Buddhayana Forest Retreat

Welcome to Buddhayana !
www.buddhayana.ns.ca
( as in , "Buddhayana !" , 'dot'  Nova Scotia , 'dot'  Canada )

Buddhayana Forest Retreat is a Buddhist meditation retreat center, 
set in the beautiful mixed hardwood forest of Nova Scotia's Cobequid Highlands.

During the Summer months Buddhayana Forest Retreat 
offers FREE, temporary, self directed, intensive meditation retreats, 
in the Buddhist ascetic forest tradition of Shakyamuni Buddha, 
the Thai forest monks, 
Tibetan mountain yogis, 
Zen and Taoist hermits
and others who have retreated to the quiet and solace of the nature, 
to engage in a sincere and disciplined practise of meditation.
"The forest tradition offers nothing
and asks for nothing in return ..."


Buddhayana is an unaligned, non sectarian Buddhist retreat center.
Retreatants bring their own particular meditation practices.
The Buddha was unequivocal,
Life is short, 
this precious opportunity is slipping through our fingers ...
You've heard the Dharma, been given a practice,
now come to the forest and get down to it !

"Death is real, the timing uncertain, THIS body is a corpse !
Practice as if your hair were on fire !"
    the Buddha


Buddhayana offers sixteen retreat cabins and a Meditation Hall for meditation retreat!
Retreatants at Buddhayana Forest Retreat
gather each morning in the Meditation Hall,
to practice silent group sitting and walking meditation, 
and then, retire the remainder of the day
to thier cabins and the surrounding forest, 
for thier own personal solitary practice.
Participants will observe the first Ten Buddhist Precepts of the Novice Monk during thier retreat. 

The housekeeping cabins are simple, rustic and comfy,
while the forest setting is quiet and inspiring.
Retreatants cook and generally fend for themselves,
and should expect to be self directed and self motivated,
in thier practice and in thier personal upkeep.

Retreatants are invited to enter retreat at any time and stay as long as they wish.
(Traditionally, Buddhist retreatants commit to remain in retreat for their predetermined length of time.)

To enter retreat, you MUST ARRANGE to be met, to be "Shown In".
please communicate by Email at least a week in advance
Email will ONLY be checked once a week, 
(as the "Retreat Manager" is in retreat thro the week).

During the non Summer months Buddhayana Forest Retreat offers
a single, propane heated cabin for solitary meditation practice.
Please inquire by email for availability.


"Seek out your own salvation with diligence !"
    the Buddha


ANNUAL SUMMER RETREAT
June 22 thro September 21
Summer retreat contact:  buddhayana@hotmail.com


SECOND! ANNUAL PAINTERS' MEDITATION RETREAT 
Saturday, August 11 thro Sunday, August 19, 2012
Painters' Meditation Retreat contact:  lizziebolton@hotmail.com

The SECOND Annual Buddhayana Painters' Meditation Retreat 
will be a 9 day Buddhist meditation retreat,
with a daily painters' studio/salon component,
to be held at Buddhayana Forest Retreat mid August.
Retreatants will practice together each morning in silent sitting & walking practice,
group sitting in the Meditation Hall and individual walking in the forest.
Gathering after the lunch period on a neighboring premise 
(yogis at Buddhayana feed themselves in their housekeeping cabins)
the painter practicioners will engage for an afternoon of painting and discussion of art,
returning by the early evening for silent and solitary practice until the next AM.
Participants will keep the first ten precepts of novice monks and nuns.
This includes silence, except during the studio salon.
This retreat is open to anyone interested, willing and capable of commiting to joining in
the full meditation schedule, precepts practice and painters' studio salon.
Retreatants must be enthused, self motivated and self directed,
as Buddhayna is not a teaching center, but a practice center.
The individuals of the group will be fully responsible for the success of this retreat.
 
This is a FREE retreat (there is NO fee).
Come prepared to feed and look after yourself, 
to enjoy the rustic forest reteat 
and to paint …

Painters' Meditation Retreat contact:  lizziebolton@hotmail.com