Registration for this retreat is closed
All scholarship funds have been awarded.
This six-week partial of the three-month course is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this silent retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha's Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
Prerequisite is two retreats of a week or more with a recognized insight meditation teacher. Please document this experience, including teachers' names, dates and length of courses when registering. You will also need to submit a questionnaire when signing up - your course participation cannot be confirmed until this is received and approved.
Silence and renunciation are at the heart of any IMS retreat, and a sincere commitment to honoring them has a direct and profound bearing on our deepening in meditation. The teachers of this retreat request, for the sake of your practice and your fellow retreatants' practice, that you agree, on registering, to refrain from using cell phones and other communication devices, for the duration of the course. This includes phone calls, emails, texts and other internet use. (Please notify our Front Office if arrangements need to be made for messages to reach you 24/7 from dependent or fragile family members. You can reach our staff at 978-355-4378 or at rc@dharma.org.)
To further protect your retreat time, please also make sure that you schedule any medical appointments, fill prescriptions, and take care of financial or other arrangements before your course gets underway.
Special fees and deadlines apply for cancellations or date changes. Up to July 20, 2014, $100; afterwards, $250. Please note that these amounts will apply for any date change within this three-month period.
