Vibration, Discrimination and the Wisdom-that-Goes-Beyond
3rd – 30th April 2015
This year’s month-long retreat for experienced meditators will focus on the shapings of sound vibration. We will deepen our listening and feeling, explore the sounds we make, experiment with vibration that creates specific conditions for awakening and heighten our awareness of the humming of the world and the music of the spheres.
Central to this exploration will be the Vajrayana practice of Red Manjusri (Bodhisattva of Discriminative Wisdom) and his consort Saraswati (Goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and nature.) The Buddha teaches that we all possess an innate intelligence that is more profound than we can possibly imagine. The objective of a Manjushri retreat is to make us aware of this profound wisdom that has, in fact, always been with us.
This retreat is for mature practitioners in healthy physical and mental/emotional states. A playful nature will be helpful and an understanding of the importance of wholesome retreat discipline is assumed.
We are also looking for a cook for this retreat! Contact Chani if you are interested in this position.
For further information and to register please contact the Wangapeka: phone 035224221,
or email wangapekacentre@gmail.com
Registrations will close on 31st January 2015. After that date you are welcome to contact us to go on a waiting list.
Course Manager: Chani Grieve, chanigrieve@gmail.com
The Costs – are as follows:
Units and huts –
Member : $1721
Non-member : $1883
Camping –
Member : $1370
Non-member : $1451
About Bonni Ross
Bonni Ross began work as a meditation teacher and counsellor in 1978. She combines 30 years of study and practice in the Theravadan and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism with motherhood, experience in holistic therapies and Western Mysteries and a 16-year career as a strategic planning consultant to business and government.
She helped to establish Kia Zan (a residential treatment programme for kids with drug-related problems) in Winnipeg; served on the Board and taught at Karma Buddhist College in St. Catharines, Ontario; was a founder of Third Stream Co-op at The Toronto Waldorf School; has served as Resident Teacher at the Dharma Centre of Canada in Kinmount, Ontario; and teaches in California, Australia and New Zealand.
She is founder and guiding teacher of the Sunshine Coast Retreat House near Vancouver, Canada.
Bonni’s classes explore both the philosophical and theoretic foundations of the teaching of awakening, as well as providing practical and pleasurable methods for increasing awareness, kindness and wisdom in daily life. She also guides individuals interested in focused meditation and leads retreats for depth unfoldment.
Articles by Bonni Ross are available in the Treasury, and you can also read about her on the Sunshine Coast Retreat House website www.retreathouse.bc.ca