Hope, Faith and Love on the Dhamma Path
A Two-day, Non-residential In-person Retreat With Kate Davies
Description
Hope, faith and love are regarded as important qualities in some religious traditions, but what is their significance in Buddhism? Given that the Buddha taught 2,600 years ago, what is their relevance to us today? And how could using them as ways of seeing reduce our suffering, the suffering of others and the suffering of the world, and support us on the path to awakening?
This weekend retreat will explore these and related questions. By inquiring into our own experience, we will explore hope, faith and love from a uniquely Buddhist perspective. The schedule will include talks, guided practices, sitting and walking meditation, and contemplative inquiries.
There will also be time for participants’ reflections, comments and questions. Refuges and precepts will be offered.
When
Saturday, September 14, 2024, 9:00 AM PDT to 4:00 PM PDT
- AND -
Sunday, September 15, 2024, 9:00 AM PDT to 4:00 PM PDT
Where
Goward House
2495 Arbutus Road
Victoria, BC V8N 1V9
About Kate Davies
Kate Davies D.Phil. founded and leads the Whidbey Island Insight Meditation Group, in Washington State. She is a regular teacher at the Bellingham Insight Meditation Society, and an occasional teacher at the Cloud Mountain Retreat Center and other Sanghas. She also teaches in two online programs, the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program and the Power of Awareness, both offered by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.
Kate has been a student of the Dhamma for more than twenty years. Initially, she studied and practiced in the Tibetan tradition but subsequently she was drawn to Insight meditation and the Theravada tradition. She considers herself a lifelong explorer of the mind - an intentional wanderer/wonderer – who is passionate about meditating, contemplating and dancing with life’s magic and mystery, and she loves to accompany and support students on their own unique paths.
Kate spent her career working on environmental policy and social and personal change. She is Professor Emerita at Antioch University and Senior Fellow at the Whidbey Institute. She is also the author of two award-winning books – “The Rise of the US Environmental Health Movement” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013) and “Intrinsic Hope: Living Courageously in Troubled Times” (New Society Publishers, 2018).
Dana
A dana basket will be set out for cash donations to the teacher. Thank you.
Participants can also make a donation to the teacher through PayPal or by sending a check in US funds made payable to:
Kate Davies,
c/o 4646 Strawbridge Lane,
Langley, WA 98260
USA
Contact:
Victoria IMS Retreats
Victoria Insight Meditation Society
vims1retreat@gmail.com