Awakening Together: Spiritual Friendship GFR Retreat at Aryaloka
Sat, Sep 07
|Aryaloka Buddhist Center
Time & Location
Sep 07, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT – Sep 15, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
Aryaloka Buddhist Center, 14 Heartwood Cir, Newmarket, NH 03857, USA
Guests
About The Event
How is spiritual friendship distinguished from our other relationships? Why is Spiritual Friendship emphasized so strongly in our Community and Order? What is the nature of the horizontal and vertical dimension of friendship inherent in Triratna?
Our teacher Sangharakshita has said: "It is in friendship (maitri) that we may find the emotional equivalent of the intellectual understanding of the doctrine of ‘no self.’” Through friendship we have the opportunity to develop the virtues of generosity, compassion, patience, and forgiveness. The gift of these teachings can help us move beyond self-clinging into a deeper and far more mysterious connection with one another - a Greater Love.
Team: Amala, Aryadrishti, Padmatara, Sunada, Viriyalila and Ashokashri
Retreat preparation materials will be shared with all participants in May 2024.
Please note the updated start date of Saturday evening as there will now be a public ordination at Aryaloka on Saturday! A separate announcement will be…