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SUMMARY:Heart Sutra Retreat with teachings from the Ven. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:The Manjushri Dharma Center is pleased to host a three-day retreat at the beautiful Sambosa Three Jewels temple in Carmel Valley. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, Manjushri Dharma Center’s resident lama\, will give instructions on The Heart Sutra\, one of the most precious teachings in all of Buddhism. The retreat will also include daily chanted prayers of Amitabha Buddha (the Buddha of Infinite Light) and the opportunity to receive or renew Bodhisattva vows. Rinpoche has requested that this be a silent retreat\, sometimes called full silence or noble silence. This means trying to limit any talking to essential communications only\, and will start after Friday dinner continuing until the start of lunch on Sunday. In advance of the retreat\, Rinpoche has requested that\, if you are able\, please read “Essence of the Heart Sutra”\, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama – Wisdom Publications\, 2002.\nSPACE\nIn addition\, Rinpoche has written a text for the retreat:  Essence of the Heart Sutra in Brief\nSPACE\nThe formal retreat will go from dinner on Friday\, March 22\, until after lunch on Sunday\, March 24. If you can\, plan to arrive around 4 PM on Friday for sleeping assignment and settling in. Retreat will end around 2 pm after our Annual Sangha Meeting held right after Sunday lunch.\nSPACE\n\nVegetarian meals are included\, and donations requested range from $100 for a single day attendance\, $150 for day use full retreat\, $200 for full retreat with RV\, camping\, or shared floor space accommodations\, $330-430 for shared or private room accommodations. \nSPACE \nScholarships available.  Contact Shayna Morse at Edovid@aol.com. \n\nSPACE\nMORE INFO AND REGISTRATION:  For full retreat information and online registration\, please visit our listing on Eventbrite.\nSPACE\n\n\n\nIf you have questions\, please contact Bob M. at muellerra@earthlink.net.\n\n\nSPACE\nDownload a flyer:  Heart Sutra Silent Retreat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRetreat Details \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche will give teachings on The Heart Sutra. We are exceedingly fortunate to have this precious opportunity to hear and reflect upon these instructions and meditations. \nIn addition\, each morning will begin with the recitation of the Buddha Amitabha sadhana in which we request that at the time of our death we may go directly to Amitabha’s Pure Land\, stepping off the cycle of rebirth and suffering. \nTeachings will be given in Tibetan and English. And you will receive a copy of the schedule upon arrival. \nThe formal retreat will go from dinner on Friday\, March 22\, until after lunch on Sunday\, March 24. If you can\, plan to arrive around 4 PM on Friday for sleeping assignment and settling in. Retreat will end around 2 pm after our Annual Sangha Meeting held right after Sunday lunch. \nIt would be greatly appreciated if some of you could arrive a little earlier to help with setup of tables\, chairs\, mats\, etc.\, and if some could stay afterwards on Sunday to help with cleanup. \nThere will also be a signup sheet at the time of your arrival for each person to perform a simple task during the retreat. This might include kitchen help\, table setup\, wash/dry dishes\, or other quick\, low stress tasks\, benefiting the whole group. \nRinpoche has requested that this be a silent retreat\, sometimes called full silence or noble silence. This means trying to limit any talking to essential communications only\, and will start after Friday dinner continuing until the start of lunch on Sunday. More information will be given about this at the first evening’s gathering in the Buddha Hall. \nFacility Details \n1. Accommodations \nRooms are very simple and basic\, with several containing 1-2 beds\, and a 3-fold floor cushion. There is also the option to sleep with a cot or mat/pad and sleeping bag on the floor of the library\, with room dividers used for privacy. \nNOTE: There are only two (2) single occupancy rooms available which will be reserved in the order of reservations received. So\, register early! Preference will be given to the elderly and those with mobility limitations. \nFor the other rooms\, please select if you wish to stay in a shared-occupancy room or are okay with sleeping on a carpeted floor with a cot\, mat/pad and sleeping bag or other sleep aid. \nRoom occupancy will be divided by gender at the Temple staff request. Therefore\, we cannot accommodate male/female couples in the same room. \nAll rooms have small tables\, overhead lighting\, bedside reading lamps and open closet space to hang our clothes. \nThe option of camper van (no hook-ups) and tent camping is also available. Bathroom use would be inside the temple facility which will remain open. \nPersons may commute from home for a single day and encouraged to attend the full retreat. Either choice comes with meals. \nThere are 6 bathrooms\, 3 for persons who self-identify as male and 3 for those who self-identify as female. \nThe Temple is in a locale under water-use restrictions. Therefore\, we have been asked that\, if able\, we bring our own towels and bedding. If you are unable to do so\, or are traveling some distance\, these items will be provided. Also\, no prolonged showers. We are trying to help them out as much as we can. Remember\, this is a retreat lasting only two nights. \nAn accommodation alternative is to do an online search for available local hotels/motels or Airbnb homes in Carmel Valley\, Carmel\, Pacific Grove or Monterey. \n2. Meals \nAll meals will be vegan or vegetarian and will start with Friday dinner and include Sunday lunch. \nDue to logistic matters\, we will not be able to accommodate special or restrictive diets. In such a case\, you may wish to bring your own food. There is a well-equipped kitchen on-site to aid in food preparation. \n3. A Few Rules \nThis is a very traditional Temple. We have been asked to abide by a few rules of etiquette when inside the facility. This is showing respect for the Temple and to those who have offered their facility for our use. \nThese are: \n– avoid clothes that are “revealing” or have logos\, messages\, large graphics; \n– persons are asked to not wear skirts in the Buddha Hall; \n– no food allowed in the Buddha Hall\, but liquids are okay; \n– please do not use scented products\, perfumes\, essential oils\, or similar; \n– no smoking in or near the buildings; smoking in the parking areas is okay; \n– no drugs or alcohol of any kind are allowed on the Temple grounds; \n– no pets are allowed; \n– no use of candles or incense in the sleeping areas. \n4. What to Bring \nWater bottle\, indoor slippers/socks\, slip-on shoes\, towel and washcloth\, sun protection\, flashlight\, HHDL Heart Sutra book\, meditation cushion (if you have one\, if not cushions will be provided)\, bedding (pillow\, pillow case\, sheets\, sleeping bag and pad\, blanket). \nThe weather near the end of March suggests temperatures ranging from lows around 40 F to highs of mid to upper 60s. And there is a possibility of rain at that time of the year. Check the weather report just prior to travel. And dress accordingly. \nPlease do not bring heavy energy consuming devices such as hair dryers\, heating pads\, electric blankets\, space heaters or similar. \n5. Communications \nWe ask that you consider leaving your cell phone\, iPad and similar devices at home or giving them up while at the retreat as a way of taking a break from the daily routine of being bombarded by phone calls\, messages\, and news in this hyper-connected world. WIFI is available at the facility if absolutely needed. \nThe emergency contact phone number to leave with family/friends is: 831-624-3686. Though the voicemail greeting will be in Korean\, still leave a message\, and it will be responded to as soon as possible. \n6. Shopping \nItems will be available for sale at the retreat during breaks\, including books\, audio teachings\, calligraphy\, ritual items\, etc. Discounts will be available for Manjushri Dharma Center members. Membership information is available on the website and at the retreat. \nDirections \nIf you will be flying\, the nearest airports are Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) and San Jose International Airport (SJC). From there\, options for rides to the Temple might include: carpooling with a car rental\, or using Uber or Lyft services. \nIf you are driving on Highway 1\, turn East onto Carmel Valley Road. Travel 6 miles and turn right onto Robinson Canyon Road. After 0.3 miles\, turn sharp right onto the road just past the Robinson Creek Bridge (signs will be posted to help identify the turnoff). When you get to a fork in the road\, turn right to the Temple. \nHandicapped parking is located to the upper left of the Temple building. All others\, turn right down to the parking spaces in front of the building. \nFAQs \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions?\nPlease email Bob Mueller at muellerra@earthlink.net. \nWhat’s the refund policy?\nWe can give refunds 30 days before the event. After that\, please consider your payment a kind and helpful donation to the Manjushri Dharma Center. \nAre scholarships available?\nYes\, please email Shayna at edovid@aol.com.
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/heart-sutra-retreat/
LOCATION:Carmel Sambosa\, “Three Jewels Temple”\, 28110 Robinson Canyon Rd\, Carmel Valley\, CA\, 93923\, United States
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