the sufferings of others and giving them happiness. Mahayana training in perfect altruism is seen as the means to achieve lasting happiness and peace for oneself and others, and Dharmarakshita’s Wheel as the supreme means to cut through our true enemies – self-grasping and self-cherishing.

“Effectively striking the heart of the foe,” the Wheel of Sharp Weapons provides essential tools for transforming suffering into happiness. This weeklong retreat will consist of teachings and meditation.

Recommended Text: Wheel of Sharp Weapons.

A donation of $400/single or $700/couple is suggested
A donation of $150/single or $250/couple is suggested for the weekend

Retreat Location: TSL and Various other locations.

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915 or TSL ((719)-836-2324)

Schedule:
Sat – Registration 9 AM, Teaching 11 – 1, 3-4:30, 5-6
Sunday – 10 AM till 1 PM

Description:

This retreat will be webcast from Chapman University. Click here for a link to the description.
If you are planning on going to CA for this retreat, you can contact Akiko at (wmorangeca@gmail.com) wmorangeca (at) gmail (dot) com about lodging and transportation.

A donation of $75/single or $125/couple is suggested

Retreat Dates: July 22-24, 2011

Retreat Location: TSL – 307 Arthur’s Court, Fairplay, Colorado

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

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Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915 or TSL ((719)-836-2324)

Retreat Schedule: Friday – Prayers and Aspirations 5-6 PM, and dinner
Saturday & Sunday- Registration starting at 8:30 AM, retreat starts at 10 AM

Description:

This retreat will focus on two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence, or shamatha. Initially we will practice the “mindfulness of breathing,” which is an effective approach to soothing the body and calming the discursive mind. The second method of our focus is both a shamatha practice and a preliminary to Dzogchen, called “settling the mind in its natural state.” The attainment of shamatha is widely regarded in the Buddhist tradition as an indispensable foundation for the cultivation of contemplative insight (vipashyana), and this retreat is designed to provide participants with a sufficient theoretical understanding and a basis in experience to enable them to proceed effectively toward this extraordinary state of mental and physical balance.

Additional instruction will be offered on the cultivation of the four immeasurables: loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. These qualities of the heart are so powerful that they can break down all the barriers that are created by attachment and aversion, opening our hearts boundlessly to all beings, which brings peace and happiness. Lectures and guided meditations will be interspersed with periods for group discussions and focus on the practical application of these practices in daily life. Participants are welcome to practice meditation in both the sitting (cross-legged or on a chair) position or in the supine position.

A donation of $150/single or $250/couple is suggested

Retreat Dates: Aug 26-31, 2011

Retreat Location: TSL – 307 Arthur’s Court, Fairplay, Colorado

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

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Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915

Retreat Schedule:
5:30AM-7AM: Silent Meditation
7AM-8:30AM: Breakfast and Break
9AM-10:30AM: Morning Prayers and Sadhana
10:45AM-12noon: Individual Recitation Practice
12-2PM: Lunch Break/ Rest
2PM-3:30PM- Individual Recitation Practice/ Prostrations
3:30-4PM: Tea Break
4PM-5:30PM: Sadhana & Recitation Practice
6PM-7:30PM: Teaching & Closing Prayers
7:45PM-8:30PM: Dinner

Description: Coming soon – Lots of practice and online teachings from Ven. Tenzin from Indonesia

A donation of $200/single or $300/couple is suggested

Friday, June 3rd, 6:30 PM
American Legion Hut on 10th & H St in Salida

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Retreat Dates: Friday, June 3rd-5th

Retreat Location: American Legion Hut on 10th & H St in Salida

Driving Directions: Drive south on 285, turn left on 291. Follow it into town till coming to G st, then turn right. Follow G St to 10th then turn right again and go one block to  H St.

Accommodations: Free lodging with local sangha members can generally be arranged in advance by calling Mary at 719-239-1262.

Contact: Mary Gage 719-239-1262

Retreat Schedule:
Friday: Public Talk (6:30 pm)  & Soup Kitchen (12 – 2pm or until soup runs out)
Saturday: Registration at 9:30, Retreat starts at 10:00 AM
Sunday: Registration at 9:30, Retreat starts at 10:00 AM

Description:

Vipashyana or insight meditation, focuses on deep introspection and analysis of reality so one can develop the awareness and ability to see things as they really are and not as they seem to be. This retreat is a continuation of our study of Atisha’s Lam Rim texts, which describe the stages of the path to enlightenment in a clear and systemic manner.

To celebrate Vesakh Day, (Buddha’a birthday), Bodhimarga will host a Soup Kitchen on Friday the 3rd from 12 – 2pm or until soup runs out!

This retreat is part of the Foundation of Buddhism series and is open to all.

A donation of $150/single or $250/couple is suggested

Retreat Location: TSL – 307 Arthur’s Court, Fairplay, Colorado

Driving Directions: From Fairplay, take 9 south towards Hartsel. Go about 7 miles on 9 and take what is basically the first left on Redhill Rd.  Turn left into the first driveway (which is the first left), to the house.  As much as possible, people should car pool.

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Accommodations: Limited space is available at the retreat house; bring bedding. Camping ok.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915

Retreat Schedule: Friday – Prayers and Aspirations 5-6 PM, and dinner
Saturday & Sunday- Registration starting at 8:30 AM, retreat starts at 10 AM

Description:
A mysterious Kashmiri woman from the 10-11 centuries is known as Niguma, the Dakini of Timeless Awareness, and is said to be the main source of the Tibetan lineage called Shangpa Kagyu. Not only is she herself ethereal, as befits a dakini, but most of the works attributed to her seem to focus on illusion.

Her practices of the Six Dharmas emphasize illusory body and dream yoga, and her only lengthy treatise is called “Stages in the Path of Illusion.” We’ll explore the woman and her teachings, based on the recent publication of Niguma, Lady of Illusion by Snow Lion Publications.

How might we journey on this path as illusion?

A donation of $150/single or $250/couple is suggested

Retreat Dates: May 7 – May 8, 2011

Retreat Location: Webcast from CA to TSL, MIT and Grand Junction CO.

Contact: Steve Ring 303.679.0915

Retreat Schedule: Sat. May 7 – Registration starts at 9 AM, teaching at 10:30.
Sun. May 8 – Meditation

Description:
Buddha Nature refers to the realization that all beings, without exception, have the same nature and potential for enlightenment. Just as clouds temporarily cover the sun, so too can ignorance temporarily obscure our Buddha Nature and hinder our development of compassion and wisdom. Meditation practice can allow us to see the true nature of things and develop these naturally present seeds of enlightenment.

This retreat will be conducted online from California.

A donation of $100/single or $150/couple is suggested