Join us for this transformational weekend retreat, a Buddhist teaching on awakening of Wisdom and Compassion within.
"You are already perfect, you do not seek perfection. What you seek is to express your nature in thought, speech and action. That is what your body and mind are for - make them serve your perfect nature, not your ego.” - Michael Gregory
Clear and rarified teachings and practices will be offered in a way that integrates the Six Perfections of generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration, and wisdom into everyday life. Transforming mundane thought, speech and action into a sacred and conscious living experience.
The Six Perfections are practiced by those who have the supreme intention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of others. These six are perfections because they give rise to complete enlightenment. This retreat will provide a definitive and beautiful path to transcend the suffering of the ego and destructive emotions and awaken the life process to one of enlightenment.
Retreat Theme and Prerequisites
This retreat will provide a definitive and beautiful path to transcend the suffering of the ego and destructive emotions and awaken the life process to one of enlightenment.
Practice of them also insures the attainment of an excellent body and mind in the future and even more favorable conditions for effective practice than those we enjoy at present.
Generosity leads to the enjoyment of ample resources, ethical discipline gives a good rebirth, patience leads to an attractive appearance and supportive companions, enthusiastic effort endows the ability to complete what is undertaken, fostering concentration makes the mind invulnerable to distraction, and wisdom discriminates between what needs to be cultivated and what must be discarded and leads to greater wisdom in the future.
Michael will break the teachings down conveniently into practical and modern terms, while never letting us forget that the point of all the Dharma is nothing other than insight into the mind and heart. Essential and clear instructions to introductory meditation will be offered.
This weekend retreat will be interspersed with fundamental meditation practices and much time will be reserved for questions and answers.
Retreat Schedule
The retreat daily schedule was several teaching sessions interspersed with short meditation sessions, and breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner breaks.
The retreat was offered online through zoom from August 9 - 11, 2019.
Benefits and Inclusions
This weekend retreat will be interspersed with fundamental meditation practices and much time will be reserved for questions and answers.
About Lama Michael
Lama Michael Gregory started this community over 25 years ago, as a former Buddhist Monk and Western Buddhist Teacher. He has shared that he can never fully repay the debt of kindness shown to him by several revered figures in Buddhism, including the XIV Dalai Lama, the XVII Karmapa--Orgyen Trinley Dorje, Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Bokar Rinpoche, Thrangu Rinpoche, HH Dodrupchen Rinpoche and Penor Rinpoche. These teachers have offered the empowerment cycles of Rinchen Terzo and Dam Ngak Dzod.