Retreats

Living with kindness online

The karaniya metta sutta

‘Loving kindness which is freedom of heart… it glows, it shines, it blazes forth.’

Join us online for this 'urban retreat' retreat celebrating kindness, love and bodhicitta – central qualities to the Buddhist path and central qualities to our founder Sangharakshita’s teaching.

Vidyamala and Sona are with us from the UK for quite possibly the last time, and will be joined by Suvarnadhi and Ratnavyuha. It will be an opportunity to explore different ways to awaken your heart to boundless and luminous love.

Taking the Karaniya Metta Sutta as the foundational text, there will be talks from different team members each day, ritual and devotion, meditation and groups.

I'd rather meet in person

This event page is for those able to join the whole retreat online only. If you live in Auckland, we heartily encourage you to join us for the in person elements, in which case use this page to book instead.

Programme

Saturday 18 January
2.30pm - a 2.5 hour introductory session

Sunday 19 January
Immersion day. Precise start time TBC. 5pm finish.

Monday 20 January - Thursday 23 January

• 7am to 8am meditation
• 1pm to 2pm lunchtime practice session
• 7.15pm - 9pm Dharma talk, discussion and puja

Friday 24 January

• 10.30am - 1pm session to conclude.

This event is open to those who have learned the metta bhavana and mindfulness of breathing practices.

Bookings close 15 January at 10am.
Zoom details to join online will be emailed to all participants on Friday 17 January.

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