Silent Buddhist Meditation Winter Weekend Retreat
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Silent Buddhist Retreats in 2026 at Kadampa Meditation Center New York in the Sullivan County Catskills
Silent Meditation Retreat January 2025 to Febraury 2025. Attend by the weekend, week or full 6-weeks.
The Annual Winter Retreats at Kadampa World Peace Temple New York consists of six stand-alone weeks of Silent retreats based on The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra. Lead by Buddhist Monk Gen Samten Kelsang.
In silence, we engage with the meditation object in a more intimate way. We stop ‘chatting’ about the Dharma from our mouth and start listening to the Dharma from deep within our heart which gives us a special inner experience of the teachings we receive. Penetrating insights arise and since we are able to hold onto them with firm mindfulness we find Dharma experience pervades and nourishes our heart at a very deep level.
Gen Samten Kelsang, the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center New York, will lead the 6 weeks of the Oral Instructions of Mahamudra Retreat. With over 40 years of study and practice of Buddha’s teachings, he presents Buddha’s most profound teachings in a practical and accessible way. As one of Venerable Geshe-la’s senior disciples, Gen Samten has had the unique opportunity to engage in a three year silent retreat and carries with him a wealth of experience in skillfully guiding sincere practitioners to profound meditative insights on retreat.
The 6 Weeks of Winter Retreat is based on The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, and presented by Gen Samten in a way that provides the structure for deep experience of their meaning.
For more information call 845-856-9000 or KadampaNewYork.org
Kadampa Meditation Center New York in Sullivan County Catskills at 47 Sweeney Road, Glen Spey, NY 12737 is only 2 hours from NYC. Getting here by car, bus or train is simple.
The Meditaion Center offers in person and online meditation classes, meditation retreats and meditation workshops for all levels of interest and experience, beginner friendly meditation classes, silent retreats and Buddhism courses. Free Buddhist prayers, chanted in English, offered daily and open to everyone.
TEMPLE GROUNDS AND HIKING NATURE TRAILS are open free DAILY from 9:00 AM - Dusk at Kadampa Meditation Center New York World Peace Temple in Sullivan County Catskills Upstate NY.
Free Temple Tours, Buddhist Bookstore & Gift Shop, and World Peace Cafe Coffee shop. and Vegetarian Meals with the Buddhist Community.
82 acres include tranquil spots to sit and contemplate in nature, photo-worthy views of the World Peace Temple, and short nature trails in the woodlands. Enjoy walking on the grounds, including nature trails, a pond, garden, streams and soft springy moss.
Outdoor seating areas, picnic tables and hidden nature benches.
Kids, families & pets on a leash welcome!
For more information call 845-856-9000 or KadampaNewYork.org
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