Long vipassana retreat with Stephen Fulder in Klil
This is an unusual and precious opportunity to practice for a longer period.
Extensive practice allows the power, the subtlety, and the depth of awareness and heart to build up. It creates an intensity of silence. It amplifies the intention and vibration of the sangha, the shared space.
The retreat will be partly a self-retreat, with periods of unstructured practice, as well as group sittings, dharma talks and one to one meetings on practice guidance with Stephen Fulder, who will be available at some time every day.
The retreat will be held at Mashiv Nefesh, simple accommodation in the beauty and supportive atmosphere of Clil
.During each day, there will be 3 formal sittings, and a schedule for personal practice will be given.
Each forth day, there will be a 1-on-1 meeting with Stephen, most of the personal guidance will be based on the meetings with the teacher. The retreat will include "inspiration talks" but not dharma talks.
- The retreat is suited for those who had participated in at least 30 practice days during courses and are racticing the dharma for at least 3 years.
- The retreat will be held in English. Translation will be given if necessary.
- The retreat is given in the Dana tradition: For further reading about Dana
- The invitation for practicing in the retreat is for a significant period of time of 3 weeks from the 24/9 to the 15/10. However, there will be an opportunity for partial participation of 2 weeks (minimal period of time).
- The dates in which a person could enter the long retreat are the 24/9 and the 1/10. Dates a person could end the retreat are the 7/10 or the 15/10 but not shorter than 2 weeks.
Tovana is a non-profit organizatino which is mostly based on volunteers. Trough out the year, about 200 people are volunteering on different courses in Ein-Dor, and about 50 people are volunteering in fixed roles. For creating the couses and their success, a lot of volunteers are needed as kitchen staff, management of the kitchen and the course. An enriching practice that form a beidge between sitting on the pillow, and practice in daily life. The kitchen staff and course management are practicing a service retreat side by side of the rest of the participants. You're invited to volunteer and practice while doing.
Your are invited for a practice of "service retreat": an opportunity to combinr meditation while doing and giving as a Sangha: