City Weekend Retreat - Awakening in the modern world

Healing the mind through calm

With Ven. Losang Gendun

Onsite is fully booked now, online registration is still possible.

Worry, fretting and anxiety are endemic, for they appear to our minds as solutions to a problem. In reality they get us lost in fictional scenarios obscuring the resources available to us. The practice of shamatha in contrast liberates the equanimity and pliancy of the mind, providing confidence and balance in challenging environments. Our weekend will explore how to practice Asanga’s nine stages of calm amidst the vicissitude of daily life, combining comfort and better solutions into a more satisfying way of living.

Donation

Dāna (generosity) is one of the cornerstones of the Buddhist path. By virtue of their generosity, the Buddha and the ordained sangha offer us the teachings, and in exchange, the lay community supports Dharma centers and the monastic community. This interdependence is essential for us to share the Dharma and continue our work to benefit all sentient beings. With your donation we support our teachers in their cost of living and we uphold our dharma center, which is managed entirely by volunteers.

The suggested donation for this 2-day retreat is € 75, coffee and tea included for those who did not register for the IDMT class beforehand.  If you already donated for the IDMT class on Saturday, you can make the reduced donation of 60 euro through this link.  For students and people with low income, the suggested donation is €50 (with IDMT) or 40 if you already donated for IDMT. Please send an email to amsterdam@maitreya.nl if you'd like to make use of this option.

Dates and times: Saturday Nov. 9: 10.00 - 18.30 hrs. (incl. regular IDMT class), Sunday Nov. 10: 10.00 - 17.00 hrs.

We'll have a shared potluck lunch this weekend. Please bring easy food items to share, that don't need extra preparation. We won't have space for that.

The donation amount should never be an obstacle to your access to the Dharma! Please contact us if it might be an obstacle for you.