Vipassana Retreat

14th – 22nd November Vipassana Retreat

Vipassana is the practice of meditation that looks to the very roots of our suffering and seeks to realise liberation from them. Where the Heart Essence retreat develops our connection to our awakened state of mind, it remains the case that on account of the ‘ego’ self clinging, we may still fall into selfish states of greed and attachment, or anger and aversion, whenever we lose our sense connection to mindful awareness.

Since our Awakened mind has never caused suffering to ourselves and is already pure in nature, it remains the lower aspects of our mind that needs on-going refinement through meditation and daily mindfulness.

In the practice of Vipassana we look to the very causes of our selfish habit patterns, be they greed, jealousy, anger, guilt or pride. As our insight into their nature and causes matures through the practice of meditation, we are able to let them go at deeper and deeper levels.

It was the direct seeing into things that took the Buddha to his full enlightenment with his direct realisation of the cessation of suffering.

It is equally important for us to both develop our connection to the awakened state and continue to meditate to dig out the roots of our suffering through the practice of Vipassana. Though this work is challenging it brings the deepest levels of transformation and refinement of our character.

If you have any previous vipassana experience with other teachers then please contact us individually for enquiries, but generally we ask that you have attended at least 2 Usada retreats over a period of 1 year before joining this retreat. Please email us for further information.

Course Length: 8 days
Location: Poulstone Court (Herefordshire)
Price: Donation for shared accommodation, £550 for single accomodation
Deposit: £100

Teachings are provided on Dana (donation) and are not included in the price for single rooms. For further information on retreat pricing and donation only retreats please this message from Burgs and a little more info here.

For information about how to make the deposit payment which reserves your place on retreat, please see the Contact Us/Payment page.