CANCELLED: Shambhala Training Levels IV and V
with Alice Haspray
June 18 - 21, 2020
Shambhala Training: The Heart of Warriorship
Shambhala Training: The Heart of Warriorship is a series of five secular meditation retreat weekends that help us develop fearlessness, confidence, openness and gentleness towards ourselves and our world. These qualities arise out of meditation practice and study of Shambhala warriorship principles as taught by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Shambhala Training welcomes people of all religious traditions as well as those who do not follow a particular spiritual path.
You can read more about Shambhala Training and the path or warriorship in Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior. (Chogyam Trungpa, 1984)
Prerequisites
Shambhala Training Levels I through V are designed to be taken in sequence which follows the natural unfolding of our experience. In order to register for this retreat, participants are expected to have completed Shambhala Training Level III.
Level IV: Awakened Heart
“Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you
are connecting with your heart. By simply letting your self be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy towards yourself. …
Such awakened heart comes from being willing to face your state of mind,”
– Chogyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Level IV begins with the first talk on Thursday evening at 7:45, and continues through Friday. Level V begins on Saturday morning after breakfast. Both weekends consist of walking and sitting meditation, talks, silent periods, group discussions and individual conversations with a meditation instructor.
Level V: Open Sky
“When you live your life in accordance with basic goodness, then you develop natural elegance. Your life can be spacious and relaxed, without having to be sloppy. You can actually let go of your depression and embarrassment about being a human being, and you can cheer up.“
– Chogyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Level V begins on Saturday morning after breakfast. The weekend consists of walking and sitting meditation, talks, silent periods, group discussions and individual conversations with a meditation instructor. Departure is after lunch on Sunday.
Tuition
Includes meals. Accommodations are extra. All prices listed in $CDN.
$260 for the full retreat; $155 individually
For a list of accommodation options, visit the Registration Page.
To Register for Only Level IV or V Use These Links
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About the Leader
Alice Haspray
Alice began practicing meditation in 1967 with the beloved Zen master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind). After Roshi's death in 1971, she continued on the path of meditation and study with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and was a close student until his death in 1987. After Trungpa Rinpoche's death, Alice continued studying the advanced […]
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