The Direct Experience of Being

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This residential weekend retreat will take place May 21-23, 2010 at the Swanwick Centre in a spectacular 32 acre ocean-fron setting in the Metchosin district of Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island. It is based on recent DVDs of a December 2009 silent retreat with Mooji in India. Mooji will be available live via the internet (Skype) during this retreat.

Mooji (see www.mooji.org) is a highly regarded teacher of advaita or non-duality who was born in Jamaica and now resides in England. Since 1999 he has been sharing satsang (talks with dialogue) in the form of spontaneous encounters, retreats, satsang intensives and one-to-one meetings with seekers who visit him in search of the direct experience of truth.

Few among the modern teachers of advaita expound the ‘knowledge of Self’, and the method of self-inquiry, with such clarity. His style is direct, compassionate and often humorous.

Stress, anxiety and disease are common to our modern way of life. Their root cause can often be traced to our state of mind and the way we approach life. A key to the art of living is meeting life more fully and to balance doing with being. The direct experience of being is the main focus of this retreat.

This retreat covers themes such as the following:

What is Self-Inquiry?
You are not the Mind
Watching the Watcher
Find out What cannot Leave You
The Master Key

Activities

The DVD showings and the live Skype satsang will be complemented with opportunities for shared reflection, guided meditation, movement sessions and other supporting activities.

A Supportive Environment

The Centre’s beautiful natural setting is ideally suited for deeper enquiry and the emergence of stillness. To optimize this process and minimize distractions, participants will be asked to maintain silence during part of the retreat.

The Facilitators

This retreat is organized and facilitated by Ralph Tiller and David Bruneau. Ralph has a holistic health practice in Victoria, BC. and attended Mooji’s recent December 2009 retreat in India, as well as the January and February 2010 satsangs there. David is a teacher of rebalancing and meditation in Victoria who attended Mooji’s 2008-09 India retreat and satsangs, and also hosts weekly Mooji DVD showings in his home.

Please contact ralphtiller@shaw.ca or (250) 744-3354 for further information.

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