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Second daily session (1.5 hrs): <\/strong>USA PST 07:30 | M\u00e9xico 09:30 | USA EST 10:30 | IE & UK 15:30 | Europe CET 16:30 | India 21:00 | Australia AEDT 02.30 (next day) | New Zealand NZDT 04.30 (next day)<\/p>\n Third daily session (1.5 hrs): <\/strong>USA PST 11:30 | M\u00e9xico 13:30 | USA EST 14:30 | IE & UK 19:30 | Europe CET 20:30 | India 01:00 (next day) | Australia AEDT 06.30 (next day) | New Zealand NZDT 08.30 (next day) \ud83c\udf05\ud83e\udeb7 Seven days of exploration of the divine abodes and emptiness<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n You can access video recordings of all sessions below under each day\u2019s resources.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcd6 Download a practice diary to use during the retreat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Buddha taught the meditative ‘divine abodes’ (brahamaviharas<\/em>)\u2013 unconditional love, compassion, joy and equanimity \u2013 not just as states of calm, but as ways to liberate the mind. The practices enable us to cultivate these qualities and to engage with our afflictive emotions \u2013 craving, hatred and \u2018ignoring\u2019 \u2013 in relation to them. In doing so, we\u2019re already engaging with insightful perspectives. Sooner or later, we\u2019re likely to start glimpsing the uncultivated, unlimited, unconditional nature of these qualities, free from afflictions. We\u2019ll explore these possibilities in the first part of the retreat from a perspective of deep, embodied awareness and in a spirit of openness and curiosity.<\/p>\n This will provide us with an excellent basis for our contemplations of emptiness. Based on the \u2018Shorter Discourse on Emptiness\u2019, an early Buddhist text, this approach to emptiness is more direct and experiential than some developed by later Mahayana schools. Starting with our everyday experience, it enables us to \u2018experience\u2019 emptiness progressively in relation to our perception of space and consciousness, right up to the liberation of \u2018signlessness\u2019. It doesn\u2019t matter how far through this progression we manage to get \u2013 discovering emptiness in relation to our actual experience now would be quite profound enough! Second daily session (1.5 hrs, with optional breakout rooms):<\/strong> USA PST 07:30 | M\u00e9xico 09:30 | USA EST 10:30 | IE & UK 15:30 | Europe CET 16:30 | India 20:00 | Australia AEST 00:30 (next day) | New Zealand NZST 02:30 (next day)<\/p>\n Third daily session (60-75 mins):<\/strong> USA PST 11:00 | M\u00e9xico 13:00 | USA EST 14:00 | IE & UK 19:00 | Europe CET 20:00 | India 23:30 | Australia AEST 04:00 (next day) | New Zealand NZST 06:00 (next day)<\/p>\n N.B. Your ticket is for any day \u2013 come to as many sessions as you wish.<\/em><\/p>\n Rooms will open 15 minutes before each session, feel free to come early and meet other retreatants.<\/i> Paramananda has been teaching meditation and leading retreats around the world for over 30 years and is also a poet and author of four books on meditation:<\/em> Change Your Mind<\/a>, A Deeper Beauty<\/a>, The Body<\/a> and<\/em> The Myth of Meditation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cParamananda<\/strong> beautifully examines how spiritual practice is both a deeply intimate relationship with oneself, and inextricably connected to the world we live in. 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What would it be like to experience yourself without restrictive concepts? What dimensions might open up in your life as you engage with myths and symbols? Awareness, or mindfulness, is an essential foundation for all spiritual growth. And through knowing experience directly we can transform difficulties and become happier, calmer and more fulfilled. But awareness offers much more: it also provides a doorway to other dimensions in the large chamber of our being. Awareness of the body, heart and mind can blossom into awareness of boundlessness, love and mystery, as Buddhist teachers have taught down the millennia.<\/p>\n Imagination is a key to this opening. When our minds are clear and we\u2019re alive to what\u2019s within us and around us, our imaginations wake up to new possibilities. Kusaladevi joins Vidyamala and Vishvapani in a conversation exploring the theme of their Home Retreat.<\/p>\n Download podcast episode<\/a> All our events are offered by donation. If you can, donate to allow others who can\u2019t afford it to access these vital Dharma resources when they need them most. <\/strong>Thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n Suggested donation for the whole retreat:<\/strong> Donate and support Dharma classes online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Resources title” module_id=”#resources” _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”_initial” custom_padding=”30px||29px|||” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#BB5207″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Resources” module_id=”programme” _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#BB5207″ text_font_size=”24px” text_line_height=”1.8em” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color_tablet=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” text_text_color_phone=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” text_text_color_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb%22:%91%22text_text_color_tablet%22,%22text_text_color_phone%22%93}”]<\/p>\n Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Sutta” module_id=”resources” _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”_initial” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” disabled=”on” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#8E1849″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Sutta” _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” link_font=”|700||||||#0c3179|” link_text_color=”#BB5207″ link_font_size=”20px” header_2_text_color=”#8E1849″ header_4_font_size=”20px” header_4_line_height=”1.5em” max_width=”720px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” link_text_color_tablet=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” link_text_color_phone=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” link_text_color_last_edited=”off|desktop” link_font_size_tablet=”20px” link_font_size_phone=”16px” link_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_4_line_height_tablet=”” header_4_line_height_phone=”” header_4_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb%22:%91%22link_text_color_phone%22,%22link_text_color_tablet%22%93}”]<\/p>\n Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu PTS: M iii 104.<\/p>\n Taken from the book “Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation”. Available at Windhorse Publications.<\/a><\/p>\n Download the PDF file<\/a><\/p>\n I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi in the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara’s mother. Then in the evening, Ven. Ananda, coming out of seclusion, went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to the Blessed One: “On one occasion, when the Blessed One was staying among the Sakyans in a Sakyan town named Nagaraka, there \u2014 face-to-face with the Blessed One \u2014 I heard this, face-to-face I learned this: ‘I now remain fully in a dwelling of emptiness.’ Did I hear that correctly, learn it correctly, attend to it correctly, remember it correctly?”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [The Buddha:] “Yes, Ananda, you heard that correctly, learned it correctly, attended to it correctly, remembered it correctly. Now, as well as before, I remain fully in a dwelling of emptiness. Just as this palace of Migara’s mother is empty of elephants, cattle, & mares, empty of gold & silver, empty of assemblies of women & men, and there is only this non- emptiness \u2014 the singleness based on the community of monks; even so, Ananda, a monk \u2014 not attending to the perception(1) of village, not attending to the perception of human being \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the perception of wilderness. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its perception of wilderness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”continue reading” open_toggle_text_color=”#BB5207″ open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_text_color=”#BB5207″ closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”#BB5207″ open_icon_color=”#BB5207″ title_tablet=”What is a Home Retreat? (click to read)” title_phone=”What is a Home Retreat? 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Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of human being are not present. There is only this modicum of disturbance: the singleness based on the perception of wilderness.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the perception of village. This mode of perception is empty of the perception of human being. There is only this non-emptiness: the singleness based on the perception of wilderness.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, & pure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Perception of Earth<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Further, Ananda, the monk \u2014 not attending to the perception of human being, not attending to the perception of wilderness \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the perception of earth. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its perception of earth. Just as a bull’s hide is stretched free from wrinkles with a hundred stakes, even so \u2014 without attending to all the ridges & hollows, the river ravines, the tracts of stumps & thorns, the craggy irregularities of this earth \u2014 he attends to the singleness based on the perception of earth. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its perception of earth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of human being are not present. Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of wilderness are not present. There is only this modicum of disturbance: the singleness based on the perception of earth.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the perception of human being. This mode of perception is empty of the perception of wilderness. There is only this non-emptiness: the singleness based on the perception of earth.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, & pure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (The Infinitude of Space)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Further, Ananda, the monk \u2014 not attending to the perception of wilderness, not attending to the perception of earth \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of wilderness are not present. Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of earth are not present. There is only this modicum of disturbance: the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the perception of wilderness. This mode of perception is empty of the perception of earth. There is only this non-emptiness: the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, & pure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (The Infinitude of Consciousness)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Further, Ananda, the monk \u2014 not attending to the perception of earth, not attending to the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of earth are not present. Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space are not present. There is only this modicum of disturbance: the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the perception of earth. This mode of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space. There is only this non-emptiness: the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, & pure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Nothingness)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Further, Ananda, the monk \u2014 not attending to the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space, not attending to the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of nothingness. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its perception of the dimension of nothingness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space are not present. Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness are not present. There is only this modicum of disturbance: the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of space. This mode of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness. There is only this non-emptiness: the singleness based on the perception of the dimension of nothingness.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, & pure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (Neither Perception nor Non-Perception)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Further, Ananda, the monk \u2014 not attending to the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness, not attending to the perception of the dimension of nothingness \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the dimension of neither perception nor non- perception. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness are not present. Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of the dimension of nothingness are not present. There is only this modicum of disturbance: the singleness based on the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness. This mode of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of nothingness. There is only this non-emptiness: the singleness based on the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, & pure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Theme-Less Concentration<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Further, Ananda, the monk \u2014 not attending to the perception of the dimension of nothingness, not attending to the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the theme-less concentration of awareness. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its theme-less concentration of awareness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of the dimension of nothingness are not present. Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, are not present. And there is only this modicum of disturbance: that connected with the six sensory spheres, dependent on this very body with life as its condition.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of nothingness. This mode of perception is empty of the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non- perception. There is only this non-emptiness: that connected with the six sensory spheres, dependent on this very body with life as its condition.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, & pure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Release<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Further, Ananda, the monk \u2014 not attending to the perception of the dimension of nothingness, not attending to the perception of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception \u2014 attends to the singleness based on the theme-less concentration of awareness. His mind takes pleasure, finds satisfaction, settles, & indulges in its theme-less concentration of awareness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘This theme-less concentration of awareness is fabricated & mentally fashioned.’ And he discerns that ‘Whatever is fabricated & mentally fashioned is inconstant & subject to cessation.’ For him \u2014 thus knowing, thus seeing \u2014 the mind is released from the effluent of sensuality, the effluent of becoming, the effluent of ignorance. With release, there is the knowledge, ‘Released.’ He discerns that ‘Birth is ended, the holy life fulfilled, the task done. There is nothing further for this world.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “He discerns that ‘Whatever disturbances that would exist based on the effluent of sensuality… the effluent of becoming… the effluent of ignorance, are not present. And there is only this modicum of disturbance: that connected with the six sensory spheres, dependent on this very body with life as its condition.’ He discerns that ‘This mode of perception is empty of the effluent of sensuality… becoming… ignorance. And there is just this non- emptiness: that connected with the six sensory spheres, dependent on this very body with life as its condition.’ Thus he regards it as empty of whatever is not there. Whatever remains, he discerns as present: ‘There is this.’ And so this, his entry into emptiness, accords with actuality, is undistorted in meaning, pure \u2014 superior & unsurpassed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Ananda, whatever contemplatives and priests who in the past entered & remained in an emptiness that was pure, superior, & unsurpassed, they all entered & remained in this very same emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed. Whatever contemplatives and priests who in the future will enter & remain in an emptiness that will be pure, superior, & unsurpassed, they all will enter & remain in this very same emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed. Whatever contemplatives and priests who at present enter & remain in an emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed, they all enter & remain in this very same emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Therefore, Ananda, you should train yourselves: ‘We will enter & remain in the emptiness that is pure, superior, & unsurpassed.'”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That is what the Blessed One said. Gratified, Ven. Ananda delighted in the Blessed One’s words.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Note See also: AN 9.42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#BB5207″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Reference” _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” link_font=”|700||||||#0c3179|” link_text_color=”#BB5207″ link_font_size=”20px” header_2_text_color=”#BB5207″ header_4_font_size=”20px” header_4_line_height=”1.5em” max_width=”720px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” link_text_color_tablet=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” link_text_color_phone=”gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb” link_text_color_last_edited=”off|desktop” link_font_size_tablet=”20px” link_font_size_phone=”16px” link_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_4_line_height_tablet=”” header_4_line_height_phone=”” header_4_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-6e11b5e3-f634-40b8-8318-80dc6999eedb%22:%91%22link_text_color_phone%22,%22link_text_color_tablet%22%93}”]<\/p>\n Taken from the book “Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation”. 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How can engaging with images – with imagination itself – take our awareness deeper and help us connect with something truly transformative? Join our guests Vishvapani and Amitajyoti to explore how a Buddhist perspective on consciousness can help move us towards a life touched more fully by a sense of creativity and freedom.<\/p>\n In this episode, we look at imagination within the framework of Triratna\u2019s system of practice, an approach to Buddhism that represents a naturally unfolding process of experience emerging from the dedicated cultivation of awareness and kindness:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Each stage here is a doorway to a more creative realm that we can access whatever our circumstances.<\/p>\n We also evoke the place of nature as intertwined with the life of the imagination. 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\nINTRODUCTION
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\u00a3175 \/ $220 \/ \u20ac205 or \u00a330 \/ $38 \/ \u20ac35 per day<\/strong><\/p>\nCula-sun\u0303n\u0303ata Sutta (MN 121)<\/h3>\n
The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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W.B. Yeats<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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Urgyen Sangharakshita<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n