Heroic Heart – Day-Long Retreat: Calm Abiding
June 14, 2026 – Online and In Person
In Gunnison, CO at the Here and Now Center
We are grateful to have the opportunity to gather monthly for these precious teaching. This month’s topic is “Calm Abiding” based on chapter 29 of The Heroic Heart, a commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. These are truly precious and timely teachings for our current times.
Knowing that through profound insight thoroughly grounded in sustained calm,
The disturbing emotions are completely conquered,
To practice the concentration which utterly transcends
The four formless states is the practice of a bodhisattva.Gyalse Thogme Zangpo
“Examine body, speech, and mind, and you will find that mind is the most important of the three.
If your mind is thoroughly trained in sustained calm and profound insight (shamatha and vipashyana),
your body and your speech will naturally follow your mind along the path of liberation.”Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
In The Heroic Heart, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, an esteemed spiritual teacher with a lifetime of experience, illuminates the heart of Mahayana Buddhism—bodhicitta—describing it as “the selfless expression of boundless compassion.” Jetsunma uses as a touchstone the famous Tibetan Buddhist text The Thirty-Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva. Here, she reveals how to become such a compassionate hero, the bodhisattva in training, and helps us to face the uncertain tides of the world, however joyful or dangerous, with a deep wish to find meaning and uncover the ultimate heart of wisdom and compassion.”
Each month our spiritual director, John Bruna, will facilitate meditation, study, and discussion on one of the topics from this precious text. The retreat will be both in-person and online and will consist of sessions that are approximately fifty minutes long with short breaks in between sessions, in addition to an hour lunch at noon. As usual, John will be donating his time, and the retreat is offered on a free-will donation basis. All donations will go to the Way of Compassion Foundation.
Retreat Details
Date and Time: Sunday, June 14, 2026.
- Pacific Time: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Mountain Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
- Central Time: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Eastern Time: 11:30 am to 5:30 pm
Cost: By donation. You may offer any amount.
Here and Now Center: 115 S Colorado Street, Gunnison CO 81230
Topic: Calm Abiding
Register: To register make a secure donation below (any amount). Please make a note to specify if you will be attending in person or online. Once your donation is processed, you will receive a confirmation by email to enter your information and receive your zoom link. If you would like to register by check or in person at the retreat, email or call us, admin@wocompassion.org or 970-704-5512.
If you are attending in person, you can either bring a lunch or go out to eat. There will be an hour-long lunch break.
Online Attendees: The retreat will use the Zoom online webinar platform. There will be breaks and time for reflection, and questions and answers.
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