If you would like to attend this retreat, you are recommended to watch the teaching materials from the retreat in 2014.
Lama Shenpen will give the DHB transmission - and we will take this opportunity to officially recognise new Members.
This who were at the retreat are automatically invited. The retreat is a donation only event.
Dana and Donations
Lama Shenpen would like to make the teachings available to everyone regardless of their financial situation. This can be done if there are enough people who give generously to cover the costs of running, maintaining and developing the Hermitage as a sacred place dedicated to Dharma practice. Retreatants like to have some kind of guidance on how much they need to be giving in order to keep the Hermitage afloat. As a rough and ready guide we can usually cover our costs if sufficient retreatants give at the following rates for an overnight stay:
Generous offering: £45+ per night: This will allow us to invest in projects to improve the hermitage for future retreats as well as support Hermitage residents and cover running costs.
Supportive offering: £25-£45 per night: This will allow us support Hermitage residents as well as subsidise those who cannot afford the full rate and to help us cover running costs.
Low income offering: £15-£25 per night: This will help us to support Hermitage residents and cover running costs
Subsidised offering: up to £15 per night: We estimate that£15 per night is around the minimum required for us to cover running costs and pay for food during your stay. If you can only afford this level, your stay will be subsidised through the generosity of others who are willing to donate more.
You will be given a donation form during the retreat to fill in before you leave. All cheques may be made payable to the Shrimala Trust.
Donations are also very much welcomed and needed at any time to support the Dharma work of the teachers of the Awakened Heart Sangha, in particular Lama Shenpen, who receive no other income for their teaching activity. During the retreat envelopes will be made available for you to make an offering for the teacher which could be made in cash or by cheque (to S.Hookham). There will also usually be a collection for the end of retreat feast and for the gift that is presented to the teacher
All donations are deeply appreciated by Lama Shenpen and all the members and friends of the Awakened Heart Sangha because they encourage and sustain our Dharma activity for the sake of all beings.