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Spiritual retreats allow time for reflection, prayer, or meditation. They are considered essential in Buddhism , [ 2 ] having been a common practice since the Vassa , or rainy season retreat, was established by the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha .
The monastery at daybreak. The Monastery of the Holy Spirit was founded on March 21, 1944, by twenty monks from the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. The Archdiocese of Atlanta and silent film star Colleen Moore donated 1,400 acres (5.7 km 2) of land and the first monks lived in a barn while they built (by themselves) what would become known as the "pine board" monastery.
The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine lies a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean, on Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, California.It was founded and dedicated by Paramahansa Yogananda, on August 20, 1950, [3] [4] and is owned by the Self-Realization Fellowship. [5]
These three Wisconsin spiritual retreats offer peace and quiet in this hustling, bustling world. Wisconsin overnight retreats: Places for stressed-out people to reset body, mind, spirit Skip to ...
Monk at Vassa. Vassa (Pali: vassa-, Sanskrit: varṣa-, both "rain") is the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada Buddhists. Taking place during the wet season, Vassa lasts for three lunar months, usually from July (the Burmese month of Waso, ဝါဆို) to October (the Burmese month of Thadingyut, သီတင်းကျွတ်).
Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries. Michael Glazier Books. ISBN 0-8146-5009-0. Fr. George T. Montague, S.M. (Biblical scholar) (February 2008). Holy Spirit Make Your Home in Me: Biblical Meditations on Receiving the Gift of the Spirit. The Word Among Us Press. ISBN 978-1-59325-128-4.
The teachings at Spirit Rock focus on the practice of vipassanā meditation as taught in the Theravada tradition, emphasizing mindfulness and lovingkindness. Practices focus on training and quieting the mind, [4] the cultivation of lovingkindness and compassion, the teachings of the Buddha as found in the Pāli Canon, and on incorporating mindfulness and the Dharma into daily life. [15]
Based largely on the adaptions of two Japanese structured methods of self-reflection, Naikan therapy and Morita therapy, constructive living is a Western approach to mental health education. Purpose-centered and response-oriented, constructive living (sometimes abbreviated as CL) focuses on the mindfulness and purposes of one's life.