The Gaden Shartse Sacred Healing Arts tour will be stopping at Milarepa Center for 1 week to offer a variety of activities! Offerings include the creation of a sacred sand mandala, individual healing sessions, group Chay Drol ritual, and more!

 

**Due to hosting the tour monks here at the center all week we will not be able to offer lodging or meals to the general public during the program so please plan your visit(s) accordingly.

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NOTE: The sand mandala construction, daily viewings, and dissolution ceremony will take place at the Green Mountain Retreat Center at 276 Barnet Center Rd. Barnet, VT. 05821. 

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Schedule of Public Events:

 

August 4th - 10th, 2024

 

Sunday, August 4th: Potluck Dinner, 4pm – 7pm @ Milarepa Center. Please bring a prepared dish to share.

 

Monday – Friday, August 5th - 9th: Public viewings of Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala construction, 10am – 4pm @ Green Mountain Retreat Center, located at 276 Barnet Center Rd. Barnet, VT.

 

Friday, August 9th: Chay Drol Ritual, 6pm – 8pm @ Milarepa Center, in gompa.

 

Saturday, August 10th: Refreshments, photos, etc. followed by Mandala Dissolution Ceremony,  2pm – 6pm @ Green Mountain Retreat Center, located at 276 Barnet Center Rd. Barnet, VT.​​

Mark your calendars and join us for one of our potluck dharma discussion dinners! Enjoy visiting the center, walk in the forest, peruse the library, meditate in the gompa, lay in the grass, and just spend some time here with us! Feel free to bring a blanket and eat outside if the weather is cooperating, we will have tables outside too!

 

We will supply a main dish and beverages for everyone and ask that those attending bring a side dish and/or dessert to share. Any favorite non-alcoholic drinks you'd like to share are welcome too! We will plan to begin at 4:30pm with a short group offering prayer to open the meal as well as a topic for discussion. **Please have your dish prepared when arriving, we are not able to offer use of our kitchen for cooking.**

Join us as we pilot this new secular meditation series in partnership with the Foundation for Developing Compassion & Wisdom(FDCW).

The 8-week course will consist of weekly meditation sessions, led by center director, Dawn Holtz. Each session will focus on using guided analytical meditations to cultivate the good heart and positive inner qualities such as kindness, generosity, and compassion.

 

Students may attend any number of sessions they are able, although participating in the full course will help create a good foundation for building a regular meditation practice.

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Course offered by donation as you are able, all are welcome to attend.