The Bodhisattva Path - Spring GFR Retreat at Dharmadhara

“In a reactive state you feel cold and hard as though there's a tight little ball inside you or as if you are constantly circling back on yourself.  But in a creative state you feel free and open, flowing and expansive; instead of the little ball there is warmth, radiation, a spiralling outwards and upwards.”  Sangharakshita, ‘Living Wisely’

How can we create the conditions to cultivate a more expansive attitude, and what are the conditions that help support that?  On this retreat we will look at not only the beauty of the bodhisattva ideal, but also the realities of what we are working with to enable the bodhicitta to manifest individually and collectively. 

In preparation for the retreat:

• Please read The Tiratanaloka Handbook: The Bodhisattva Path*, noting the following: 

  • You are not required to read the Suprapersonal Force by Subhuti for this retreat (though it is recommended).

  • We will not cover…