Bodhisara Dharma Community is a non-profit organization in western Massachusetts formed to offer the Buddha's teaching to all ages and to create a community of friends who support and sustain each other in living with awareness, kindness, compassion, and right action.
Winter Retreat
January 9-11 2026
Hitchcock Center for the Environment
Amherst, MA
Moving Toward the Light:
A MEDITATION RETREAT FOR THE NEW YEAR
Registration: $100 plus dana
The quiet time after the holiday bustle and the beginning of the New Year is an excellent time to take time out to be
in silence, rest in our being, connect with our depths, and be in the company of others doing the same. Out of this
simple moment-to-moment presence with things as they are, we more easily move toward the light of truth,
kindness, and skillful action, however those need to appear at this time in our lives.
The venue for the retreat will again be The Hitchcock Center, a lovely, light-filled space built and operated sustainably. If a structure in the 21st Century can embody goodness, this is it. I'm grateful we can use it. We'll meet Friday evening, 7-9 pm, Saturday 9 am-5 pm, and Sunday 9 am-noon.
To register, click here. Be sure to click "submit" when you finish filling out the form.
New Class!
Compassion
Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 pm
November 11 - December 16
Online through Zoom
Suggested donation: $90 (Scholarships available)
Being with suffering--one's own or other's--can be challenging. A middle path of skillful and heart-centered presence lies between, on the one hand, blending, identifying, and being dragged down in the process and, on the other hand, staying aloof and denying it. We'll explore that middle path and flex our compassion muscles in the concrete situations of our lives where we are touched by suffering. Each class includes 30 minutes of guided meditation and an hour of teaching and dialogue. Those who practice meditation daily as a part of the course will benefit the most.
Remember to hit the "submit" button after registering, then pay the tuition through one of the options described at the end of the form.