When
Friday, March 14–Sunday, March 16
Schedule:
Friday, March 14
7:30–8:45pm Session 1
Saturday, March 15
9:00–10:15am Session 2
11:00–12:15pm Session 3
4:30–5:45pm Session 4
7:30–8:45pm Session 5Sunday, March 16
9:00–10:15am Session 6
11:00–12:15pm Session 7Where
Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre
…within the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest | q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie) Traditional Territory
14500 Silver Valley Road, Maple Ridge, B.C.
Cost
Retreat fees include 6 delicious vegetarian meals, refreshments & snacks, two nights of accommodation, and all teachings:
Early Bird Pricing (save 10% by booking before February 26–booking early is also kind because it helps the lovely folks at Loon Lake with meal planning)
Members shared (1 bed in a 2-bed, shared room): $420
Members single room: $675Non Members shared (1 bed in a 2-bed, shared room): $520
Non Members single room: $775February 26-March 12 Pricing
Members shared (1 bed in a 2-bed, shared room): $462
Members single room: $742.50Non Members shared (1 bed in a 2-bed, shared room): $572
Non Members single room: $852.50***Please note: registration closes on March 12
Terms and Conditions:
Your registration is subject to the following terms and conditions:
- 25% of your retreat fees are non-refundable upon booking
- 75% of your retreat fees are refundable upon cancellation until February 28th
- cancellations after February 28th are not refundable unless we are able to re-book your accommodation. If we are able to re-book your accommodation, we will refund you 50% of your fees.
- Please contact Gloria at registrar@kmcfv.ca if you have any questions about registration and/or cancellation. Thank you!
What to expect at the retreat
All of the sessions at the retreat will include teaching, prayers, and guided meditation. You are welcome to bring along a meditation cushion if you use one, but we typically sit in chairs for meditation to allow for the comfort of all of our guests.
We will maintain silence in the mornings until we break for lunch.
Please be sure to pack seasonal clothing suitable for potentially wet and cool spring weather. This should include comfortable walking shoes if you wish to explore the beautiful walking paths and forests that surround Loon Lake.
Retreat guests are asked to bring their own linens and toiletries–sheets, blankets (or a sleeping bag), pillows, towels, shampoo, etc…, as Loon Lake does not supply these items.
How to register
Please pre-register using the “Pay Now” button below. Select your preferred room type (single or shared) and member type (member or non member). PayPal will guide you from there 🙂
Further important details:
* registrants should contact registrar@kmcfv.ca for further information if they wish to register for an option that is unavailable* registrants are asked to please contact registrar@kmcfv.ca for any dietary restrictions, allergies, or other special needs, or if they wish to share a room with a specific registrant…we will do our best to accommodate your needs, or we will let you know if we are unable to do so…thank you!
Overcoming Obstacles to Your Happiness: Meditations on the Heart Sutra
Although we all wish to be happy, again and again we find our attainment of happiness frustrated by obstacles or hindrances, both internal and external. Internal hindrances, such as negative thoughts and delusions, worry, attachment and anger, cause us mental harm and suffering and directly interfere with our happiness. External hindrances include natural disasters, dangerous situations, and also the endless demands of modern life which prevent us from devoting time to our spiritual path. The result is that we find it very difficult to fulfill our basic wishes for happiness and freedom in our everyday life.
In this retreat, we’ll learn the sacred practice of reciting and contemplating the words of the Essence of Wisdom Sutra, or Heart Sutra, which can be performed as a special method for averting hindrances and obstacles, either for one’s own sake or for the benefit of others. We’ll also have the opportunity to engage in meditations to gain an experience of the wisdom realizing emptiness, and what it feels like to mix our mind with emptiness, the meaning of which is revealed in the profound words of the Heart Sutra.
Teacher
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Fraser Valley and KMC Vancouver, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Teacher
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. Well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings, he has been a Kadampa Teacher and monk for more than 20 years.
