As March "comes in like a lion" and the daylight lengthens we hope to see some of you at the center. In addition to the programs below, private retreats are another great way to spend some time here as well! Call or email our office for cabin availability!
*Picture at Milarepa Center during this week's snowstorm!
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Saturday, March 24, 2018:
9 am - lunch
"Wealth Vase Puja" with
Venerable Geshe Ngawang Tenley of KuruKulla Center
Please join us for a ritual puja ceremony to refresh our wealth vase. Wealth vases are often placed in centers to generate wealth energy and prosperity. The Milarepa Center wealth vase was offered and consecrated by Dagri Rinpoche in 2013 and is refreshed each year. The ritual will be performed by Geshe Ngawang Tenley of KuruKulla Center in Medford, Ma. The ritual and offerings will help to increase and refresh the contents of the vases. A light lunch will be served following the puja. Offerings for the puja are welcome!
Suggested lunch donation: $10 - we kindly ask that you please let us know if you plan to attend lunch!
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Sat. April 7, 2018: 9 am – 3 pm
"Learn to Meditate" with Martha Tack
$20/person - includes program and lunch - please call or email our office to register
Enjoy spending a day learning how to develop the best way to become familiar with your own mind: meditation! We will explore formal, informal, sitting, walking, and special insight meditations through simple, traditional methods useful for daily practice. No former experience needed. Hatha yoga stretches (optional) will balance our mental work. Wear loose, layered clothing. Martha is a longtime student of Tibetan Buddhism and a former director of Milarepa Center, now living in Sutton, VT.
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Friday, April 27, 2018:
5 pm - 7 pm
"Milarepa Center Benefit Dinner at the Peacham Cafe"
Dinner price ranges from $10 - $15/person
Join us for a meal and conversation as we cook up a delicious dinner at the Peacham Cafe! All proceeds from the dinner go directly to Milarepa Center.
Beverages and desserts are available for purchase from the Peacham Cafe. Vegetarian and meat options available.
A heartfelt thanks to past Milarepa Center kitchen manager, Nina Tomkiewicz, for graciously donating the funds to make this dinner possible.
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Thursday, May 3, 2018:
6 pm - 7:30 pm
"Choosing Kindness - Empathy, Emptiness, and Empowerment in Challenging Times"
with Venerable Amy Miller
Kellogg-Hubbard Library - Hayes Room
135 Main St. Montpelier, VT.
In our daily lives, we are often bombarded by external experiences that show cruelty and heartlessness. We are influenced by these situations and begin to believe that in order to be happy we need to follow a particular behavior, obtain an array of material items and/or attain a certain status. Little by little, our kind heart becomes obscured by shields; the natural authentic dynamic flow of who we really are gets blocked and twisted and instead manifests as something more constrictive, negative, hostile or fearful. So we escape, blame or numb ourselves to what is really happening. Then the ruminating mind takes over deepening a false veil on our perceptions. This is the perfect time for practice! How can we use our vulnerability to generate a strong wish to emerge from our confusion and separation and spark a deep experience of compassion for others? In this program, Ven. Amy Miller will walk us through a path of fully waking up and being present with our pain, fear, aversion and how moving through these less than comfortable mind states is the key to transformation.
*Please note this talk will be hosted at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, VT.
Donations kindly accepted!
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Amy was ordained as a Buddhist nun in June 2000 by the great Tibetan master, Ven. Choden Rinpoche, and has been teaching extensively since 1992. Her teaching style emphasizes a practical approach to integrating Buddhist philosophy into everyday life. Amy is the co-author of Buddhism in a Nutshell - and a contributor to Living in the Path, a series of online courses produced by FPMT. Based in the United States, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Amy teaches and leads retreats and pilgrimages around the world. Her teaching schedule and other information can be found at:
*Amy is leading a very special pilgrimage to Lawudo Retreat Center in the Mount Everest region of Nepal October 5 - 22, 2018. A 3-day retreat will be included along with a visit to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthplace. See Amy’s website, for more information on joining her for this incredible journey!
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Saturday, May 5, 2018:
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
"Mindfulness, Meditation, and Making Life Meaningful" with Venerable Amy Miller
$35/person - includes program and lunch - please call or email our office to register
Bring more calm and joy to your life with a consistent meditation practice; discover resources within you that lend to more mindful approaches to everyday living. Meditation instruction and practice will be offered along with insightful techniques for
de-stressing and inviting more gratitude and compassion into your life.
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*Amy is leading a very special pilgrimage to Lawudo Retreat Center in the Mount Everest region of Nepal October 5 - 22, 2018. A 3-day retreat will be included along with a visit to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthplace. See Amy’s website, for more information on joining her for this incredible journey!
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Becoming a "Friend of Milarepa" or offering general donations to Milarepa Center helps ensure the continuation of our programs/retreats and helps to cover our operating costs. See our website for more information or to make a donation. Thank you!!
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