Friday October 11 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Saturday October 12 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
In this two day retreat, Buddhist teachers Scott Tusa and Lama Karma will lead practice and give teachings on the essence of meditation in the Buddhist tradition.
Friday night is intended as an introduction, open to anyone interested in practicing meditation.
Saturday, Scott will continue the program going into the tradition of Mahamudra in more depth. Through a combination of experiential learning and meditation this workshop will dive deep into the heart of the Mahāmudrā teachings and tradition, helping us to better overcome mental and emotional habits that cause us unnecessary suffering.
All are Welcome! Register Below!
“Mahāmudrā” or the “Great Seal” is the direct path of working with the nature of one’s mind. It is both the essence and fruit of the Buddhist path. It’s teachings are experiential, vibrant and deeply applicable to our modern lives. Passed down through a long line of accomplished Indian and Tibetan yogins and yoginīs, it’s teachings directly point us towards our deep awakened nature.
Scott Tusa is a Buddhist teacher based in Brooklyn, New York. Ordained by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, he spent nine years as a Buddhist monk, with much of that time engaged in solitary meditation retreat and study in the United States, India, and Nepal. He teaches meditation and Buddhist psychology internationally in group and one-to-one settings, and supports Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Pundarika Sangha as a practice advisor. He trained in Buddhist philosophy and meditation with some of the greatest living masters since his early twenties, including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Tulku Sangag Rinpoche.
Justin Wall (Lama Karma) has over twelve years of teaching experience to offer students seeking to study the practices of the Tibetan Buddhist path tailored to the Western mind and idiom. He graduated with honors from Columbia University and completed over seven years of retreat in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
He is the spiritual director of the Milarepa Retreat Center and is a founding board member of the Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Registration
Friday Introduction $10
Saturday Workshop $20
No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay! Give what you can!
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