• Discovering Boundless Inner Peace – Mahamudra Retreat

    Friday, January 17th-Wednesday, January 22nd, 7:00 pm - 12:30 pm
    Individual days can be attended. See below

    Accommodation options available.

  • About This Event

    This special five day semi-silent meditation retreat will begin with us learning the deeply relaxing and profoundly illuminating meditations on the nature of the mind – or Mahamudra. These simple and inspiring meditations have been practiced for centuries, enabling anyone to experience the natural clarity and peace of their own mind. Through training in Mahamudra meditation we can discover our potential for genuine peace of mind and find inner freedom from anxiety, fear and other painful emotions.

    In the second part of this retreat, after our mind has settled through Mahamudra meditation, we will focus on the meditations on the wisdom of the true nature of reality. These meditations dissolve the illusion of the ego, a separate sense of self, which causes us to feel isolated, anxious, and disconnected from others. Through discovering our true nature we dissolve the barriers between self and other, increase our love, and discover a boundless source of peace from within.

    Each guided meditation session is broken up into several parts and includes basic settling meditation, teachings and instruction, and further guided meditation. To promote peace and stillness within, we will be observing silence every day until 12pm.

  • Event Schedule

    Friday:
    6-6:45pm : Dinner
    7-8.30pm : Introduction To Retreat
    Saturday - Tuesday:
    9-10am : Guided Meditation Session
    11am-12pm : Guided Meditation Session
    12:30-1:30pm : Lunch
    4-5pm : Guided Meditation Session
    5:15-6pm : Dinner
    7-8.30pm: Guided Meditation Session (Q&A)
    Wednesday:
    9-10am : Guided Meditation Session
    11am-12pm : Guided Meditation Session
    12:30-1:30pm : Lunch
  • Accommodation Options

    KMC Florida has a variety of on-site accommodation options including single, double, and triple occupancy rooms as well as a male and female dorm. We also have ample bathroom facilities for our guests. Staying onsite in our comfortable accommodation gives our retreat and class participants the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the meditation retreat or course they are attending.

  • The Teacher

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    This event is taught by Gen Kelsang Jindak. Gen Kelsang Jindak is the Resident Teacher at Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center in Orlando. She is a western Buddhist nun and has years of experience practicing and teaching Kadampa Buddhism. Jindak has a clear teaching style and is a excellent teacher for both beginners and experienced meditators.

  • Cost

    Discounts on the retreat are available for Temple Members, and are applied automatically when you book on-line.

    Entire WeekFriSat | SundayMon | Tues Wed
    Cost per personOn-line: $120
    At door: $155
    On-line: $15
    At door: $15
    Per day:
    On-line: $25
    At door: $35
    Per day:
    On-line: $25
    At door: $35
    On-line: $15
    At door: $25
    Entire WeekFri Sat Sun Mon | TuesWed
    Temple Supporter discountsOn-line: $70
    At door: $115
    FreeOn-line: Free
    At door: $30
    On-line: $20
    At door: $30
    Per day:
    On-line: $20
    At door: $30
    On-line: $10
    At door: $15

    Join us for our delicious Vegetarian Meals.  Lunch is at 12:30pm and dinner is at 5:15pm.  $50 for the whole retreat or $5 per meal.  Please book in advance as meals will not be available for same day at door registration.

    Single RoomShared Room (2-3 people)Male DormitoryFemale Dormitory
    Accommodation fees (Entire Week)$480$330 (per person)$180$180

    Multiple week retreat discounts

    We are offering 4 one week meditation retreats in January. If you are booking more than one of our January week retreats we have discounts (see below). The discounts will be applied during your registration. You must make one booking per week retreat. (To find out more about our other one week retreats visit our week retreats page).

    2 weeks3 weeks4 weeks
    Course10% discount20% discount30% discount
    Accommodation20% discount30% discount40% discount
  • REGISTRATION

    Live streaming classes booked on this website are only open for those local to KMC Florida. To help build a sense of local community, we ask those living in Florida, closer to Tampa, Safety Harbor, Fort Myers, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, and Orlando, to receive live stream classes from these local Kadampa Meditation/Buddhist Centers.

    Before purchasing our live stream classes please read our payment terms and conditions. 

    KMC FL's Online Class Terms & Conditions

    • The fee for the live stream classes is per person - links to the classes are not to be shared
    • Classes are offered live and online. Unless stated, a video recording is not available afterward

    Refunds and Cancellation

    • Registrants can cancel participation to a live class and receive a full refund by emailing treasurerkmcfl@gmail.com at least 24 hours before the start time of the class.
    • No refunds are given within 24 hours of any class unless there are unique circumstances that are submitted in writing to treasurerkmcfl@gmail.com
    • KMC FL has done its best to provide a good quality live-stream service. We cannot be responsible for the internet speed, lagging, video or sound quality of the personal devices used by people to receive the live stream.



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