Chicago

The Joy of Living

May 14-16, 2010
Level I: Calming the Mind
A Meditation Retreat with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

During this weekend retreat, Tibetan meditation master and best-selling author Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche will teach how meditation can help create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. With his characteristic clarity and wit, he shows how any experience, even powerful emotions and chronic pain, can be transformed into a source of joy. This weekend is suitable for people of all faiths, as well as both beginning and experienced meditators.

Event Details

Event Cosponsors:

• Chicago Shambhala Center
• Chicago Karma Thegsum Chöling
• Rush University Department of Preventive Medicine

When:

• Friday evening, May 14 - 7pm to 9pm
• Saturday, May 15 - 9am to 5pm
• Sunday, May 16 - 9am-5pm
  
  

Where:
Friday evening: Unitarian Church of Evanston - 1330 Ridge Avenue at Greenwood, Evanston, IL 60201
Sat.-Sun.: Rush University Medical Center - Professional Building, room 500, 1725 W Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612

Recommended Donation:

• Friday evening only: $25 ($10 students/seniors)
• Full Weekend: Sliding scale - $205 or $255 (students and seniors: $95); price includes a vegetarian buffet lunch both days.
• Please contact us if you are interested in work/study opportunities.

Registration: If you would like to attend, please fill out our online registration form.

Contact Information: If you have any questions about the retreat, please email chicago@tergar.org or call Georgia at (773) 739-8873.

About Mingyur Rinpoche

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist masters.  With a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner, Rinpoche’s profound teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages.  Rinpoche currently teaches throughout the world, with centers on four continents. Read more...

About the Joy of Living

The Joy of Living retreats provide a path of meditation training that is open to people of all faiths and belief systems. The style of meditation presented in this program teaches how to work with the problems and experiences of everyday life to create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. Read more…