Kalyana-mittata Retreat: A Gathering of Beautiful Friends

With Mary Burns and Dave Leggatt

June 23 - July 2, 2023

Date and Time Details: June 23 to July 2, 2023

Location: near Toronto, Ontario Canada

Address: Loretto Maryholme, Bouchier Street, Roches Point, ON, Canada

Prerequisites: This course is suitable for people with Insight Dialogue experience.

Limited Space: There are a limited number of spaces available. If for any reason you are unable to attend or commit to attending one month prior to the start of the retreat, please let us know, so that we can offer your spot to others.

Spiritual friendship, good companionship, good comradeship, are the whole of the holy life. (Upaḍḍha Sutta)

This annual gathering of friends is a 9-day residential retreat in which the tasks of daily life and Insight Dialogue become a single practice. We will investigate the teachings of the Buddha on the cushion, in the dwelling and in the marketplace, opening the container of practice to accommodate all.

Accommodation and meals are offered as full dana.

About the Leaders

Mary Burns

Mary Burns teaches Insight Dialogue internationally and also offers the practice online. She engages actively in the Insight Dialogue Community by participating in the Teachers Council, Guiding Sangha, Awakening White Awareness cohort and by mentoring facilitators and teachers in development. For more than three decades she has been drawn to the intersection of eastern and […]

Learn more about Mary Burns

Dave Leggatt

Dave Leggatt practiced in the Vipassana tradition for many years. He was introduced to Insight Dialogue in 2011 and joined the Insight Dialogue facilitator program in 2016. Since then Dave has been facilitating and teaching in-person workshops, retreats and online offerings. Aware of the importance of spiritual friendship and the power of Insight Dialogue practiced in […]

Learn more about Dave Leggatt

Categories : **Featured**, All ID Offerings (Online & In-person), fixed-date, In-Person, Residential Retreats