Join us for this Away Weekend Meditation – Open Heart Peaceful Mind
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Spend a relaxing meditation retreat in the peaceful environment of Thirsty Falls Guest Farm.
Whether you’re a beginner or simply want to enjoy retreat the programme is structured to help you refresh your mind through meditation.
Includes teachings and guided meditation on how to let go of negative emotions find healing and freedom and the peace of an open heart.
During the breaks enjoy meaningful conversation and the beauty of the surroundings.
The Retreat takes place at Thirsty Falls Guest Farm in the Magaliesburg a 90-minute drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria.
About the Venue:
Thirsty Falls offers spectacular views and absolute privacy in a tranquil environment. Thirsty Falls derives its name from the many mountain waterfalls above the cliffs that happen during Highveld thunderstorms the waters vanish into the underground caverns.
About the Teacher
As a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Gen Kelsang Mila is a modern – day Kadampa Nun and the resident teacher of Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Centre. She has been a student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for 20 years and ordained for fourteen years. Her teachings are always practical and easy to apply to everyday life.
Programme
Friday 11 October
16:00 – 17:30 Check in
18:30 – 19:15 Supper
19:30 – 21:00 Introduction
Tea & Coffee
Saturday 12 October
Breakfast 08:00 – 08:45
09:00 – 10:15 Guided Meditation
Tea and Coffee
11:30 – 13:00 Teaching & Guided Meditation
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch
16:30 – 18:00 Teaching & Guided Meditation with a Q & A
18:00 – 18:45 Supper
Enjoy the Boma and Fire
Sunday 13th October
Breakfast 08:00 – 08:45
09:00 – 10:00 Guided Meditation
Tea & Coffee
11:00 – 12:30 Final Session with Prayers for World Peace
During the breaks
Between retreat sessions take time to relax and carry your experience of peace in the following ways:
- enjoy the tranquility of your surroundings
- connect and discuss with like-minded people
- tea and coffee will be served in the break time.
- explore our bookstore and gift shop
What is Retreat?
Retreat means we stop all forms of business and extraneous activities in order to emphasize a particular spiritual practice. There are three kinds of retreats: physical verbal and mental.
We engage in physical retreat when with a spiritual motivation we isolate ourselves from other people activities and noise and disengage from extraneous and meaningless actions.
We engage in verbal retreat when with a spiritual motivation we refrain from meaningless talk and periodically remain silent.
We engage in mental retreat by preventing distractions and strong delusions such as attachment anger and jealousy from arising and by maintaining mindfulness and conscientiousness.
We’d love to see you.
Pricing
R2500 – Two nights accommodation all meals and retreat sessions single room bathroom en suite.
R2250 – Two nights accommodation all meals and retreat sessions shared room bathroom en suite.
Refund Policy
Should you need to cancel your booking 75% will be refunded up until 15th September 2024. Thereafter no refund is possible.
TO BOOK
https://www.meditation.org.za/event/away-weekend-meditation-retreat-oct2024/
Event Venue
Thirsty Falls Nature Retreat, Portion 34 Wagenpadspruit, Magaliesburg, 1791, South Africa
ZAR 2500.00