Seven Points of Mind Training Retreat
April 16 -20
at Great Vow Zen Monastery Wednesday 5:00pm - Sunday 1:30 pm Led by Lama Michael Conklin
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| In the practice of mind training, as we turn our habitual focus from our own interests, perception becomes more clear and we surrender to more willingly to "things as they are." Using the aphorisms of the 7-Point Mind Training as focal points, we meet ordinary situations in a context of continuous meditation and attention to our moment by moment conduct, thus making every situation practice. The eventual fruit is the realization of non-self, and compassion beyond the narrow boundaries of sentimentality and pity. The retreat includes formal instruction in meditation and contemplation practices specific to the "Mind Training" tradition, including the practice of tonglen, "taking and sending." The emphasis in the 7-Point Mind Training tradition is the application of dharma to everyday life. Pre-requisites This retreat is suitable for beginning and experienced practitioners, regardless of background. |
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Indian Master Atisha Originator of Seven Point Mind Training |
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About Lama Michael ConklinMichael Conklin first became a student of Kalu Rinpoche in 1974 while living in San Francisco. As one of the founding members of the Kagyu Droden Kunchab center there, he helped bring Tibetan Buddhism to the West. From 1986-89, Michael participated in the traditional Kagyu three-year, three-month retreat conducted by Lama Tsang Tsing in Marcola, Oregon, near Eugene. Michael's clarity in presenting the basic Dharma has made him a popular teacher. In addition to his activities as resident lama at Portland's KCC , he also teaches courses at Portland Community College on the basics of Buddhism and the Buddhist perspective on death and dying. |
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Cost: $330 ($280 ZCO/KCC members) Download a printable registration form [PDF, 36KB] |


