Day-Long Retreat hosted at the Here and Now Center!
June 14th – Online and In Person
We are grateful to have the opportunity to gather monthly for these precious teachings and excited to return to Gunnison, CO to host this retreat!
This month, we explore “Practicing Concentration: Developing a Mind of Calm Abiding,” chapter 29 of The Heroic Heart, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo’s illuminating commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva. These timeless teachings offer practical guidance for cultivating stability, clarity, and compassion—qualities that are especially vital in today’s world.
“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
“Just as the archetypal hero possesses the heart to face trials and tribulations for the sake of helping others, the bodhisattva has a remarkable resolve to free others from suffering so that all may achieve true happiness and awakening. Through each challenge, the Buddhist hero of compassion develops rich inner qualities that empower them to be of true benefit to others.
In The Heroic Heart, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, an esteemed spiritual teacher with a lifetime of experience, illuminates the heart of Mahayana Buddhism—bodhichitta—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, facilitates meditation, study, and discussion on one of the topics from this precious text. This retreat will be both in person, at the Here and Now Center, and online. The retreat will consist of three sessions that are approximately fifty minutes long with a short break in between sessions. 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 14th, 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.
Topic: Chapter 29, Practicing Concentration: Developing a Mind of Calm Abiding
Location: Here and Now Center, 115 S Colorado Street, Gunnison, CO, 81230
Online: We use Zoom. You are able to be interactive with the group.
Register: To register make a secure donation below (any amount). 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. It is helpful to have a headcount in advance for in-house attendees.
