Pamela Weiss returns to Bozeman for a weekend retreat on Finding Refuge.
The word refuge comes from the Latin, re-fuge, which means to fly back, to return, to come home. So much of our suffering comes from “lookin’ for love in all the wrong places…” We imagine we will find love, safety, refuge out there somewhere. But Buddhist practice teaches us that true refuge is always and already right here. Right where we are, just as we are.
This is not an invitation to apathy or passivity. It is a call to do the difficult, deeply satisfying work of transforming our tangles (reactive habits and patterns) into clear, compassionate action. This is what it means to be a Bodhisattva, a person dedicated to alleviating suffering—ours, others’, the worlds’—and to walk the Bodhisattva Path. It is exactly what our wide, aching world needs now.
Over the course of this weekend, we will focus on the theme of Finding True Refuge, and explore how to untangle our personal and collective tangles within our beautiful, aching world.
Schedule
Thursday, March 21, 7-8:30 PM: Pamela Weiss will join Bozeman Insight Community to discuss the Genjo Koan (No registration necessary)
Friday, March 22, 7-9 PM: Teachings on Refuge (There is an option for registering only for Friday night)
Saturday, March 23: 9 AM – 4 PM: The Three Jewels
Sunday, March 24: 9 AM – Noon: Closing Thoughts and Full Moon ceremony