Instead of trying to push away the negative emotional states we carry, we can feel them and transform them into the supreme mind of compassion. This is the practice of alchemy, where we take our own poisons and transmute them into gold. The practice of Taking and Giving, is one of Buddha’s most skillful and powerful methods to transform our negative thoughts and feelings into the mind of great compassion, which has the power to benefit not only ourselves but all living beings.

Peace of mind is priceless. In this retreat, we will focus on improving our meditation skills and our understanding of the mind. In particular, through
training in mindfulness we learn how to abide in meditation without distraction. During this retreat, we will deepen our experience of concentration on one object of meditation over many sessions.