The Way of Release:
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Date and Time Details: We will begin on Friday evening, June 17, with dinner and end officially after lunch on Tuesday, June 21.
Location: Chesterfield, NH
Address: Hallelujah Farm Retreat
170 Gulf Road and 48 Bradley Road
Chesterfield NH 03443 (near Brattleboro VT)
Program Contact: Jan Surrey.
Email: JSurrey@aol.com.
Phone: 617-966-4898.
Eligibility: Prior silent or Insight Dialogue meditation experience is suggested. Please contact Jan Surrey if you are unsure if this is right for you.
Cost: Suggested donation for meals and accommodations is $475
Some support or work exchange may be available. Please inquire with Jan.
Registration: Please send your name, address, phone number and email address along with a $200 deposit* to Jan Surrey: Insight Dialogue Retreat, 75 Bellevue Street, Newton MA 02458.
Additionally, please indicate if you are interested in sharing a ride from Boston, MA or Brattleboro, VT.
*the deposit is nonrefundable after May 1st, unless your space can be filled.
Dana: This retreat is offered in the Buddhist tradition of dana. Jan and Phyllis receive no payment and offer their time, energy, and wisdom as a gift to their students. Donations offered by the students at the end of the retreat support the teachers and the teachings.
Location: Chesterfield, NH
Address: Hallelujah Farm Retreat
170 Gulf Road and 48 Bradley Road
Chesterfield NH 03443 (near Brattleboro VT)
Program Contact: Jan Surrey.
Email: JSurrey@aol.com.
Phone: 617-966-4898.
Eligibility: Prior silent or Insight Dialogue meditation experience is suggested. Please contact Jan Surrey if you are unsure if this is right for you.
Cost: Suggested donation for meals and accommodations is $475
Some support or work exchange may be available. Please inquire with Jan.
Registration: Please send your name, address, phone number and email address along with a $200 deposit* to Jan Surrey: Insight Dialogue Retreat, 75 Bellevue Street, Newton MA 02458.
Additionally, please indicate if you are interested in sharing a ride from Boston, MA or Brattleboro, VT.
*the deposit is nonrefundable after May 1st, unless your space can be filled.
Dana: This retreat is offered in the Buddhist tradition of dana. Jan and Phyllis receive no payment and offer their time, energy, and wisdom as a gift to their students. Donations offered by the students at the end of the retreat support the teachers and the teachings.
Insight Dialogue brings the mindfulness and tranquility of traditional silent meditation practice into our contact with others. It offers a way of cultivating sustained concentration and mindfulness as we investigate patterns of stress and reactivity. This co-meditative practice allows us to face the complexity of the relational dimension with awareness, and true investigation into the nature of suffering and its release can begin. Our fears soften, and trust and calm settle, anchored in wisdom and compassion.
The Buddha taught that the way to peace, joy and happiness is release; a state of mind and heart not driven by a relentless insistence that our life and relationships, in this moment, be other than they are. This capacity for freedom, for letting go of attachment, aversion and separation, is available to each of us in every moment but is often obscured by our agitated minds and bodies, and our wounded hearts. In this retreat we will investigate the development and sustaining of shared mental states of lovingkindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity as a foundation for practicing the release of suffering in our lives and relationships.
In this auspicious time of summer solstice and beautiful rural surroundings, we will alternate periods of internal silent meditation, Insight Dialogue practice and Yoga. Noble Silence will be maintained throughout.
The Buddha taught that the way to peace, joy and happiness is release; a state of mind and heart not driven by a relentless insistence that our life and relationships, in this moment, be other than they are. This capacity for freedom, for letting go of attachment, aversion and separation, is available to each of us in every moment but is often obscured by our agitated minds and bodies, and our wounded hearts. In this retreat we will investigate the development and sustaining of shared mental states of lovingkindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity as a foundation for practicing the release of suffering in our lives and relationships.
In this auspicious time of summer solstice and beautiful rural surroundings, we will alternate periods of internal silent meditation, Insight Dialogue practice and Yoga. Noble Silence will be maintained throughout.
