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| 16 - 20 May 2012, Discovering the Love Within | | Print | |
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Four-day retreat on Loving Kindness
Open to all With Andrew Warr
It is a timeless spiritual truth that we all havean immeasurable treasury of love within us. Over 2,500 years ago the Buddha taught his disciples the meditations on Loving Kindness as a way to reconnect with that inner wealth. In modern times these meditations still provide a gentle yet powerful tool for opening our hearts and minds, and developing our love, empathy and kindness far beyond conventional limitations. Most of us long to be loved and to become more loving; instead we often find ourselves feeling more and more lonely, frustrated and hard-hearted. The loving kindness practice gently erodes the habits that block our natural feelings of love. We begin by cultivating love for ourselves, which undermines habits of self-judgement and low self-esteem so we can cultivate an authentic friendliness with ourselves. Far from perpetuating selfishness, learning to care for ourselves in a healthy manner paves the way for extending greater love for others. The practices lead us, in a systematic and integrated way, to an increasingly genuine and unconditional love for all. Loving kindness is a practice which has proved tremendously helpful to both those who are already experienced in other forms of meditation and those who are completely new to meditation. The weekend will provide the tools to establish loving kindness as a source of nourishment and well-being in our life and to integrate it meaningfully into our everyday reality.
“This is my third time attending – and I will be back. It’s a great break from the noise and confusion of everyday life and a wonderful ‘spring clean’ for the mind. It allows me to connect with the really important human values in my life.” Joe Andrew Warr has been studying and practising Buddhism under the guidance of Sogyal Rinpoche since 1984. He became a Rigpa instructor in 1989 and an International Senior Instructor in 2001. For over ten years he has travelled widely in Europe, North America and Australia giving courses, supporting retreats with Sogyal Rinpoche, and offering instructor training. He regularly leads short retreats himself in Rigpa's retreat centre in Ireland, Dzogchen Beara and other locations around the world, and is active in designing Rigpa courses. Andrew specialises in meditation, loving kindness and bodhichitta.
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From those who attended Loving Kindness Retreats with Andrew Warr in 2011:
