General Spiritual Director
Editors’ Picks – Oct & Nov 2024
Nov 30, 2024
Mountain RETREAT IN ENNSTAL, AUSTRIA
At the beginning of the year, Kadampa Meditation Center Austria organized a one-week retreat in the Upper Austrian Ennstal. Meditators from Austria and Germany took a week to participate in this special event.
In this retreat, Gen Kelsang Palden, Resident Teacher of KMC Austria in Vienna, gave an explanation taken from Venerable Geshe-la's books showing how to develop concentration. Teachings during this silent retreat covered how to begin and progress in our training in tranquil abiding. This retreat showed how we could discover and realize our potential for authentic, lasting happiness, which comes from a peaceful mind.
A former mountain farm near Weyer, surrounded by nature, was the perfect location for this special event. Breathtaking walks, an excellent and spacious meditation space with facilities for meal preparation, comfortable accommodations, and many places for people to contemplate and relax made it a memorable occasion.
The retreat was a meaningful time for all participants where everyone could settle their mind and experience inner peace. The silence was conducive to a reflective experience, and some social time with other practitioners brought much joy to everyone.
Thank you, Geshe-la, for this wonderful opportunity!
