This WEEKEND RETREAT IN FRANKFORT IL IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN
YOUR MEDITATION PRACTICE! Hosted by Red Lotus MEDITATION SANGHA This
WEEKEND RETREAT IN FRANKFORT IL IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN YOUR
MEDITATION PRACTICE. It will begin on Friday evening and continue
through Sunday mid-day. WEEKEND RETREATS CONSIST OF ALTERNATING
PERIODS OF GUIDED SEATED AND WALKING MEDITATION, meals, and a evening
Dharma talk. This RETREAT WILL BE LEAD BY MARCIA CURTIS, and the theme
of this RETREAT IS “SCATTERING JOY”.
_Appropriate for all levels of meditation experience!_
_ABOUT THE RETREAT_
Insight (vipassana) meditation is a form of Buddhist meditation in the
Theravadan tradition, which is the tradition of Burma, Thailand, Sri
Lanka, and Cambodia. It is a form of mindfulness meditation. The
meditator focuses on some aspect of the mind-body process such as the
breath, and learns to quiet the mind by observing what is. As the mind
becomes more quiet, the heart is given the space to open.
MARCIA CURTIS is a Unitarian Universalist minister who has served as a
chaplain with people with AIDS, people experiencing homelessness, and
with people with mental illness. She has been practicing meditation in
the Theravadan tradition for 32 years, and teaching since 1996. She
has done more than 50 retreats, including two three-month silent
retreats at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA.
This retreat is being given on a dana basis. Dana means
“generosity” in Pali, the language the Buddha’s teachings were
first written down in. Traditionally, there is no charge for sharing
the Buddha’s teaching. The fee covers only direct expenses for room
and board for the participant, and a share of overhead expenses such
as the teacher’s room and board. The teacher receives no payment for
the teaching itself.
Making a donation to the teacher at the end of the retreat is both a
part of the tradition and a way to practice the spiritual discipline
of generosity.
Practitioners will arrive Friday evening at 5:30 pm for check in and
introductions, practice will continue through Sunday at 1:00 pm at
check out.
SINGLE ROOM $252
SHARED ROOM $228
_PRICE INCLUDES ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS AND ALL MEALS WITH VEGETARIAN
OPTIONS PLUS ADDITIONAL COST OF EVENTBRITE SERVICE FEES._
For further information contact US at
redlotusmeditationsangha@gmail.com
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