THE SECOND ANNUAL EXPLORING MONASTIC LIFE RETREAT
AUGUST 2006
Eight participants spent an intense and fruitful 2 ½ weeks exploring their choice as well as aspirations to ordain. Two monastics, one trainee and five lay students lived in community.
The schedule included offering service, teachings on the history of the Vinaya and the original sangha by Venerable Chodron, and group discussions on key issues and questions about ordination. Click HERE to download mp3's of EML teachings.
There was also daily practice morning and evening as well as long walks in the forest. The retreat ended with skits and a sharing of everyone’s experience. Retreatants felt this time at the abbey extremely clarifying and inspiring.
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