Nyingma Institute presents: The Cutting through Conditioning six day retreat, residential and non residential available

"Cutting through Conditioning" (July 9-14) presents powerful techniques from Nyingma Psychology to release the accumulated habits of a lifetime. We focus on the power

of time to change us and everything we know, seeing how each stage of life we pass through, even those that we may know as 'difficult' has a distinct patterning and special wisdom to reveal. When we ask, "How did this moment of time arise?" the delicate blossom of the present moment is not crushed by the weight of past conditioning. A space opens up between us and the compelling force of habit. We can look through layers of conditioning, using awareness like a microscope that penetrates to the core of wisdom.

July 9-14: Cutting through Conditioning

Through skillfully observing mental images, we can recognize and then release the layers of conditioning that have accumulated throughout our lives. Topics covered include: self-image; the cyclic nature of fascination and anxiety; and Abhidharma analysis of discerning mental events.

Primary Instructor: Sylvia Gretchen.

Cost for retreat: $ 370 (nonresidential); $ 600 (residential).

Meals are included in both residential and non residential retreats.

Please call to speak to a retreat advisor.

Please refer to the "Kum Nye: Attuning to the Present Moment" Daily Schedule at the bottom of the "retreats" web page as an example of a typical Nyingma Institute Retreat Schedule.


Residential Retreats at Nyingma Institute
Retreat participants stay in beautiful rooms in one of our two campus buildings.  The rooms oriented to the east overlook our meditation garden and the hillside that rises behind Nyingma Institute.  Rooms oriented to the south or west enjoy sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, Cal's campanile and our sunny garden terrace.

 

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