Nyungne Retreat

Saturday, April 12  |  6:45am – 3pm

This special fasting and purification retreat is performed in conjunction with the meditation practice of Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara. Engaging in this retreat is very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech and mind and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving the blessings of Buddha and improving our experience of love, compassion and bodhichitta (the wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all).

The Mahayana precepts will be taken at the beginning of the day. It is customary to abstain from all meals apart from lunch. There will be three sessions of meditation, combining prostrations with chanted meditation. The Mahayana precepts are vows we take to abstain from certain actions for the duration of 24 hours. For more information about precepts please check here or ask your teacher.

Everyone is welcome to join us for this special retreat.

Special Note about Retreat

• You must attend precepts in the morning of the day you would like to attend.
• Each session is unguided and will include some group chanted prayers, physical prostrations and time for meditation.

Special Note about Fasting

No breakfast, only 1 meal between 12 – 1pm, no food after. You can drink water/tea for the day.

Schedule

Please Note: It is necessary to take the Precepts Vows at 6:45am in order to participate in any of the other sessions. Free event. 

Saturday, April 12, 2025:

• Retreat Introduction & Precepts: 6:45am
• Session 1: 7:30am – 9am
• Session 2: 10am – 11:30pm
• Lunch at a local restaurant: 12:00pm
• Session 3: 1:30pm – 3pm