We all carry an identity (or identities) based upon external forces (society, family, ethnicity, education, etc) and internal  qualities (temperament, health, sexual orientation etc.).These can complexify and interweave, and although we don’t create them, they come to define who we are. So this ‘me bag’ becomes a basis of our lives; yet it is weighty, needs feeding – and tears quite easily.

Holding the Me-Bag with Kindness retreat offers a practical, heart-centred inquiry into the stories that shape identity. Over the retreat participants will be invited to notice how the “me-bag” — the roles, histories and habits that quietly carry and define us — both supports and limits life. Through guided mindfulness practice, Qi Gong, and devotional chanting, the teachings offer tools to meet these patterns with steadiness, warmth and good humour.

Ajahn will provide clear guidance and compassionate companionship as participants learn how to tend, loosen or set down parts of the bag when needed. Full participation is expected: this is an embodied programme for those ready to practise with honesty, patience and care.

About Ajahn Sucitto

Ajahn Sucitto was born in London in 1949 and became a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) in Thailand in 1976. He was abbot of Cittaviveka Monastery in West Sussex, England, between 1992 and 2014. He still resides and teaches there. http://www.cittaviveka.org/

Ajahn Sucitto has taught extensively since 1981. He has a website ajahnsucitto.org. that presents his forthcoming teaching engagements, as well as a selection of his books and articles.

Costs

In person Rates

R 6400 shared room with shared bathroom

R 7300 single room with shared bathroom

R 7900 single room with ensuite bathroom

Online Rates

Sliding Scale payment: $100 – $200/R2000-R4000

Teaching on this retreat is offered freely in the spirit of dana. We welcome free will offerings in appreciation for the teacher. To book email office@dharmagiri.org