Akashavana
november news from the community
On Wed, 13 November, 2013 - 11:17
acalavajri
2013 marked a turning point for Akashavana as our most full and fruitful year to date. Since March we have welcomed over 100 mitras and Dharmacharinis on our two ordination retreats, five Order retreats and as volunteers. It’s been a rich experience not only for the community, but also for the women coming here for their first time, or as return visitors.
All the help offered by our volunteers allowed us to make great strides on preserving the buildings and making them even more beautiful and practical. We’d like to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped in making it a successful year at Akashavana.
How you Can Support our Efforts
We’d like to increase our standing orders in 2014. We currently have 15 standing orders resulting in a total of 270 pounds. If you aren’t already giving to Akashavana, please consider putting in a standing order with us. Funds from standing orders will help us on future projects such as building a solitary facility, water storage, and solar water heating. Please get in touch if interested by emailing community [at] akashavana.org
Join us in 2014
Whether you’ve been to Akashavana before, or want to experience this beautiful and magical place for the first time, volunteering with us is a great way to connect with the project and contribute to continuing to establish conditions for women in our movement and order to deepen our going for refuge. Please get in touch if interested by emailing community [at] akashavana.org
In the context of our full retreat program me for next year, these are the retreat opportunities for Dharmacharini’s at Akashavana in 2014 that are currently planned. Go to www.akashavana.org for more information and how to book.
Listening, Hearing, Understanding A two week meditation retreat
18th Sept | 2nd Oct With Srisambhava & Vijayamala
“The more and more you listen, the more and more you hear. The more and more you hear, the deeper your understanding becomes.” - Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
In the deep silence of Akashavana, come and listen and allow Reality to reveal itself. This meditation retreat will be conducted mainly in silence to allow participants to follow their own practice threads. There will be some input at the beginning to get us started, presenting key principles that will help us to explore our direct experience in and out of meditation, with the option of further input where appropriate as the retreat progresses. There will also be shared rituals and the opportunity for one-to-one reviews with Srisambhava and Vijayamala.
Cost: € 580 | 530
Mindfulness to Wisdom – a direct path to freedom
A three week meditation retreat
11th | 31st Oct With Vajradevi & Prasadavati
Spend 3 weeks in the beauty and wildness of Akashavana investigating your mind and allowing it to flourish. Using teachings from the Satipatthana Sutta to understand pratitya samutpada, within your experience and in the world around you, we will illuminate a joyful path of awareness, right view and insight.
Teaching will mainly be offered in the first two weeks of the retreat with meditation reviews and silence throughout the whole three weeks.
Cost: € 850 | 750
All the help offered by our volunteers allowed us to make great strides on preserving the buildings and making them even more beautiful and practical. We’d like to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped in making it a successful year at Akashavana.
How you Can Support our Efforts
We’d like to increase our standing orders in 2014. We currently have 15 standing orders resulting in a total of 270 pounds. If you aren’t already giving to Akashavana, please consider putting in a standing order with us. Funds from standing orders will help us on future projects such as building a solitary facility, water storage, and solar water heating. Please get in touch if interested by emailing community [at] akashavana.org
Join us in 2014
Whether you’ve been to Akashavana before, or want to experience this beautiful and magical place for the first time, volunteering with us is a great way to connect with the project and contribute to continuing to establish conditions for women in our movement and order to deepen our going for refuge. Please get in touch if interested by emailing community [at] akashavana.org
In the context of our full retreat program me for next year, these are the retreat opportunities for Dharmacharini’s at Akashavana in 2014 that are currently planned. Go to www.akashavana.org for more information and how to book.
Listening, Hearing, Understanding A two week meditation retreat
18th Sept | 2nd Oct With Srisambhava & Vijayamala
“The more and more you listen, the more and more you hear. The more and more you hear, the deeper your understanding becomes.” - Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
In the deep silence of Akashavana, come and listen and allow Reality to reveal itself. This meditation retreat will be conducted mainly in silence to allow participants to follow their own practice threads. There will be some input at the beginning to get us started, presenting key principles that will help us to explore our direct experience in and out of meditation, with the option of further input where appropriate as the retreat progresses. There will also be shared rituals and the opportunity for one-to-one reviews with Srisambhava and Vijayamala.
Cost: € 580 | 530
Mindfulness to Wisdom – a direct path to freedom
A three week meditation retreat
11th | 31st Oct With Vajradevi & Prasadavati
Spend 3 weeks in the beauty and wildness of Akashavana investigating your mind and allowing it to flourish. Using teachings from the Satipatthana Sutta to understand pratitya samutpada, within your experience and in the world around you, we will illuminate a joyful path of awareness, right view and insight.
Teaching will mainly be offered in the first two weeks of the retreat with meditation reviews and silence throughout the whole three weeks.
Cost: € 850 | 750
