CULTIVATING TRUE HAPPINESS

All of us have the capacity to be happy. We have seeds of compassion, understanding and love in us. We all have many good seeds of happiness and joy. Yet we also have the habit of running in us. This restless energy of dissatisfaction and struggle separates us from the present moment and from ourselves.

In part, we’re running toward something. We think happiness isn’t possible in the here and now, so we try to run ahead into the future. We think if we can just get enough power, fame wealth, or admiration from others, then we’ll finally be happy. We hope that if we run toward these things faster and harder, we will get to happiness.

This Holiday Retreat with mindful attention and deep looking, we can transform the painful habit of running into the habit of cultivating true happiness.

May we and all beings let go of the burdens we carry.
May we and all beings live light and free.

We also offer a children's program and a teen’s program during this retreat. Join us!

The onsite registration and commuter registration for the Holiday Retreat is full. You are welcome to join our Wait List. Please email office@bluecliffmonastery.org if you wish to be on a wait list. Please send the first and last names, gender, and age of everyone to be added to the list. Thank you.