Location: Quietude, 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC
Date/time: Monday Jun 17th, 7pm
Topic: A 40 Year Journey in Vajrayana Buddhism - Lessons learned
Our teacher:
Barani has practiced Vajrayana Buddhism for 40 years. Raised as a Seventh Day Adventist, she left the church during college. In 1985 she obtained a Master's Degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa Institute. A year later she attended Vajrayana Seminary.
Her professional career was that of a psychotherapist primarily in substance abuse programs. In 2017 Barani became a retreatant at Heartwood Refuge monastery in Hendersonville and was ordained as a novice nun later that year by Venerable Pannavati, Abbot of Heartwood Refuge.
Barani now lives independently but continues a monastic lifestyle. She is a member of the Unitarian Universalist church in Hendersonville and leads a weekly mediation group.
Other Important Details
Please silence your phone for the duration, or, if essential, please place it on vibrate.
Access to community and wisdom should be available to everyone, so all sangha events are offered for free. Following ancient buddhist practice, we collect danā. Danā is a Pali word that denotes a special kind of giving. It means “generosity” or “giving freely. Danā is a practice of a mutual exchange of generosity and abundance. It develops lovingkindness and compassion, deepens awareness of our interconnectedness and encourages non-attachment. If this kind of giving is available to you, there will be a donation box at this event. Donations will go to support our valued teacher. Any amount is welcome. One suggested amount is $15.
Quietude is a micro-retreat center dedicated to the cultivation of mindfulness and the inner life. It provides a container for awareness, introspection, and personal development. Quietude is rooted in the understanding that we all benefit from periodically taking time out from our day-to-day routines and responsibilities.
Parking
Please park at the front of the Quietude Meeting Place (the old lodge). Parking behind the Meeting Place is used by guests in the cabins. If we should run out of parking in the front, kindly park at the Black Mountain Wellness Center (1141 Montreat Rd) which is just 50ft further north and on the left when you continue up Montreat Rd.