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Last night was crazy. And after spending forever in a bathroom finally most everything has fallen into the place it needs to be. I still haven't talked to Taylor &/or Clarktron, but I'm sure they'll pop back up on the radar soon. I finally, finally slept- I haven't really been sleeping since the retreat, my mind has simply been to awake.
Here I am, back two days and it looks like I'm deciding to go on another, as the last one turned out to be more of a workshop with meditation included. The morality and karmic and et cetra talks were great, so was the speaker and..
Well, I won't begin to recap the weekend because there is simply too much to say. I will, however, scan my p&p journal and link later on in this entry so that's here too. I think I'm only keeping this livejournal now just because it's convenient to keep piling my thoughts in the same place rather than scattering them.
This retreat that I'm looking at going to at the Vallecitos Moutain Refuge involves alot more meditation than lectures and religious infusion (also it features a person who taught both my parents first meditation retreat, so score). I guess I'm going.
To quote the website, "In 2004 Vallecitos is taking a Sabbath, a year of rest, reflection and renewal. We will not be offering our normal schedule of retreats. Our longtime and dear friend, Joseph Goldstein, who has been serving on our Board of Directors and teaching retreats at Vallecitos for 10 years, will hold a special benefit and fundraising retreat, July 5-11, 2004. The purpose of the retreat is to raise funds to support the contemplative retreats and programs, which we host at Vallecitos for activists and progressive organizations working for social change in our society.
"The meditation retreat is designed to offer and support a practical introduction to insight meditation. Insight meditation embodies the essence and wisdom of the teachings of the Buddha and has been the foundation of Buddhist teachings for 2,500 years. The retreat is based on the intensive training retreats that are traditionally the heart of Buddhist practice. The daily schedule, conducted in silence, is comprised of group sitting periods alternating with walking meditation outdoors.
"There are daily group or individual interviews with the teachers and a nightly discourse from the teachings of the Buddha. To cultivate the meditation process, complete silence is maintained at all times throughout the retreat, except during teacher interviews. No previous meditation experience is required to participate and the retreat is suitable for beginners and seasoned practitioners."
Taylor and Clark are coming over. I knew they'd show up.
All if this is really what I was asking for, what I wanted when I asked to go to a retreat, and not really what I got from what I just got back from. I gained sooo much insight though, thought alot, and in retrospect, didn't think alot. I met an amazing person from Thailand and well, I'll just shove p&p crap in here.
It isn't noted in these entries but I realized I had gone to the wrong type of retreat not only schedual-wise, but this was more Indian Buddhism and religious as opposed to cut & dried, more down to earth things (ahem) a materialist such as myself could/can absorb. This journal is alot more personal and et certra than my livejournal.. blarghbah but I'm not retyping everything while I have a lame hand)
and it turns out i might not get to go to this retreat afterall, but somehow I think things will work out. I called Arielle late last night and talked until I killed Katy's cellphone and and.. Clark & Taylor & Katy are here now so life is more important than the noting of it.
fin
Here I am, back two days and it looks like I'm deciding to go on another, as the last one turned out to be more of a workshop with meditation included. The morality and karmic and et cetra talks were great, so was the speaker and..
Well, I won't begin to recap the weekend because there is simply too much to say. I will, however, scan my p&p journal and link later on in this entry so that's here too. I think I'm only keeping this livejournal now just because it's convenient to keep piling my thoughts in the same place rather than scattering them.
This retreat that I'm looking at going to at the Vallecitos Moutain Refuge involves alot more meditation than lectures and religious infusion (also it features a person who taught both my parents first meditation retreat, so score). I guess I'm going.
To quote the website, "In 2004 Vallecitos is taking a Sabbath, a year of rest, reflection and renewal. We will not be offering our normal schedule of retreats. Our longtime and dear friend, Joseph Goldstein, who has been serving on our Board of Directors and teaching retreats at Vallecitos for 10 years, will hold a special benefit and fundraising retreat, July 5-11, 2004. The purpose of the retreat is to raise funds to support the contemplative retreats and programs, which we host at Vallecitos for activists and progressive organizations working for social change in our society.
"The meditation retreat is designed to offer and support a practical introduction to insight meditation. Insight meditation embodies the essence and wisdom of the teachings of the Buddha and has been the foundation of Buddhist teachings for 2,500 years. The retreat is based on the intensive training retreats that are traditionally the heart of Buddhist practice. The daily schedule, conducted in silence, is comprised of group sitting periods alternating with walking meditation outdoors.
"There are daily group or individual interviews with the teachers and a nightly discourse from the teachings of the Buddha. To cultivate the meditation process, complete silence is maintained at all times throughout the retreat, except during teacher interviews. No previous meditation experience is required to participate and the retreat is suitable for beginners and seasoned practitioners."
Taylor and Clark are coming over. I knew they'd show up.
All if this is really what I was asking for, what I wanted when I asked to go to a retreat, and not really what I got from what I just got back from. I gained sooo much insight though, thought alot, and in retrospect, didn't think alot. I met an amazing person from Thailand and well, I'll just shove p&p crap in here.
It isn't noted in these entries but I realized I had gone to the wrong type of retreat not only schedual-wise, but this was more Indian Buddhism and religious as opposed to cut & dried, more down to earth things (ahem) a materialist such as myself could/can absorb. This journal is alot more personal and et certra than my livejournal.. blarghbah but I'm not retyping everything while I have a lame hand)
and it turns out i might not get to go to this retreat afterall, but somehow I think things will work out. I called Arielle late last night and talked until I killed Katy's cellphone and and.. Clark & Taylor & Katy are here now so life is more important than the noting of it.
fin