Sat, Jun 07
|KMCC - Oak Park
CANCELED - Overcoming Impatience & Frustration: Silent Meditation Retreat
Practical meditations and encouraging perspectives to help you let go of impatience and frustration. Learn how to replace them with authentic patience, so you can remain balanced, flexible, and strong -- especially when things go wrong!
Time & Location
Jun 07, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
KMCC - Oak Park, 13 Harrison St, Oak Park, IL 60304, USA
Details
Do you often find yourself feeling irritated, frustrated, or angry? Although these emotions feel perfectly natural, they steal away your peace of mind and common sense, and can force you to say and do things you regret. By contrast, with authentic patience you can remain balanced, flexible, and strong, especially when things go wrong!
During this afternoon silent retreat Gen Zamling will guide practical meditations and offer a wise and encouraging perspective to help you gradually develop the calm, wise, and spacious mind of patience. We will observe silence during our brief breaks to enhance our meditative experience. Join us at the end for an informal Q&A and light refreshments.
No previous experience is needed, and absolutely everyone is welcome!
SCHEDULE
2:00 - 3:00pm: Teaching and Meditation Session 1
3:20 - 4:00pm: Teaching and Meditation Session 2
4:20 - 5:00pm: Teaching and Meditation Session 3
5:00pm: informal Q&A with light refreshments (optional)
TEACHER
Gen Kelsang Zamling, Resident Teacher
BOOKS & MATERIALS
The following book(s) will be referenced. If you'd like to follow along, you can purchase copies from our bookstore or by clicking the book title.
How to Transform Your Life (e-book available for free)
COST
$30
Standard Members: 50% discount
Plus Members: free
Benefactor Members: free
Please note: to receive the member discount, your membership must be active at the time the event will take place. No one turned away for lack of funds; contact us to request financial accommodations. Refund policy
LIVESTREAMING
This in-person event is also available by livestream for monthly members. Register through the Livestreaming for Members page. Not a member? Learn more about our membership options here.