Vajrasattva Retreat 2005:

On 5 January 2005, a three-month Vajrasattva Retreat was held at Sravasti Abbey. During the retreat, each morning the participants took turns leading their fellow retreatants in cultivating a good motivation for their meditation that day. You may want to read one of these motivations each morning to inspire your practice

Motivations by Kevin - Mar 30, 2005

Maybe… subject to change without notice!

"The Six Perfections"

I thought I would share a wonderful exercise using the Six Perfections (paramitas) that are an integral part of this bodhisattva path that we have joyfully accepted.

So we have Generosity, Ethical Discipline, Patience, Joyous Effort, Concentration and Wisdom.

It involves reflecting at different times during the day, maybe as part of each of a session for the day. And using the Six Perfections create combinations of them - let me describe this further. Instead of just reflecting on Generosity, you could reflect of the Wisdom of Generosity, the Joyous Effort of Generosity, or the Ethical Discipline of Generosity.

"MY retreat experience"

Answers to Venerable's questions about our retreat experience (i.e. best thing learned, strongest thing that came up during retreat, and what would you like to take back with you).