When: Friday, October 22, 2010, Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Where: Southern Dharma Retreat Center in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina

Retreat Description:
It is easy to assume that in order to be happy on the inside we need to make changes on the outside—a different job, a new relationship, more of this, less of that. In this way we become habitually dissatisfied, looking for happiness where it cannot be found.

Fortunately, the Buddha’s teachings offer us an alternative. The Buddha taught that by paying close attention we can begin to see how the circumstances in our lives can enlighten us—how everything we see outside of ourselves can show us how we are on the inside. As we explore this compassionate awareness of who and how we are, a new world is created—a world containing the possibility of peace and joy, where we have the opportunity to experience the completeness of each moment and the ease and satisfaction of just being.

This retreat will include workshop sessions, sitting and walking meditation, group discussions, opportunities for individual guidance, and, as always, time to enjoy the serenity and beauty of Southern Dharma’s mountain setting.

Cost: 4 nights $280 total/$140 deposit

How to Register:
online: www.southerndharma.org