A One-Day Online Retreat with Ven. Dhammadipa
Going Fast While Going Slow: Four Practices for Freedom from Within
Saturday November 6, 2021
Description
The human experience is so poignant and rich, filled with joys and sorrows, triumphs and failures. Life can have such fullness. Events are rapidly unfolding, some events of our own making and others that we never imagined possible. Yet that same fullness of life can feel like a spinning wheel, staying busy all the time, but without the satisfaction of experiencing anything really new or meaningful.
However, the teachings of Buddhism tell us that there is plenty of new territory to discover, right here within our own hearts and minds. In fact, the promise of practice is that it can reveal aspects of the human experience that are profound, aspects that we might have heard about or wondered about, but never really seen.
During this day of practice together with Ayya Dhammadipa, we will explore four approaches to practice as described in some of the earliest Buddhist texts. These approaches can support us on the Path of meaningful discovery:
This day of practice will include periods of meditation in stillness and in movement, as well as two Dharma talks on the Sutta of the Royal Bull Elephant.
Teacher Bio
Ayya Dhammadīpā has been practicing Buddhism since 1987. She is a fully ordained bhikkhuni in the Theravada tradition and a Dharma Heir in the Suzuki Roshi lineage of Soto Zen. Her shift to the Theravada tradition is a natural extension of her longtime metta practice and study of the suttas. In addition to English, Ayya teaches in Spanish, an expression of her Latin heritage. She is a trained interfaith chaplain, and has provided spiritual care in both hospital and hospice settings. Ayya Dhammadīpā is mother to a lovely adult daughter, and enjoys watercolor painting and sewing.
Learn more about her and her teachings at https://dhamma-dipa.com/.
Location
The retreat will be online via Zoom. Zoom link will be provided to the registrants in advance to the event.
Retreat Schedule
Cost and Dana
To secure a place on the retreat, we ask you to make a donation of $40, 100% of which will be directed as dana (generosity) to the teacher. While this will not be a significant amount for the teacher and we ask you to consider a more substantial donation at the retreat.
Dana may be sent to via the link below:
Dhamma-dipa.com/support
You may also send dana via the Red Clay Sangha Donate page:
https://redclaysangha.org/sys/website/?pageId=1029658
Personal finances and dana are never a barrier to receiving the dharma with Red Clay Sangha, and full scholarships are available from our accumulated fund.
Financial Assistance
We would like for everyone to be able to attend regardless of ability to pay. To achieve this goal, we need those who are able to contribute into a fund to help pay for those who are unable. This gives everyone the opportunity to practice generosity together.
All funds collected for this purpose will be divided equally between those who have requested them. You will be notified no later than 1 week prior to the retreat if there are insufficient funds to meet your request.
Payment and Cancellation
Full payment is required two weeks prior to the retreat to guarantee your spot. If payment or scholarship request has not been received, RCS reserves the right to fill spaces from any waiting list.
Cancellations at least two weeks prior to the retreat will be fully refunded. After this date, full refunds will be given only if the spot can be filled from the waiting list. No refunds will be made for cancellations less than two days prior to the retreat.