Following is the information we currently have about our upcoming in-person Spring retreat.
- When
- The retreat will start with dinner on Friday, April 28, and run through lunchtime on Sunday, April 30
- Who
- Non-DTO members are welcome to attend the retreat.
- Family and friends are invited to join us for the ceremonies to be held Sunday morning.
- Where
- It will be held at the beautiful Mariandale Retreat Center in Ossining, New York [map]
- Cost:
- We expect that the cost will be $325 for the three days
- Money to be paid on arrival to the retreat. Checks should be made to the Dharma Teacher Order
- Scholarships are available – Lack of funds should not prevent anyone from attending the retreat.
- Registration
- In order to ensure that we have reserved enough rooms at Mariandale, we need all reservations to be in by Friday, March 31.
- Reservations can be made through your local sangha leader or by emailing Fernando
- Other
- Transportation from the airports can sometimes be arranged on a first-come, first-served basis, so please make reservations as early as you can.
- More information will be sent our shortly. One item that we want to mention now, so that you will have time to prepare, is that on Saturday we will have Dharma Sharing! Dharma Sharing, sometimes called a Dharma Festival, is an opportunity for the participant to share an aspect of the Dharma that has touched them deeply.
- Dharma sharing
- On Saturday we will have time for all to partake in a bit of Dharma sharing! For many, this is the high point of the weekend.
- What is shared is a sincere thought that has, in some significant way, reframed their view of the world.
- The sharing should be short and direct – between 3 and 5 minutes long.
- Depending on time constraints, the audience may have an opportunity to respond. What that response is can vary, but the underlying intent of the response will always be to further and guide understanding.