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Thich Nhat Hanh has died

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Post by harryruhr »

toombowoombo wrote: post #118
carabiner wrote: post #3

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

You got me curios on this. Knowing any retreats in Europe? I'm from Austria, but I would be open to going in nearby countries for something like this.

There is also the European Institute of applied Buddhism (EIAB) in Waldbröl, Germany https://eiab.eu/

Re: Thich Nhat Hanh has died

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Post by henvic »

carabiner wrote: post #3

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

> it's hard to feel much more free than that these days

> You're on a schedule for sleep, meals and events, basically making no decisions, and without internet

Not judging, but... Pick one?

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Post by bauer »

toombowoombo wrote: post #118
carabiner wrote: post #3

Wow. I used to go to the mindfulness retreats at his affiliated monastery in San Diego. You left your phone in your car, and had 3-5 days (or more sometimes) of meditation, fresh cooked meals, and nature. It was really peaceful, and so different from what I had expected (something like a cult, being plied for donations etc. there was none of that). I stopped going when I left California, but it's hard to feel much mo…

You got me curios on this. Knowing any retreats in Europe? I'm from Austria, but I would be open to going in nearby countries for something like this.

There is a really wonderful Buddhist center in Vienna affiliated with the same branch of Tibetan Buddhism I have gone on retreat with. They should have retreats as well. I recommend checking it out. https://gelugwien.at/
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