Big Love: A Daylong Retreat on the 4 Immeasurables

Saturday, June 29th from 10 am - 4:30pm
A Daylong Retreat with Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has often commented that the essence of spiritual practice is cultivating a good heart. As important as meditative quiescence and insight meditation are within the Buddhist tradition, it is crucial to balance such practices with the cultivation of altruism; practice of the four immeasurables is the ideal technique for achieving this goal.

The Four Immeasurables, or the Four Brahmaviharas, as they are called in the Pali tradition, are:

- Loving-Kindness
- Compassion
- Empathetic Joy
- Equanimity

These characteristics are essential qualities to develop on the spiritual path, and can enhance one’s development of bodhicitta, the wish to become enlightened for all sentient beings. This daylong retreat will include an explanation of these practices along with guided meditations, and time for discussion. It is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced practitioners wanting to deepen their experience of the Four Immeasurables.

Vegetarian lunch included with registration.