‘Just as, monks, in the night at the time of daybreak, the star of healing shines and burns and flashes forth, even so, whatsoever grounds there be for good works undertaken with a view to rebirth, all of them are not worth one-sixteenth part of that goodwill which is the heart's release.

Goodwill, which is the heart's release, alone shines and burns and flashes forth in surpassing them.’

This is the meaning of what the Exalted One said. Itivuttaka 27, The Development of Loving Kindness

On this weekend we will explore the importance of metta, compassion,sympathetic joy, equanimity, faith and devotion in our training for ordination. Sangharakshita has said without these strong positive emotions, there is nospiritual life, so it is of vital importance that we attend to the cultivationof these emotions.

Details and Timings

The retreat starts with dinner on the first day at 6:30pm and finishes on the final day at 2:30pm

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