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A silent retreat closer to a holiday might sound more appealing, but the pared back, fairly gruelling 10-day Dhamma Vipassana Meditation remains an incredibly popular choice.
The retreat is run by Karma Zangpo, an experienced leader who spent over six years in Nepal studying under Drupon Rinpoche. “Scotland is a lesser-known hub of spiritual practice but a wonderful ...
FIRST PERSON: In an age of constant digital noise, there’s little more countercultural than intentionally stepping into quiet spaces. But the ancient practice of silence and solitude is as ...
Their retreats were typically 3–4 days, and featured much silence and prayer. [6] At the end of the 19th century, and in the first years of the 20th century, retreats began to spread among the working classes and beyond those of notable devotion. These retreats were less ascetic in character, and included more conversation and leisure. They ...
Non-hierarchical forms of dialogue allow participants to share and inquire into their experiences on an equal footing. This approach contrasts the hierarchical and solitary retreat form, whereby the participant only interacts with a designated authority. [5] Meditative inquiry is a common term heard at Springwater Center during silent retreats.
Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein taught a series of classes at Naropa University in 1974, and began teaching a series of retreats together for the next two years. The retreats were modeled on 10- and 30-day Goenka retreats, but the technique taught was mainly based on Mahasi Sayadaw's practice (with the inclusion of Metta meditation). [34]
The dark retreat environment of the Bon religion is particularly conducive to the practice of certain visionary yogas (such as the “six-limbed yoga” of Kalacakra and the Dzogchen practice of Thögal for the attainment of the Rainbow Body), which according to Hatchell are "techniques that lead to the experience of spontaneously arising visual experiences, which are said to occur without ...
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