BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1739@anukampaproject.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230617T170000 DTSTAMP:20230501T104228Z URL:https://anukampaproject.org/events/ven-upekkha-ven-canda-day-retreat-t he-wisdom-of-forgiveness/ SUMMARY:Ven Canda & Ven Upekkha Day Retreat: "The Wisdom of Forgiveness" DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThis Day Retreat is a precious opport unity to receive teachings from two bhikkhunis! Venerable Upekkha has been staying at Anukampa Buddhist Vihara in Oxford for several months to suppo rt Venerable Canda and her community in setting up the first Vihara for fu lly ordained Buddhist nuns in the UK - much to our delight. Ven Upekkha wi ll be returning to Australia soon after this retreat\, so don't miss out o n her gentle wisdom and warm-hearted teachings alongside Ven Canda!\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\nSet in the beautiful historic city of Cambridge\, where Ajahn Brahm studied and sat his first meditation retreat\, the Friend's M eeting House offers a warm\, friendly and conducive atmosphere for meditat ion.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWe will have the use of the entire building\ , allowing for a safe and uninterrupted space for meditation. You are invi ted to bring your own packed lunch to enjoy in the dining room\, and use t he kitchen to prepare tea and other hot drinks. The main hall will be our meditation room and there are other rooms that will be set aside for walki ng meditation.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\nThe Theme of the Retreat: \n \;\n\nForgiveness is not only about the other person - it is also a bout yourself.\n\n \;\n\nHolding on to hurts and grudges exhausts the mind and wastes our opportunity for freedom and true happiness. Accepting our shortcomings and sensitive human mind\, that is prone to making mistak es\, helps to release us from our own exacting standards to enjoy the prec ious present moment.\n\n \;\n\nWith a forgiving mind\, the present mom ent opens up to peace and unalloyed bliss that has no baggage or agenda. U nburdened by painful perceptions we have an opportunity to embrace our exp erience and see things as they truly are.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \; \n\nThis day retreat will include Dhamma reflections\, guided meditations\ , walking and silent meditation and an opportunity for Q&\;A.\n\n \ ;\n\n \;\n\nPlease aim to arrive at 9:00 am in order to register and s ettle in quietly.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nWe kindly ask that you do not c ontact the venue.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nNote:\n\n \;\n\n1. After yo ur registration\, you will receive an email with your Ticket/Booking Confi rmation almost immediately. Please check your junk mail box if you do not receive it. You can also add our email address bookings@anukampaproject.or g as a contact to prevent emails from us going into the junk folder.\n\n& nbsp\;\n\n2. If you do not receive your ticket within an hour\, please con tact us at bookings@anukampaproject.org. Please 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 reaso ns. Please therefore contact us from a Gmail\, Hotmail or Outlook email ac count where at all possible\, to save disappointment.\n\n \;\n\n \ ;\n\nPLEASE NOTE THIS BOOKING IS NOT REFUNDABLE.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n ~ IMPORTANT !! ~  To be sure that you see our most up to date page\, YOU MUST REFRESH your browser by pressing F5 OR click the ↺ reload sign on t he address bar.\n\n \;\n\n \;\nAll proceeds go toward establishing the UK's first Forest Monastery for women.\n \; CATEGORIES:2023 LOCATION:Cambridge Quakers ~ Friends Meeting House\, 12 Jesus Lane\, Cambri dge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB5 8BA\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Jesus Lane\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB5 8BA\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Camb ridge Quakers ~ Friends Meeting House:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR