4 day residential Mindfulness retreat: Thursday evening 21st July to Monday afternoon 25th July.
The cultivation of a meaningful peace can be understood as the human enlightenment project. According to traditional Dharma, this means cultivating mindfulness, the humane in us. This is the central idea of the Dharma. The teachings here are created to serve mindfulness. For this reason, the Buddha devised reflections and exercises that are intended as universally helpful practice. Within this view, the foundations of mindfulness might be thought of as mental health. In this case, mental health is the first priority of mindfulness practice.
Cost of retreat:
1. Single room: $75/$65 per night or $300/$260 for 4 nights. Includes all meals.
2. Twin share: $50/$40 per night or $200/$160 for 4 nights. includes all meals.
3. Non residential (includes people who live at KawaiPuraPura) $20 per day or $80 for 4 days. No food included.
Plus Dana to Chime.
If people can not come to the whole retreat, it is possible to come to the start of the retreat and finish early. You must start at the beginning though and not come mid way through the retreat. The $20 per day fee plus Dana in option 3 would apply here.
As Janet will be away for a month please contact Dawa from now on to book and for more information: dawarowley@gmail.com, ph: 09 845 0233. Spaces are limited so please do book so you don’t miss out.
The Auckland Sphere Group Website www.aucklandsphere.org has Chim’s teaching programme in New Zealand.
About Chime:
Lama Karma Chimé Shore founded the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre near Nelson, New Zealand and the Origins Centre in Western Australia (click the Wangapeka and Origins name to visit their Facebook pages).
He has studied and taught for over 30 years and received ordination in the Theravadan and Vajrayana traditons of Buddhism. He has studied with many eminent teachers such as H.H. the XVIth Karmapa, Ven. Kalu Rinpoche, Ven. Namgyal Rinpoché and Ven. Sayadaw U Thila Wunta.
His wealth of experience in working with a wide variety of people, combining both the spiritual and the worldly is rare. He is a warm, compassionate man who teaches in a straight-forward way. Lama Chimé is involved in community based projects in New Zealand and Western Australia and has worked in the mental health system aiding people in their personal recovery. He is a father to three sons and is also an artist and sculptor. Originally from Canada, he now resides in Perth and teaches mostly in Australia and New Zealand.
About Dana:
It is important to note that most Dharma teachers do not receive fees for their teaching but are dependent on the generosity of student donations. One of the reasons no set fee is given by the teacher is so that all beings, no matter what their financial situation is, are able to come and receive teachings.
Dana refers to “a gift freely and joyfully given”, and therefore the giving itself and the actual amount given is to be determined by students themselves. Another way to look at what’s appropriate for working persons is to multiply the hours of teaching by your own hourly rate.