• January Retreats Week 1: A New Way of Thinking | Lamrim Retreat from Mirror of Dharma with Additions

    Friday, January 5th-Wednesday, January 10th, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  • About This Event

    A New Way of Thinking: Lamrim Retreat from Mirror of Dharma With Additions

    January Retreats Week 1

    Friday to Wednesday, January 5-10

    Held at Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34236

    Discover the beauty of meditating on the basics of Buddhism and lift your mind out of the ordinary. The two main trainings on the path to enlightenment, compassion and wisdom, depend upon a solid foundation of basic Buddhist practices. This retreat, guided by Gen Kelsang Gomlam, will provide an excellent opportunity to develop this foundation through teachings and meditations on the initial, intermediate & great scope stages of the path to enlightenment, or Lamrim.

    In this retreat, we will be guided through meditations on the main core of Buddha’s teachings. This will include meditations on death, rebirth, refuge, karma, & renunciation. We will also look at the meditations on developing love, compassion and wisdom realizing emptiness.

    In this retreat we will be using Mirror Of Dharma With Additions by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Everyone is welcome to attend any session or the entire retreat. What a wonderful way to create the conditions for a healthy and happy 2024!

  • Event Schedule

    The schedule for this event is as follows:

    Friday, January 5

    7-8:30 PM Introduction

    Saturday, January 6

    Meditation of a Person of Initial Scope

    9-10:30AM Session 1: Meditation on the Preciousness of our Human Life

    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Session 2: Meditation on Death

    Lunch

    4-5:30 PM Session 3: Meditation on the Dangers of Lower Rebirth

    Dinner

    6:30-8:00 PM Session 4: Meditation on Going for Refuge

    Sunday, January 7

    12:30-1:30    Lunch

    1:30-3:00 PM Session 5: Meditation on Karma

    Meditation of a Person of Middling Scope

    4-5:30 PM Session 6: Meditation on Renunciation #1 (Birth)

    Dinner

    6:30-8:00 PM Session 7: Meditation on Renunciation # 2 (Sickness)

    Monday, January 8

    9-10:30 AM Session 8: Meditation on Renunciation # 3 (Other Types of Suffering) 

    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Session 9: Meditation on our Determination to Recognize, Reduce, and Abandon our Self-Grasping Ignorance, the Root of Samsara     

    Lunch

    4-5:30 PM Session 10: Meditation on Our Determination to Engage in the  Actual Path to Liberation, the Three Higher Trainings      

    Dinner       

    6:30-8:00 PM Session 11: Meditation on Our Determination to Attain True Cessations 

    Tuesday, January 9

    9-10:30 AM Session 12: Meditation on Cherishing All Living Being

    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Session 13: Meditation on Universal Compassion

    Lunch

    Meditation of a Person of Great Scope

    4-5:30 PM Session 14: Meditation on the Supreme Good Heart - Bodhichitta

    Dinner

    6:30-8:00 PM Session 15: Meditation on Our Determination and Promise to Practice the 6 Perfections  

    Wednesday, January 10

    9-10:30 AM Session 16: Training on Emptiness #1 (Body)  

    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Session 17: Training on Emptiness #2 (Self)     

    Lunch

    4-5:30 PM Session 18: Meditation on Relying on Our Spiritual Guide 

    Dinner

    6:30-8:00 PM  OSG with Food Offering

  • Cost

    Non-Member Tickets

    Entire Retreat $120
    Weekend Only (Including Sunday Class) $75
    Per Day $40
    Per Session (Drop in at Center) $12

    General Member Tickets

    Entire Retreat $60
    Weekend Only Fri-Sun (Including Sunday Class) $37.50
    Per Day $20
    Per Session (Drop in at Center) $6

    FP, TTP, and Benefactor Membership Tickets

    Entire Retreat Included in Membership
    Weekend Only Fri-Sun (Including Sunday Class) Included in Membership
    Per Day Included in Membership
    Per Session (Drop in at Center) Included in Membership

    Meals

    Weekend Retreat Meal (Lunch and Dinner x 2 Sat and Sun) $34
    Full Retreat Meal Package $44
    Lunch Price $10
    Dinner Price $7

    Accommodations (Two-night minimum)

    Breakfast Included with accommodations
    Single Room $95/night
    Shared Room (2-3 beds) $65/night
    Dorm Room $45/night
    Rest bed for day $15/day

    Pricing per weekend - with options to extend by e-mailing info@meditatioininsarasota.org

  • REGISTRATION

    Pre-register using the booking form below on this page

    • STEP ONE: Select your ticket option(s):

    Tickets

    Ticket Type Price Spaces
    Lamrim Entire Retreat $120.00
    Lamrim Retreat Weekend $75.00
    Lamrim Retreat Weekend FP/TTP/Benefactor $0.00
    Weekend Retreat Meal Package $34.00
    Full Retreat Meal Package $85.00
    Lunch $10.00
    Dinner $7.00
    Single room (two nights)
    For accommodations beyond 2 nights please reach out to info@meditationinsarasota.org    		 $190.00
    Female dorm room (two nights)
    For accommodations beyond 2 nights please reach out to info@meditationinsarasota.org    		 $90.00
    Male dorm room (two nights)
    For accommodations beyond 2 nights please reach out to info@meditationinsarasota.org    		 $90.00
    Rest bed for the day (male) $15.00
    Rest bed for the day (female $15.00

    Registration Information

    STEP TWO: Please fill out your details below:

    STEP THREE: Before proceeding with your registration please read our terms and conditions:

    Visitor Guidelines 

    Visitors are asked to refrain from registering if, over the last 14 days, they have had symptoms of or tested positive with COVID-19, been in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19, or have traveled from certain states that are subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine. We kindly ask that you reschedule your visit to a later date.

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