The Art of Peace: A Monastic Daylong Retreat with Tan Nisabho (In-Person in Spokane & Online)

Join Tan Nisabho for a day of meditation and teachings on Saturday, June 25th, from 9-5 pm at Harmony Woods Retreat Center in Spokane, WA and online. To cultivate a peaceful mind, practitioners must learn to use meditation to ground themselves in the body and cultivate the loving heart. The Buddha's teachings provide a variety of skillful means to grow in this skill; the art of peace.

No ticket is necessary. To sign up to attend in-person, simply email Elizabeth Wilke, the retreat coordinator, at elizabethjuliettew@gmail.com If you wish to attend online, log onto Clear Mountain's YouTube channel the day of the event. Welcome!

Schedule

9 - 10 am: Brief welcome, Introduction, and Guided Meditation

10 - 10:30 am: Dhamma talk

10:30 - 11:30 am: Sitting and Walking meditation

11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch (Due to Covid-19, participants must bring their own sack lunch).

12:30 - 1:00 pm: Rest/ free time

1:00 - 1:30 pm: Dhamma talk

1:30 - 2:00 pm: Group Q&A

2:00 - 3:30 pm: Walking and sitting meditation (and individual interviews)

3:30 - 4:00 pm: Dhamma Talk

4:00 - 4:30 pm: Walking and sitting meditation

4:30 - 5 pm: Closing comments, and spreading blessings

5 - 6 pm: Informal Teatime, Q&A, clean-up, and general hobnobbing with new friends!


Meal

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to keep the retreat simple , we are foregoing the usual midday potluck this year. Instead, participants will be responsible to either bring their own sack lunch.

What to Bring

• A meditation cushion (some spare cushions and church chairs are available for sitting at the venue)
• A blanket if you get chilly sitting still
• A sack lunch
• Your intention to practice in community!

COVID Policy

Vaccinations: Highly Recommended but we will not be verifying immunization status
Masks: Optional. We ask everyone to respect each person’s decision to wear or not wear a mask.
The board is following current Washington State recommendations. We will adjust as needed in the future.

Donations (Dāna)

All teachings are offered completely free of charge, with no expectation of anything in return. However, those attendees who feel inspired to donate may do so at the event or by clicking the links below. Such contributions help support future offerings and the growth of Dhamma! 

Spokane Mindfulness Meditation Community

Spokane Mindfulness Meditation Community is a group dedicated to the development of lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity in all sentient beings. We intend to do this by supporting and creating opportunities for mindfulness meditation in Spokane. Donations may be given to https://givebutter.com/Df5fiK

Clear Mountain Monastery

Clear Mountain Monastery is an aspiring Buddhist Forest Monastery in the greater Seattle area. Dana to help support resident and visiting monastics along with future events may be offered at https://www.clearmountainmonas...

Biographies

Tan Nisabho

After finishing college in 2012, Ven. Nisabho (addressed as “Tan Nisabho” in the Thai custom) left his native Washington to go forth as a Buddhist monk in Thailand. He received full ordination the following spring under Ajahn Anan, a senior disciple of renowned meditation master, Ajahn Chah, and spent the following years training in forest monasteries throughout Thailand, Australia, and the US. While staying with some of the lineage’s most respected teachers, he grew to believe the Thai Forest Tradition’s balance of communal life with solitary forest dwelling, careful adherence to the monastic precepts, and focus on meditation represented a faithful embodiment of the original Buddhist path. Moreover, his time with contemporary masters such as Ajahn Anan, Ajahn Pasanno, and Ajahn Jayasaro, convinced him that such a path could yield great fruit in the heart even amidst the complexities of modern life. He currently resides in Seattle as part of Clear Mountain Monastery’s aspiration.