PROGRAM: 9:30 A.M. 9:30 P.M.(Lunch & supper provided)
All day program of meditation, discussion, works of service, and sharing (Limited overnight accommodations and further programs available for those who can stay the previous and the following nights)
Morning: Meditation, practice and instruction, led by monks and other spiritual aspirants; Interactive Discussion in small groups on the topic: “Methods of Spiritual Practice”.
Midday: Two-hour period of community service work for the Retreat.
Afternoon: Group walk to a ridge-top forest, followed by meditation and informal discussion.
Evening: Review of the day's events; Videos of a spiritual nature; Concluding discussions.
Extra programs available for those who stay the previous and the following nights:
Friday evening: Readings from several spiritual traditions followed by meditation.
Saturday early morning: Meditation
Sunday morning: Interfaith religious service consisting of devotional singing, chanting, prayers, readings and meditation with participation by all those attending.
No charge, but advance reservations are required.
Please register early, but in any case before March 28 by either:
E-mail:
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–Telephone: 415-922-2323 - Fax: 415-922-1476
Note on Accommodations: For those who can stay overnight, the women's retreat house can accommodate a maximum of 16 women and the men's retreat house can accommodate 12 men. Please reserve early. Please bring bedding and towels, as well as food for your own supper Friday night. Other meals will be provided. Also, please bring some inspiring material from your own spiritual tradition to be read to all, and for use at the interfaith service Sunday morning.
The Society maintains a retreat in west Marin County, about an hour's drive from San Francisco in the village of Olema, where spiritual seekers of all faiths may meditate and study away from the disturbances of urban life.
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Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
New Sunday Morning *
Meditation Session
8:30 - 10:45 am
2 sits followed by Q&A
Every alternate Sunday starting from 9/12
Open Meditation Daily
6:15 - 7:15 AM
5:15 - 6:15 PM
Meditation Class with Marty Verhoeven
Friday, 7:30 - 9 pm
Highest concentrations of DRBYers found here.
Avatamsaka Sutra Lecture with Rev. Heng Sure
Saturdays, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Meditation Course with Steven Tainer
Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Thursday Vipassana Meditation
Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:00 pm