Extremely sad, he wrote of expressing compassion for every one.
Peace is Every Step is a great book. Slowing down to enjoy my footstep, finding peace
Thich Nhat Hanh has died
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#33His poems and lectures have been a comfort to me in times of great anger and sadness. I'm glad I was on the earth at the same time as him.
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Why can't you just do it?
Lol at the downvotes. This is a legitimate question. Edit: I guess looking at the actual description of the retreat given, people don't actually want to learn about acceptance etc., they literally want to go to a free version of a spa resort
I don't think this is as simple as a google search. This isn't a regular business, and it would be nice to get a HN-user-vetted answer on a retreat that doesn't try to upsell you, and offers the "right" daily events.
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#35Wow. 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…
Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.
There is a Buddhist meditation temple in LA that organizes 2 retreats per year. I go every year from Europe, it's that good. The monastics are super helpful and the abbot is very down to earth and accessible, they also do fasting besides meditation. You don't need experience, just drop by and stay if you like.
Check it out: https://chanpureland.org
I'm sure that there are dozens of other temples that do retreats, but this one I know from experience.
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#36Rest in peace (though, I suppose he's just popping up somewhere else). His book "Fear" really helped me.
Your comment resonates with me. I have always been a bit of "left-brained" when it comes to things like "rebirth" and assumed these things are fiction. Just learning to not reaching any conclusions and accept that this might be possible has made me enjoy things more :)
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Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.
Why can't you just do it?
I did take a meditation class at SF Zen Center and the teacher did suggest that we could dedicate a day to practice as if on retreat even while at home, though this is challenging. But ultimately, the sangha or community is important in Buddhism. The "three jewels" that one looks to for guidance are the Buddha, the dharma or scripture, and the sangha. At some level, if you _keep_ trying to just do it without a community of others, you're perhaps doing it wrong.
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Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.
Why can't you just do it?
I don't have a space that is inherently away from electronics, inherently peaceful, that is still around people but not in a way where people want to engage in non-mindful ways, I am not fully skilled or understanding in ways others who have done this before can guide.
I generally am a fan of the Nike, "just do it", but have found it can be significantly beneficial to be surrounded by those who do it better than you. Even if it's primarily a solo journey.
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#39Wow. 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…
Do you know of anyway to find more of those? I'm in Oakland and that sounds delightful.
I highly recommend Vipassana [0]. It's similarly free from commercialism - there is no cost for teaching, lodging and food. At the end, you can pay if you found it beneficial and want to pay it forward. They also only accept contributions from people who have completed the program. Despite this policy, they've grown to 200+ centers across the world.
I was so inspired [1] by it that I adopted a lot of their principles in my business [2].
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Lol at the downvotes. This is a legitimate question. Edit: I guess looking at the actual description of the retreat given, people don't actually want to learn about acceptance etc., they literally want to go to a free version of a spa resort
I don't think this is as simple as a google search. This isn't a regular business, and it would be nice to get a HN-user-vetted answer on a retreat that doesn't try to upsell you, and offers the "right" daily events.
No, not 'why can't you just google it'. The question is why can't you just DO it. Take some food in to your room, put your devices outside, close your door.