Easter Meditation Retreat with Ian Gawler

We invite you to spend this Easter 'bringing your mind home' through the practice of shamatha in the supportive company of a community of meditators.

The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself. It is only through meditation that you can discover your true nature and find the stability and confidence you will need to live and die well.

Generally, we waste our lives, distracted from our true selves, in endless activity. Meditation is the way to bring us back to ourselves, where we can really experience and taste our full being, beyond all habitual patterns.

Shamatha meditation is the practice of 'calm abiding' or peacefully remaining'. In shamatha, we let our mind settle naturally and simply rest in pure awareness.

Join us at one of our centres or online from 9.00am each morning until 6.00pm each evening for:
- Talks about the practice and benefits of meditation
- Guided shamatha meditation practices
- Time for contemplation
- Break periods in supportive silence
- Question and answer sessions where you can clarify your practice with teachers and experienced practitioners

About Dr Ian Gawler

Dr Ian Gawler is a retired veterinarian, long term cancer survivor and best-selling author who has taught widely on meditation for over 30 years. Ian has been a student of Sogyal Rinpoche since 1985 and from 2006 to 2013 trained in the study and practice of authentic Buddhist teachings on meditation, mind, compassion and wisdom via Rigpa’s Institute of Wisdom and Compassion. He has also received teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and many other teachers from across all traditions. Ian is closely involved with the Inter-Faith movement.