BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1755@anukampaproject.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250201T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250201T170000 DTSTAMP:20250129T022112Z URL:https://anukampaproject.org/events/bhante-sujato-day-retreat-the-oddly -conditioned-nature-of-unconditional-love/ SUMMARY:Bhante Sujato Day Retreat : "The Oddly Conditioned Nature of Uncond itional Love" DESCRIPTION:Love is like a butterfly\, so pretty yet so fleeting. Or so the y say. But what if love was less like a butterfly and more like an ocean? What if it was everywhere all the time and we just forgot to notice it?\n\ n \;\n\nJoin Bhante Sujato on this contemplative day retreat as he div es into the enigmatic nature of unconditional love. Explore how our percep tions condition love\, and how we can shape them to bring a lasting transf ormation in our lives and for those around us. Through meditation\, reflec tion\, and Q&\;A discover the currents that connect us all—the tides of compassion\, kindness and boundless care.\n\n \;\n\n \;\nWhere will the retreat be held?\n \;\n\nThis retreat will be held at the Fri ends Meeting House\, in Oxford. We will have the use of main hall and the kitchen\, surrounded by a lovely secluded lawn\, allowing for a safe and u ninterrupted space for meditation.\n\n \;\n\nComfy meditation chairs a re provided. In order to maximise the space available\, we encourage you t o use a chair. Please note that we are not able to provide mats and cushio ns.\n\n \;\n\nPlease bring your own packed lunch and flask for your ea se. Hot water will be available and you are invited to bring along tea\, m ilk and biscuits to share.\n\n \;\n\nThe retreat is suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators alike and will accommodate a maximum of 50 people. Please register early to be sure you don't miss out!\n\n&nbs p\;\n\nN.B: The following day\, on Sunday 2nd February\, we are inviting a small number of people (up to 15) to join us for an afternoon of meditati on with Bhante Sujato and Ven Canda at our beautiful monastery\, Anukampa Grove\, 5 miles from Oxford (on a donation basis). If you would like to be considered for this also\, please apply separately\, noting that we will confirm the latter in January. \n\n \;\n\n\n\n \;\nTentative Retr eat Schedule\n \;\n\n09:30 - 09:55 Arrivals\n\n10:00 - 11:30 Introduct ion talk and guided meditation (silence begins!)\n\n11:30 - 12:00 Walking meditation\n\n12:00 - 13:15 Lunch and rest period\n\n13:15 - 14:30 Dhamma talk and guided meditation\n\n14:30 - 15:00 Walking meditation\n\n15:00 - 15:30 Silent group meditation\n\n15:30 - 15:45 Tea break\n\n15:45 - 16:30 Q&\;A\n\n16:30 - 17:00 Final metta meditation and closing words\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n \;\n\nPlease aim to arrive at 9:30 am in order to register and settle in quietly.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nBhante Sujato is kindly comin g all the way from Australia to England\, to support Anukampa's work and o ur new monastery\, "Anukampa Grove\," where for the very first time in the UK\, women can train towards full monastic ordination as bhikkhunis. Ther e will be an opportunity to donate towards that aim at the retreat in pers on\, or via our website here.\n\n \;\n\nWe are extremely fortunate to have three monastics attending this retreat: Bhante Sujato\, Ven Canda and Ven Upekkha. If you would like to contribute to the costs for the Sangha' s travel expenses you can donate here\, you can donate here\, reference 'm onastic costs.'\n\n \;\n\nWe may be able to offer some financial assis tance to those of limited means through our bursary fund.\n\n \;\n\nYo u are welcome to donate to our bursary fund here.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\ nNote:\n\n \;\n\n1. After your registration\, you will receive an emai l with your Ticket/Booking Confirmation almost immediately. Please check y our junk mail box if you do not receive it. You can also add our email add ress bookings@anukampaproject.org as a contact to prevent emails from us going into the junk folder.\n\n \;\n\n2. If you do not receive your ti cket within an hour\, please contact us at bookings@anukampaproject.org. P lease be aware that emails that we send to non-Gmail\, Hotmail or Outlook email account outside the UK (e.g. .pl\; .gmx etc)\, are often rejected as 'undelivered' for unknown reasons. Please therefore contact us from a Gma il\, Hotmail or Outlook email account where at all possible\, to save disa ppointment.\n\n \;\n\nWe kindly ask that you do not contact the venue. \n\n \;\n\nHealth and community care: Please do not attend if you feel ill (e.g. if you have any symptoms of Covid or any other viral infections ).\n\n \;\n\nPLEASE NOTE THIS BOOKING IS NOT REFUNDABLE.\n\n \;\nA ll ticket proceeds go towards covering venue hire and travel for the Sangh a. Any excess will go towards the general running costs of Britain's first monastery for bhikkhunis\, "Anukampa Grove Bhikkhuni Monastery."\n \; \n\n~ IMPORTANT !! ~  To ensure you see our most up-to-date page and boo kings availability\, YOU MUST REFRESH your browser by pressing F5 OR click the ↺ reload sign on the address bar. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://anukampaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2 023/03/Banner-size-Oxford-Quakers-Meeting-House.jpg CATEGORIES:2025 LOCATION:Oxford Quakers Friends Meeting House\, 43 St Giles'\, Oxford\, Oxf ordshire\, OX1 3LW\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=43 St Giles'\, Oxford\, Oxf ordshire\, OX1 3LW\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Oxford Quak ers Friends Meeting House:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR