FREE ONLINE PROGRAM: Taking Refuge: Where Practice Begins

February 9th | 6:00 - 7:30 pm Mountain Time

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Program Time: Tuesday, February 9th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time

Tuition: The Drala Online Practice Series is offered free of charge in the spirit of generosity. In the Buddhist tradition, dāna is a heartfelt act to express appreciation, support the teachings, and give from the heart. An opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation of any amount is provided at registration. Thank you for supporting this time-honored tradition of generosity.

Program Time: Tuesday, February 9th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time

Tuition: The Drala Online Practice Series is offered free of charge in the spirit of generosity. In the Buddhist tradition, dāna is a heartfelt act to express appreciation, support the teachings, and give from the heart. An opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation of any amount is provided at registration. Thank you for supporting this time-honored tradition of generosity.

Barry is teaching on-land from March 24-28, 2027. Learn more about this offering here: Mindfulness On and Off the Cushion: Your Life as Practice

About the Program

All Buddhist Traditions have some formal process in which the people practicing together take refuge. A refuge is a place that allows you to feel safe and protected.

In the Theravada Tradition, we chant the refuge chant before  teaching or practicing. This chant connects all who are practicing together and co-creates that safe space.

In this 90-minute online program, we will question what it is that we take refuge in and what it means to be in refuge. What is the significance of entering and claiming these protective spaces? What are the elements of space, sangha, and self that create refuge?

Retreat Faculty

Barry Gillespie

Barry Gillespie was introduced to formal meditation practice in 1978, through the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram. After taking a combined Ashtanga Yoga and Vipassana retreat in 1999 he began exploring Theravaden Buddhist practice, sitting many long retreats at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA and Spirit Rock in Woodacre, CA. His principal teacher is [...]

This program is part of the Drala Mountain Online Practice Series, a collection of tuition-free online offerings. The series takes place on select Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:30 pm Mountain Time.

To see more offerings in this series, check out the Drala Mountain Online Practice Series here. 

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