Retreat Title: Emptiness and the Heart Sutra
Led by Tejananda
‘All things are by nature void – they are not born or destroyed’
Buddhist practice is aimed at awakening fully to the real nature of things. Yet, according to the Heart Sutra, there is no awakening and no 'things' to have a real nature in the first place! As such paradox suggests, words and concepts have their limitations as well as their uses.
These are issues that we will explore on this retreat – not through study but by letting the ‘monkey mind’ quieten somewhat and then reflecting on the paradoxes of the Heart Sutra's teaching on the emptiness of all phenomena. And we’ll see that this is always and only pointing us back to the beauty and simplicity of direct experience, here and now.
There will be short practical introductions to the various sections of the Heart Sutra, and both reflective meditations on the meaning of the sutra, as well as recitations of the sutra itself.
This retreat is suitable for people who have been meditating for at least 3 years
Start Date: 23rd May 2014
End Date: 1st Jun 2014
Price: £360 (Full Price)
(Concessions are available for those unable to afford the standard rate. Please contact us.)
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