This retreat is now sold out:
Join us next year, May 3rd-5th!
At this retreat, people from DC, MD, VA, PA, & NJ will be gathering to enjoy meditation and visiting with each other in a relaxed country setting. This year we’ll be focusing on Awakening the Heart, through meditations on love, compassion, & wisdom.
Everyone wants to be happy and free from problems, but we often don't know how. In Buddha's teachings on training the mind we find special instructions on how to develop and maintain a special experience of inner peace through increasing our love, compassion and wisdom.
In this weekend retreat we will be guided by the Mid-Atlantic teachers through a special set of meditations found within a text called "Training the Mind in Seven Points" and its commentary Universal Compassion by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, that helps us step by step to cultivate greater compassion and wisdom.
Through such meditations we'll develop a new way of looking at ourselves, others and the world around us and many of our daily difficulties and disturbances will be reduced.
Everyone welcome!
This retreat is now sold out.
Cost: $250 per person for a 3-person shared room. Cost includes accommodation, vegetarian meals (Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast), and retreat sessions. Pre-registration with 50% deposit required by September 11th. The remaining 50% payment is due 1 week prior to the retreat. See registration page for cancellation & refund policy.
There is also the option of staying offsite for $220. Cost includes meals and retreat sessions.
Location: Mar-Lu Ridge Retreat Center, Ridge Inn. 4341 Mountville Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755
Accommodation Details: Rooms are equipped with AC and heating, 3 twin beds, and each has its own private bathroom with shower. Handicap accessible: Just contact us to reserve an accessible room by emailing director@meditationmd.org.
Schedule:
Friday
Dinner 5:30pm
Introduction 7:30pm
Saturday
Breakfast 8am
Session 1 - 9am
Session 2 - 11am
Lunch 12pm
Session 3 - 4:30pm
Dinner 5:30pm
Session 4 - 7:30pm
Sunday
Breakfast 8am
Session 5 - 9am
Session 6 - 11am
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About the Teachers:
Gen Kelsang Demo is the Midwestern US National Spiritual Director and the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Washington DC. She has been a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 20 years and has been teaching Kadampa Buddhism since 1998.
Gen Demo is deeply respected as a teacher and practitioner. She demonstrates a wealth of practical knowledge and provides clear and inspiring teachings for people of all levels of interest.
Gen Kelsang Chogyop is the Resident Teacher at Menlha Kadampa Meditation Center. Gen Chogyop has been studying and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for more than 20 years, and is known for her warm heart, practical teachings and sincere practice of Dharma. She provides an inspiring example of a modern Buddhist practitioner. Through emphasizing the Bodhisattva’s way of life, she encourages all the students at the center to bring their practice of Buddha’s teachings into their daily lives, bringing joy to as many people as possible.
Gen Kelsang Chogden is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland. She has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 1998 under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
She is well-loved for her warmth, kindness, and wisdom, which have come from her sincere and heartfelt practice of Kadam Dharma over many years. Her teachings are always practical and easy to apply to everyday life. Through her gentle and joyful approach and her peaceful example, she has helped many people find true happiness in their hearts.
Kelsang Chondzin is the Resident Teacher of Kalpa Bhadra Kadampa Buddhist Center in Harrisburg, PA. She has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism for almost 20 years under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and his senior Teachers. Chondzin has been ordained since 2005. In 2012, Chondzin began teaching after completing a Special Teacher’s Training Program taught by Gen-la Dekyong, the General Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition. Chondzin is known for her gentle kindness, patience, and practical presentation of Buddha’s teachings that are easy to apply in modern daily life.
Sarah Frew is the Resident Teacher of KMC Philadelphia. She is a long time disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Through her joyful and engaging manner, she shares Buddha’s teachings in a kind-hearted and warm way. She was trained as a scientist and works as a strategy consultant.
Barbara Stein is the Resident Teacher of Dharmapala Kadampa Buddhist Center in Roanoke, VA. She has been a disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche since 2006. She studied extensively at the World Peace Temple in Glen Spey, New York, receiving teachings and guidance from senior teachers Gen-la Dekyong and Gen Samten. She is known for her warmth and kindness, and her delight in teaching Dharma.