Maha Shivaratri Retreat – Refuge

Saturday, Feb 22, 2025
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Live Venue
Matrika House
1215 SE 8th Ave
Portland, OR
97214
Live Streams
With Shambhavi Sarasvati
February 21-25
Difficult times reveal the fragility and impermanence of what we have tried to take refuge in. Such times encourage us to re-examine and reflect on the ground of our lives together. Shiva is the destroyer, and so we take the opportunity of Maha Shivaratri to consider our lived relationships to refuge, the wisdom in destruction, and the real nature of refuge.
What you will receive
- Teachings on destruction, difficulties, and the charnel ground
- Teachings on the nature of refuge from Trika Shaivism, Dzogchen, and other traditions
- Instruction in sadhanas of refuge including prostrations, mantra, Guru Yoga, protection practices, and meditation
- An opportunity to take refuge vows designed for people practicing in direct realization traditions
Prerequisites
None. Open to everyone.
Timings
- Friday, Feb 21, 3-5pm ~ Satsang and Kirtan
- Saturday, Feb 22, 10am-4pm
- Sunday, Feb 23, 10am-4pm
Sunday Feb 23, 6:30-8:30pm ~ Satsang and Kirtan - Monday, Feb 24, 10am-4pm
- Tuesday, Feb 25, 10am-noon
Tuesday, Feb 25, 6:30-8:30pm (open to the public) ~ Maha Shivaratri Puja and Celebration
HOW TO ATTEND the Maha Shivaratri Retreat
You can join this teaching live in person in Portland, Oregon. It will not be livestreamed. Please click on the link below for details about any COVID safety regulations currently in effect.
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About the teacher
Shambhavi emphasizes the more explicitly devotional teachings and practices of Trika Shaivism and Dzogchen and direct knowing through encounters with the wisdom of the heart. She is also known for making complex teachings about the nature of the self and reality understandable, practical, and always relatable to everyday experience. Her teachings are grounded in her more than forty years of daily personal practice and personal retreats.
“Generosity is a fountain of living light at the heart of creation. Having opened your heart and recognized its identity with the heart of the divine, you want to be here giving and giving throughout your natural lifetime. This is the essence of realization.” ~Shambhavi
You can read more about Shambhavi’s background, training and publications here.
Registration
Please note: Online registration is required for this teaching and will close at 2:30pm Pacific on February 21. There will be no in-person registration on the first day of the teaching.
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