CANCELED – Discovering One’s Own Conscience – Venerable Pannavati
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Seattle, WA 98105 United States
Zoom Link here (unless registration or email required – see description below)
Saturday & Sunday Retreat
Dates: May 3-4, 2025
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PT
Friday Evening Program
May 2 7:00 PM – 9 PM PT
Description:
Join us for a special weekend retreat with Venerable Pannavati with dhamma talks, meditation and inspiration.
We are honored and delighted to welcome Venerable Pannavati for a another non-residential weekend retreat. There will be a Friday evening program and a weekend retreat. No registration is required for the Friday evening program. Registration will be required for the weekend retreat. A Zoom link will be provided prior to registered participants prior to the event. We look forward to seeing you!
Retreat Topic: Discovering One’s Own Conscience
The word conscience is not unfamiliar to even worldly people. It involves treating people and handling things fairly and developing a sincere and magnanimous heart. Ultimately, it is that which we rely upon to understand and judge what is right and wrong, good and evil, beautiful and ugly. However, Buddhist practitioners use an entirely different yard stick- one that is not as simple and shallow. They see through the vanity of worldly life with a heart intent upon liberation both when they are at the Buddhist altar — and as they experience the vicissitudes of life- not giving rise to evil views or unwholesome actions. With a view towards the “endgame”, we will joyfully examine the unerring principles of Dharmic practice that lead to living peacefully and victoriously, even while in the world!
About Venerable Pannavati
Ven. Dr. Pannavati, a former Christian pastor, is co-founder and co-Abbot of Embracing-Simplicity Hermitage and Co-Director of Heartwood Refuge, a new intentional community, and residential retreat and conference center in Hendersonville, NC. She is president of the Treasure Human Life Foundation. A black, female Buddhist monk ordained in the Theravada and Chan traditions, she remains a disciple of Great Master Kuang Seng, continues Vajrayana empowerments and teachings with beloved Rinpoche Zhaxi Zhouma and received transmission from Roshi Bernie Glassman of Zen Peacemaker. Pannavati is both contemplative and empowered for compassionate service. She conducts retreats nationally at over 50 centers and churches each year sharing living truths that are deep, yet apprehendable. She advises the cultivation of both wisdom and compassionate action. She believes is it fine to sit in temples and meditate and pray when things are good; when they are not, we are compelled to get off our pillows and do something. Let our actions line up with our intentions.
Locally, Pannavati founded My Place and housed 85 youth over 4 years. After their graduation from high school she created a state licensed and funded jobs training program and successful social enterprise for 3 years, My Gluten Free Bread Company.
Pannavati advocates on behalf of disempowered women and youth globally, and insists on equality and respect in spiritual life for both female monastics and laity. She has adopted many “untouchable” villages in India, helping them establish an egalitarian community based on Buddhist principles of conduct and livelihood, providing wells, books, improving their schools and providing micro-grants. Approximately 30,000 people live in these villages. She ordained the first Tamili bhikkhuni and visits each year to encourage and promote spiritual well-being and socio-economic development.
She is a recipient of the Outstanding Buddhist Women’s Award; received a special commendation from the Princess of Thailand for Humanitarian Acts as she assisted Venerable Dr. Lee in guiding the first 50 Thai Bhikkhunis ordained on Thai soil with Thai monks witnessing and convened a platform of Bhikkhunis to ordain the first 10 Cambodian Samaneris in a Cambodian temple, witnessed by Cambodian abbots including Maha Thera Ven. Dhammathero Sao Khon, President of the Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks of the USA.
Questions
For questions about the retreat, please contact registrar@seattleinsight.org.
Registration & Donation
This weekend retreat includes a Friday night program and and weekend non-residential retreat. No registration is required to attend the Friday night program.
Registration for the weekend retreat is required. All ticket holders for the weekend non-residential retreat receive the Zoom link via email the day before the event. If you need to cancel your registration, please email registrar@seattleinsight.org prior to the beginning of the event.
To the best of your ability, please select the in-person option only if you intend to come in person. This helps ensure physical space for all, at well-attended events. All ticket holders receive the Zoom link via email the day before the event.
Your registration donation covers the cost of organizing the event only and does not go to the teacher. Dana for Venerable Pannavati can be made at https://heartwoodrefuge.org/donate/.
Donations to Seattle Insight Meditation can be made here. Thank you for your generosity.
Teacher/Organizer
Event Venue
Seattle, WA 98105 United States
If there is no location or map here, it means this is an online only meeting.
Saturday & Sunday Retreat
Dates: May 3-4, 2025
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PT
Friday Evening Program
May 2 7:00 PM – 9 PM PT
Description:
Join us for a special weekend retreat with Venerable Pannavati with dhamma talks, meditation and inspiration.
We are honored and delighted to welcome Venerable Pannavati for a another non-residential weekend retreat. There will be a Friday evening program and a weekend retreat. No registration is required for the Friday evening program. Registration will be required for the weekend retreat. A Zoom link will be provided prior to registered participants prior to the event. We look forward to seeing you!
Retreat Topic: Discovering One’s Own Conscience
The word conscience is not unfamiliar to even worldly people. It involves treating people and handling things fairly and developing a sincere and magnanimous heart. Ultimately, it is that which we rely upon to understand and judge what is right and wrong, good and evil, beautiful and ugly. However, Buddhist practitioners use an entirely different yard stick- one that is not as simple and shallow. They see through the vanity of worldly life with a heart intent upon liberation both when they are at the Buddhist altar — and as they experience the vicissitudes of life- not giving rise to evil views or unwholesome actions. With a view towards the “endgame”, we will joyfully examine the unerring principles of Dharmic practice that lead to living peacefully and victoriously, even while in the world!
About Venerable Pannavati
Ven. Dr. Pannavati, a former Christian pastor, is co-founder and co-Abbot of Embracing-Simplicity Hermitage and Co-Director of Heartwood Refuge, a new intentional community, and residential retreat and conference center in Hendersonville, NC. She is president of the Treasure Human Life Foundation. A black, female Buddhist monk ordained in the Theravada and Chan traditions, she remains a disciple of Great Master Kuang Seng, continues Vajrayana empowerments and teachings with beloved Rinpoche Zhaxi Zhouma and received transmission from Roshi Bernie Glassman of Zen Peacemaker. Pannavati is both contemplative and empowered for compassionate service. She conducts retreats nationally at over 50 centers and churches each year sharing living truths that are deep, yet apprehendable. She advises the cultivation of both wisdom and compassionate action. She believes is it fine to sit in temples and meditate and pray when things are good; when they are not, we are compelled to get off our pillows and do something. Let our actions line up with our intentions.
Locally, Pannavati founded My Place and housed 85 youth over 4 years. After their graduation from high school she created a state licensed and funded jobs training program and successful social enterprise for 3 years, My Gluten Free Bread Company.
Pannavati advocates on behalf of disempowered women and youth globally, and insists on equality and respect in spiritual life for both female monastics and laity. She has adopted many “untouchable” villages in India, helping them establish an egalitarian community based on Buddhist principles of conduct and livelihood, providing wells, books, improving their schools and providing micro-grants. Approximately 30,000 people live in these villages. She ordained the first Tamili bhikkhuni and visits each year to encourage and promote spiritual well-being and socio-economic development.
She is a recipient of the Outstanding Buddhist Women’s Award; received a special commendation from the Princess of Thailand for Humanitarian Acts as she assisted Venerable Dr. Lee in guiding the first 50 Thai Bhikkhunis ordained on Thai soil with Thai monks witnessing and convened a platform of Bhikkhunis to ordain the first 10 Cambodian Samaneris in a Cambodian temple, witnessed by Cambodian abbots including Maha Thera Ven. Dhammathero Sao Khon, President of the Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks of the USA.
Questions
For questions about the retreat, please contact registrar@seattleinsight.org.
Registration & Donation
This weekend retreat includes a Friday night program and and weekend non-residential retreat. No registration is required to attend the Friday night program.
Registration for the weekend retreat is required. All ticket holders for the weekend non-residential retreat receive the Zoom link via email the day before the event. If you need to cancel your registration, please email registrar@seattleinsight.org prior to the beginning of the event.
To the best of your ability, please select the in-person option only if you intend to come in person. This helps ensure physical space for all, at well-attended events. All ticket holders receive the Zoom link via email the day before the event.
Your registration donation covers the cost of organizing the event only and does not go to the teacher. Dana for Venerable Pannavati can be made at https://heartwoodrefuge.org/donate/.
Donations to Seattle Insight Meditation can be made here. Thank you for your generosity.