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One Month Winter Retreat: 1000-Armed Chenrezig Retreat
November 25, 2024 - December 26, 2024

1000-Armed Chenrezig Retreat
November 25-December 25, 2024Â
One-month Vacation with the Buddha of Compassion
Chenrezig is the emobodiment of the infinite compassion of all Buddhas. He is one of the most cherished deities in the Tibetan tradition, and his mantra—om mani padme hum—is recited around the world. Known as Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, his Chinese counterpart is Kuan Yin.
With a thousand arms and a thousand eyes, Chenrezig reaches out in response to the cries of the world. In the One-month Chenrezig retreat, we will nourish the seeds of  compassion within ourselves, emphasizing how to bring the compassion practices alive in our daily lives and meditation sessions.
The month-long retreat entails five meditations and one study or teaching session per day. A group retreat, it offers the chance to practice intensively with the Abbey monastic community.
The mind of compassion, the wish for beings to be free of suffering, is the direct opposite of the wish to harm others. It is essential for developing bodhicitta, the intent to become Buddha to free all beings from suffering. Chenrezig meditaiton helps us to grow our compassion, confront our self-centered thought, and create causes to someday become Chenrezig ourselves.
More Info and Retreat Preparation
See our Winter Retreat page for further details about the Winter Retreat. Admission is by application. The retreat is not recommended for beginners.
Arrive by the morning of November 25. Plan to depart December 26 or register separately for the New Year’s Vajrasattva Retreat.
For this retreat, we ask that people gather dana in the amount of $840 as a meritorious group offering to support one another’s retreat.
See a list of retreat preparation resources on our Winter Retreat page.