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    seven-day silent retreat in Karuna
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    • May 5
    • 4 min

    seven-day silent retreat in Karuna

    I shave my head and pack my suitcase. Tomorrow the retreat in Karuna begins. I hear a pigeon calling: "You see it". There is a saying in...
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    Concentration
    jmcdekker
    • May 3
    • 1 min

    Concentration

    A silent retreat is not an isolated event. There is a string of events, internal and external developments which prompt the call for...
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    A reflection from the April 2022 Sesshin, Monchique
    georgia morley
    • May 2
    • 4 min

    A reflection from the April 2022 Sesshin, Monchique

    I just finished my 5th retreat and what a profound experience it was. It was so healing. My thoughts were, as I had anticipated, quite...
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    A Week of Zen & Holy Silence
    david217581
    • Jan 7
    • 19 min

    A Week of Zen & Holy Silence

    Linda & David from Art of Euphoria share an intimate glimpse into their first silent retreat experience, with daily personal input.
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    Just sit and breath
    jvandertoorn
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Just sit and breath

    By Jennifer van der Toorn - So, there I sat, Monday morning at 6AM on a meditation cushion in the temple of Karuna Centre in Portugal....
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    a radiance hidden in the heart of darkness
    hamid ebadi
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    a radiance hidden in the heart of darkness

    sesshin ends. last sit together. sitting with those here. sitting with those who left. with those who never came. with those who couldn’t...
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    Hug your Hulk
    ninamorena806
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hug your Hulk

    I swing them violently by the hair from side to side across my head. It's the recurrent dream again. I wake up. Hulk says good morning. I...
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    this practice has a lifeline of highs and lows
    georgia morley
    • Dec 19, 2018
    • 4 min

    this practice has a lifeline of highs and lows

    It is hard to put into words my experience of the past 6 days silent meditation and yoga retreat. This surprises me as this was my 3rd...
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    today, i hold myself
    hamid ebadi
    • Oct 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    today, i hold myself

    I write this as it is approaching three months since I spent six days on a silent meditation retreat in the hills of Monchique, Portugal....
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    journey of coming home
    hamid ebadi
    • Aug 20, 2018
    • 10 min

    journey of coming home

    MAITRI RETREATS AND HAMID EBADI – AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF ‘COMING HOME’ “Meditation is a bodily practice.” I will never ever forget...
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    my first foray into zen
    jennifer stretton
    • Oct 17, 2017
    • 6 min

    my first foray into zen

    Hi everyone, my name is Jennifer. I attended one of Hamid's retreats a few years ago and I thought it could be nice to share my blog post...
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