Dharma In Everyday Life
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Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center
- 159 Osceola Rd. Hendersonville, NC
- Sep 20 - 23, 2018 (4 days)
- $274.00 - Residential Stayplus dana (offered at the end of the retreat) to the teacher and to Heartwood. You can read more about the practice of dana here. $207.00 - Commuter Option plus dana (offered at the end of the…
About us
Do you desire to have a more regular meditation practice? Are there times
when your practice seems to take a back seat amongst the busy-ness of
everyday life? We all seek to live wisely and with loving-kindness and we
all experience fear, anger, confusion, grasping, body pain and mental
agitation. We want to shine out with love, but we lose ourselves in the
darkness and feel cut off from the essence of ourselves. During this retreat
there will be instruction in Vipassana (Insight) Meditation, heart-centered
meditations, dharma talks, chanting from various traditions, optional yoga,
and individual meetings when requested. Dharma discussion will focus on
the application of these practices in our daily lives helping our Inner Light to
remain accessible, especially in times of difficulty and challenge.
Amenities
- Air Conditioning in Rooms
- Towels
- Free Parking
- Coffee/Tea
- Cafe
Menu Types
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten Free
About the Venue and Teacher
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Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center
Our vision is to provide residential interfaith meditation & wellness retreats for the contemplative and mindfulness practice communityThe intention has been here all along — across the country, practitioners of all traditions and ages are experiencing a pull to come together for non-sectarian practice, conscious living and empowerment in service. It is time to return to a far-reaching United Sangha with an emphasis on embodiment of the Dharma.Mission:Heartwood’s mission is to be a living container for inquiry and cultivation of ancient and contemporary Buddhist thought, while promoting interfaith and multi-lineage dialogue that create the opportunity to awaken. Heartwood is neither defined by a single lineage, nor confined by any single sect or practice. Our retreats, refuge, courses of study, practical life and social engagement in the world are geared not towards an outward show of Buddhism as a religion, but cultivation of the inner integrity and development of being which the Dharma inspires. In addition to Buddhist teachers, we welcome facilitators from around the world to share teachings and activities which promote compassion and clarity, be it through traditional wisdom or new thought. -
John Orr
John Orr received Theravada Buddhist ordination while living in Thailand and India as a monk for eight years in the 1970’s. He has been teaching meditation and leading retreats internationally since 1980 and has also practiced in the Taoist, Dzogbchen and Hindu Yoga traditions. John has been deeply affected by his contact with the healer John of God and leads groups to his center, the Casa de Dom Inacio, in Brazil. He teaches through the New Hope Sangha in Durham, North Carolina and Deep Spring Center Ann Arbor, Michigan. He recently retired from teaching for three decades at Duke University.
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