======================================================================= BUDDHIST MEDITATION RETREATS & EVENTS CALENDAR ======================================================================= MARCH 1996 ======================================================================= DharmaNet International revised: 2/5/96 ======================================================================= 12/95-4/96 ENLIGHTENED EXPERIENCE CELEBRATION IV - Lama Zopa Rinpoche & FPMT. Bodhgaya INDIA. Contact: Bill Kane, 1945 42nd Ave #8, Capitola CA 95010. E-mail: 75332.3403@compuserve.com 1-3 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Mary Orr & John Travis. Santa Cruz CA. Contact: Land of Medicine Buddha, (408) 462-8383. 1-3 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Robert Beatty. Castle Rock WA. Contact: Cloud Mountain Ctr, 311 W. McGraw, Seattle WA 98119. (206) 286-9060. 1-3 SESSHIN - Charles Tenshin Fletcher & Anne Seisen Fletcher. Zen Mountain Center, Box 43, Mountain Center CA 92561. (909) 659-5272. e-mail: zmc@interserv.com 1-3 HIGHER THAN HAPPINESS - Michael Kewley. Gaia House, Woodland Rd, Denbury, Nr. Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6DY, England. Tel: Ipplepen (01803) 813188. 1-3 VIPASSANA MEDITATION - Franz Zelsacher. International Meditation Centre, A-9064 St. Michael/Gurk 6, Austria. +43 4224 2820. Fax: +43 4224 28204. e-mail: 100425.3423@compuserve.com 1-10 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Larry Rosenberg. Insight Meditation Society, Pleasant St, Barre MA 01005. (508) 355-4378. 1-10 ABHIDHAMMA RETREAT - Steve Armstrong & Kamala Masters. Albuquerque NM. Contact: Wadine Gibbons, 1833 Puye St, Santa Fe NM 87501. (505) 982-7736. 2 INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREAT - Harrison Hoblitzelle. Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, 331 Broadway, Cambridge MA 02139. (617) 491-5070. 2 OPENING THE HEART - Matthias Steurich. Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley CA 94709. (510) 843- 6812. 3 CHO NGA CHOPA (DAY OF MIRACLES). Vajrapani Institute, Box 2130, Boulder Creek CA 95006. (408) 338-6654 or (408) 338-7916. 3-9 DAILY PRACTICE WEEK - Fred von Allmen. Germany. Contact: B. Dietz-Waschkowski, Sonnhalde 16, D-79104 Freiburg. 5 DAY OF MIRACLES: All-Night Green Tara Practice. Kadampa Center, Raleigh NC. (919) 859-3433. 6-17 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Meditation Center, Box 24, Shelburne Falls MA 01370. (413) 625-2160. Fax: (413) 625-2170. E-Mail: vmcdhara@aol.com 6-17 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Southwest Vippassana Meditation Center, Box 190248, Dallas TX 75204. (214) 521-5258 or (214) 932-7868. Fax: (214) 522-5973. E-Mail: vip@onramp.net 7-10 WOMEN'S VIPASSANA WEEKEND - Julie Wester & Debra Chamberlin- Taylor. Mendocino County, CA. Contact: Angela Agnelian, (510) 548-2531. 8-10 INTRODUCTION TO ZEN TRAINING - Zen Mountain Monastery staff. Zen Mountain Monastery, Box 197PC, Mt. Tremper NY 12457. (914) 688-2228. 8-10 MINDFULNESS RETREAT: KARUNA - Joan Halifax. Dossey & others. Upaya, 1404 Cerro Gordo Rd, Santa Fe NM 87501. (505) 986-8518. Fax: (505) 986-8528. e-mail: upaya@rt66.com 8-13 WOMEN IN MEDITATION - Christina Feldman. Gaia House, Woodland Rd, Denbury, Nr. Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6DY, England. Tel: Ipplepen (01803) 813188. 8-18 VIPASSANA MEDITATION - Roger Bischoff. International Meditation Centre, Splatts House, Heddington, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 OPE, England. +44 1380 850 238. Fax: +44 1380 850 833. e-mail: 100330.3304@compuserve.com 8-18 VIPASSANA MEDITATION - Mother Sayamagyi & Sayagyi U Chit Tin. International Meditation Centre, Lot 78, Jacoby Street, Mahogany Creek WA 6072, Australia. Tel: +61 9 295 2644. Fax: +61 9 295 3435. 9 AWAKENING BODY & MIND - Guy Armstrong & Nancy Taylor. Spirit Rock Meditation Cntr, Box 909, Woodacre CA 94973. (415) 488-0164. 9 INTRODUCTION TO ZEN PRACTICE - Zen Mountain Center. Zen Mountain Center, Box 43, Mountain Center CA 92561. (909) 659-5272. e-mail: zmc@interserv.com 9 HEALING & PAIN - Sylvia Gretchen. Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley CA 94709. (510) 843- 6812. 10 FAMILY PRACTICE DAY. Spirit Rock Meditation Cntr, Box 909, Woodacre CA 94973. (415) 488-0164. 10 SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINTOP: A DAY OF MINDFULNESS FOCUSED ON OUR OWN AGING PROCESS & CAREGIVING FOR OLDER PARENTS - Maylie Scott & others. Berkeley Zen Center, 1929 Russell St, Berkeley CA. Contact: Paul Takayanagi, (510) 649-2566. Fax: (510) 649-2565. 13-19 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Shinzen Young. Boulder CO. Contact: Insight Meditation Network, (303) 440-4153. 13-24 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. California Vipassana Center, Box 1167, North Fork CA 93643. (209) 877- 4386. Fax: (209) 877-4387. E-Mail: mahavana@aol.com 13-24 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Northwest Vipassana Center, Box 345, Ethel WA 98542. (360) 978-5434. Fax: (360) 978-5434. E-Mail: dhkunja@aol.com 13-24 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Meditationshaus, Kirchenweg 2, 76332 Bad Herrenalb, Germany. [49](07083) 51169. Fax: [49](07083) 51328. 13-24 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Meditation Centre, Box 103, Blackheath NSW 2785, Australia. [61](047) 877-436. Fax: [61](047) 877-221. 13-24 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Thailand Vipassana Centre, Dhamma Kamala, 65/9 Chaengwattana Soi 1, Banghen, Bangkok THAILAND. [66](02) 521-0392. Fax: [66](0) 552-1753. 14-17 VIPASSANA RETREAT - John Travis. Oroville CA. Contact: (800) 818-8342. 15-17 BEING PRESENT: FOR OURSELVES, FOR OUR CHILDREN - Wendy Johnson. Green Gulch Farm, Hwy 1, Muir Beach CA 94965. (415) 383-3134. 15-17 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Mary Orr. Monroe LA. Contact: Lydia Roane, (318) 323-7809. 15-17 MEDITATION AS INTIMACY - Jose Reissig. Gaia House, Woodland Rd, Denbury, Nr. Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6DY, England. Tel: Ipplepen (01803) 813188. 15-17 SEEKING THE TRANSCENDENT: UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM & ZEN BUDDHISM - James Ishmael Ford. Zen Mountain Monastery, Box 197PC, Mt. Tremper NY 12457. (914) 688-2228. 15-18 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Rodney Smith & Narayan Liebenson Grady. Insight Meditation Society, Pleasant St, Barre MA 01005. (508) 355-4378. 15-22 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Christopher Titmuss. Germany. Waldhaus am Laachersee, Postfache 25, D-56643 Nickenich. 16 VIPASSANA DAYLONG - Eugene Cash. Santa Cruz CA. Santa Cruz Zendo, 115 School St, Santa Cruz CA. (408) 688-3958. 16-17 THE ART OF MEDITATION - Robert Hall. Spirit Rock Meditation Cntr, Box 909, Woodacre CA 94973. (415) 488-0164. 16-17 INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREAT - Michael Liebenson Grady. Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, 331 Broadway, Cambridge MA 02139. (617) 491-5070. 17 ZAZENKAI - Zen Mountain Center. Zen Mountain Center, Box 43, Mountain Center CA 92561. (909) 659-5272. e-mail: zmc@interserv.com 18-24 FOUNDING SESSHIN - John Daido Loori. Zen Mountain Monastery, Box 197PC, Mt. Tremper NY 12457. (914) 688-2228. 19-23 MINDFULNESS RETREAT - Thich Nhat Hanh. Rome, Italy. Contact: Roberto Mander, 6-855-8901. 20-31 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Centre, Burnside Road, RD 3, Kaukapakapa NEW ZEALAND. [64](09) 420-5319. Or, contact: Birgitt Rehbein, c/o Box 41185, St. Lukes, Aukland, NEW ZEALAND. [64](09) 579-1588. 21 SPRING EQUINOX RETREAT DAY - Jakusho Kwong-Roshi. Upaya, 1404 Cerro Gordo Rd, Santa Fe NM 87501. (505) 986-8518. Fax: (505) 986-8528. e-mail: upaya@rt66.com 21-24 INTRODUCTION TO VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Meditation Center, Box 24, Shelburne Falls MA 01370. (413) 625-2160. Fax: (413) 625-2170. E-Mail: vmcdhara@aol.com 21-24 BEING WITH DYING: CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE & THE ENCOUNTER WITH DEATH. Upaya, 1404 Cerro Gordo Rd, Santa Fe NM 87501. (505) 986-8518. Fax: (505) 986-8528. e-mail: upaya@rt66.com 22-24 VERNAL EQUINOX VIPASSANA RETREAT - Jim Hopper. Dhamma Dena, Joshua Tree CA. Contact: Jim Hopper, 401 S. Fischer #5, Glendale CA 91205. (818) 543-0669. 22-24 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Christopher Reed. Castle Rock WA. Contact: Cloud Mountain Ctr, 311 W. McGraw, Seattle WA 98119. (206) 286-9060. 22-4/1 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Japan Vipassana Centre, Mizuho-Cho, Funai-Gun, Kyoto-Fu 62203, JAPAN. [81](0771) 860-765. 23 MEDITATION & INQUIRY - Howard Cohn. Spirit Rock Meditation Cntr, Box 909, Woodacre CA 94973. (415) 488-0164. 23 VIPASSANA DAYLONG - Gil Fronsdal. Palo Alto CA. Contact: MPI, (415) 599-3456 or Berget Jelane (408) 255- 2783. 23 INSIGHT MEDITATION RETREAT - Larry Rosenberg. Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, 331 Broadway, Cambridge MA 02139. (617) 491-5070. 23 CULTIVATING POSITIVE ENERGY IN WORK - Ruud Lankreijer. Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley CA 94709. (510) 843- 6812. 23-30 WOMEN'S VIPASSANA RETREAT - Christina Feldman & Narayan Liebenson Grady. Insight Meditation Society, Pleasant St, Barre MA 01005. (508) 355-4378. 23-31 AWAKENING THE HEART - Sharda Rogell. Gaia House, Woodland Rd, Denbury, Nr. Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6DY, England. Tel: Ipplepen (01803) 813188. 24 DAY OF MINDFULNESS & MOVEMENT - Wes Nisker & Adrianne Mohr. Spirit Rock Meditation Cntr, Box 909, Woodacre CA 94973. (415) 488-0164. 24-31 SESSHIN - William Nyogen Yeo. Zen Center of Los Angeles, 923 South Normandie Av, Los Angeles CA 90006. (213) 387-2351. Fax: (213) 387-2377. 27-31 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Howard Cohn & Anna Douglas. Santa Rosa CA. Contact: Beth Baker, 290 Redwood Rd, San Anselmo CA 94960. (415) 459-5670. 27-4/7 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Meditation Center, Box 24, Shelburne Falls MA 01370. (413) 625-2160. Fax: (413) 625-2170. E-Mail: vmcdhara@aol.com 27-4/7 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Southwest Vippassana Meditation Center, Box 190248, Dallas TX 75204. (214) 521-5258 or (214) 932-7868. Fax: (214) 522-5973. E-Mail: vip@onramp.net 28-31 SESSHIN - Charles Tenshin Fletcher & Anne Seisen Fletcher. Zen Mountain Center, Box 43, Mountain Center CA 92561. (909) 659-5272. e-mail: zmc@interserv.com 29-31 MINDFULNESS RETREAT - Thich Nhat Hanh. Paris, France. French language. Contact: Daniel Milles, 43-28-09-11. 29-31 NON-RESIDENTIAL VIPASSANA RETREAT - Mary Orr. Missoula MT. Contact: Susie Stampley, (406) 864-2178. 29-31 BUDDHIST CHI KUNG - Kenneth Cohen. Zen Mountain Monastery, Box 197PC, Mt. Tremper NY 12457. (914) 688-2228. 29-31 MINDFULNESS RETREAT - Arnie Kotler & Therese Fitzgerald. Boise ID. Contact: Peggy Rowe or Larry Ward, (208) 336-1525. 29-31 AMARAVATI WEEKEND RETREAT - Ven. Sobhano. Amaravati Monastery, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ, England. Tel: (0442) 842 455. Fax: (0442) 843 721. 29-4/4 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Shinzen Young. Castle Rock WA. Contact: Cloud Mountain Ctr, 311 W. McGraw, Seattle WA 98119. (206) 286-9060. 29-4/8 VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Meditation Centre, Box 103, Blackheath NSW 2785, Australia. [61](047) 877-436. Fax: [61](047) 877-221. 29-4/8 VIPASSANA MEDITATION - Franz Neuner. International Meditation Centre, A-9064 St. Michael/Gurk 6, Austria. +43 4224 2820. Fax: +43 4224 28204. e-mail: 100425.3423@compuserve.com 30-4/2 CHILDREN'S INTRO TO VIPASSANA MEDITATION AS TAUGHT BY SN GOENKA. Vipassana Meditationshaus, Kirchenweg 2, 76332 Bad Herrenalb, Germany. [49](07083) 51169. Fax: [49](07083) 51328. 30-4/8 VIPASSANA RETREAT - Vimalo Kulbarz & Ingrid von Haslingen. Germany. Contact: Haus der Stille, Muhlenweg 20, D-21514 Roseburg. ======================================================================= This list is updated as new material comes in. The latest version is online at DharmaNet Electronic Files Archive (DEFA) and may be accessed via anonymous ftp to sunsite.unc.edu (directory: pub/academic/religious_ studies/Buddhism/DEFA/Resources) or via WWW (http://sunsite.unc.edu/ dharma/defa.html). 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