Calming and awakening the mind

Meditation retreat according to the Buddha´s path
With Paulo Borges
Quinta das Águias - October 21-23

Program

October 21 – Friday

17.00 – 19.00 - Arrival and check-in
19.30 – 20.30 – Dinner
21.00 – 22.00 – What is a retreat according to the path of the Buddha?

October 22 – Saturday
07.30 – 09.00 – Why and how to meditate? The 4 noble Truth´s and the eightfold noble path
09.00 – 10.00 – Breakfast
10.00 – 13.00 (with pause) – Sitting and walking meditation sessions with theory and practice. Shamatha – developing mindfullness on feelings, breathing and the flow of emotioins/thoughts and external phenomena.
13.30 – 14.30 – Lunch
15.00 - 19.00 (com intervalo) – Sitting and walking meditation sessions with theory and practice. Introduction to Vipassana – A profound vision of the nature of the mind and external and internal perceptions. 
19.30 – 20.30 – dinner
21.00 – 22.00 – Meditation session shamatha-vipassana

October 23 – Sunday
07.30 – 09.00 – Meditation session shamatha-vipassana
09.00 – 10.00 – Breakfast
10.00 - 13.00 (with pause) – A triple confidence and engagement. The practice of exchange: alchemy of emotions and opening the heart towards all beings.
13.30 – 14.30 – Lunch
15.00 - 17.00 – The five mindfulness trainings: living in a world for the wellbeing of all. Meditation with mantras.

The retreat is part of the activities of the Order of Interbeing and proposes an open practice of the Buddha´s path, inspired by Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, that can be followed by non-believers and followers of different religions.

                                                          Paulo Borges

The retreat is facilitated by Paulo Borges, practitioner since 1983 and responsible, since 1999, for seminars, trainings and retreats on Buddhism and Buddhist meditation. Translator of Buddhist books and translator of Buddhist teachers.  Author, amongst others, of O Budismo e a Natureza da Mente (com Matthieu Ricard e Carlos João Correia), O Buda e o Budismo no Ocidente e na Cultura Portuguesa (com Duarte Braga) e Descobrir Buda. Professor in Philosophy at the University of Lisbon and President of the  União Budista Portuguesa. For more information on Paulo Ctrl. + click here.

Quinta das Águias

A peaceful retreat centre in the middle of nature in the countryside near Paredes de Coura in the North of Portugal, with woodland, meadows and garden. This 6ha large old farm comprises and restored antique stone-house that is now in use as guesthouse and a practice hall. The Quinta has a much appreciated vegetarian kitchen.

Options for lodging:

- In the guesthouse with a capacity to lodge 16 guests in bedrooms for 2, 4 e 6 people.

- Contacts for other lodging facilities outside the centre are available on request.

After enrolment the participants receive by e-mail with a route description to Quinta das Águias

The guests are requested for the duration of their stay:

- Not to bring animal products for consumption. All meals are vegetarian.

- Not to smoke, drink alcohol or bring other intoxicants to Quinta das Águias.

- To respect the precepts of Quinta das Águias that they receive after enrolment.

Costs and enrolment:

- Cost of the retreat (including lodging in the guesthouse and fullboard): € 145

- Guests lodging outside the centre (exclusive lodging, inclusive all meals): €120

For enrolment and payment contact: quintadasaguias@gmail.com

The following applies for organizational reasons:
- In order to participate prior enrolment is required
- Reservations are effective only after payment
- Payments will not be reimbursed

We appreciate your understanding

For every participant an amount of 10 € will be donated to Associação Animais de Rua, with the intention to benefit all sentient beings.

For more information:

Blog: www.quintadasaguias.blogspot.com

e-mail to quintadasaguias@gmail.com

Tel: Ivone Ingen Housz (+351)91 430 44 13

Keeping a valuable tradition alive

Recently Ivone, who is responsible for the bakery at Quinta das Águias, got from our friend Isabel the original recipe for Broa, traditional Portuguese bread made with corn flower, sometimes mixed with rye or wheat. The recipe was passed to Isabel by her grandmother who had kept this tradition alive. 

When the right (organic, whole) flours are used the Broa is not only a very tasty but also nutritious and healthy. Last night Ivone took the recipe and made the Broa. She used a mix of corn-, rye- and spelt flour.

The result you see here:

We, who had the fortune to taste the bread can assure you: it was a great interpretation of this traditional recipe with as result one of the  best Broas we ever tasted. In combination with Joep´s veggie pâté (see Joeps Veggie Pâté), a real gastronomic treat. That this tradition may live long!

Satish Kumar, Monday September 5, talk on Sustainability, Porto

Satish Kumar at Quinta das Águias; September 3 – 4 Soil, Soul and Society

We are very happy to announce you that Satish Kumar will be for a workshop at Quinta das Águias Saturday September 3 and Sunday September 4. Satish Kumar is a world authority regarding sustainable living and a leading representative of the green movement.

The crisis that is presently engulfing the world, is forcing us into a simpler lifestyle. Either we suffer from it or we enjoy it as an opportunity for a more happy and balanced life. Satish Kumar teaches us how a life of, what he calls “ Elegant Simplicity” is a blessing for ourselves, for others and for our planet Earth. With Satish Kumar we can learn how to turn the present crisis into an opportunity for happiness.

Program:

Saturday, September 3

18.00 arrival at Quinta das Águias
19.00 Vegetarian Dinner
20.00 Evening talk

Sunday, September 4

8.30   Breakfast
9.30   Morning talk
11.00 Questions and Answers
12.30 Vegetarian lunch
13.30 Free time
15.00 Afternoon talk
16.30 Questions and Answers
17.30 Departure from Quinta das Águias

- Satish Kumar speaks in English, translation into Portuguese is available

- Only a limited number of places available!

Costs:

- Lodging in the guesthouse of Quinta das Águias, including 3 meals and workshop participation fee: € 75 per person

- Camping at Quinta das Águias, including 3 meals and workshop participation fee: € 65 per person

- Lodging outside Quinta das Águias, including 3 meals and workshop participation fee: € 62,50 per person

Reservation:

Reservations are accepted in the order of reception, when done as follows:
- Transfer of the participation fee to the following bank account: Bank Montepio Geral,

        NIB 0036.0125.99100015556.83- Ivone and Joep Ingen Housz
-  Send an e-mail with your name, address and details of the transfer to
    quintadasaguias@gmail.com
-     We will send a confirmation of your reservation by e-mail, a route description
      and other information important for your participation.
N.B. For organizational reasons, reservation payments are not refundable.

Satish Kumar:

Satish Kumar is the editor of Resurgence magazine he has been in the editor’s chair since 1973.  Under his editorship Resurgence has become, according to the Guardian newspaper, “The spiritual and artistic flagship of the green movement”.

When he was only nine years old, Satish Kumar renounced the world and joined the wandering brotherhood of Jain monks.  Dissuaded from his path by an inner voice at the age of eighteen, he left the monastic order and became a campaigner for land reform, working to turn Gandhi’s vision of a peaceful world into reality.

Fired by the example of Bertrand Russell, he undertook an 8,000 mile peace pilgrimage, walking from India to America without any money, through deserts, mountains, storms and snow.  It was an adventure during which he was thrown into jail in France, faced a loaded gun in America – and delivered packets of ‘peace tea’ to the leaders of the four nuclear powers. 

In 1973, he settled in England.   He is the guiding spirit behind a number of ecological, spiritual and educational ventures in Britain.  He founded the Small School in Hartland, a pioneering secondary school, which brings into its curriculum ecological and spiritual values.  In 1991, Schumacher College, a residential international centre for the study of ecological and spiritual values, was founded, of which he is now a Visiting Fellow.  

Following Indian tradition, in his fiftieth year, he undertook another pilgrimage: again carrying no money, he walked 2,000 miles to the holy places of Britain – Glastonbury, Canterbury, Lindisfarne and Iona. Meeting old friends and making new ones along the way, this pilgrimage was a celebration of his love of life and nature.

In July 2000, Satish Kumar was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education from the University of Plymouth.  In July 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from the University of Lancaster.  In July 2009 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Exeter University.

In November 2001, Satish Kumar was presented with the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for Promoting Gandhian Values Abroad. 

 

His autobiography, No Destination, has sold 50,000 copies and is published by Green Books.  Satish’s three other books, You Are, Therefore I Am – A Declaration of Dependence, The Buddha and the Terrorist, Spiritual Compass and his new book Earth Pilgrim are published by Green Books.

In 2008, Satish Kumar presented a 50-minute documentary for the BBC as part of the Natural World series. In the programme Satish introduced the Dartmoor scenes and sights that most inspire him and contemplated the lessons they hold for humanity. A highly acclaimed documentary that mixed eastern philosophy with the western landscape of Dartmoor; the programme was watched by over 3.6 million people. 

From March to May 2008 Satish was invited as Des Lee visiting Professor of Global Awareness at Webster University, St Louis, Missouri. Satish teaches lectures and runs workshops internationally on reverential ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity. 

Quinta das Águias

 

A peaceful retreat centre in the middle of nature in the countryside near Paredes de Coura in the North of Portugal, with woodland, meadows and garden. This 6ha large old farm comprises and restored antique stone-house that is now in use as guesthouse and a practice hall. The Quinta has a much appreciated vegetarian kitchen. Quinta das Águias is associated with Animais de Rua and gives actually shelter to over 60 animals.

Options for lodging:

- In the guesthouse with a capacity to lodge 16 guests in bedrooms for 2, 4 e 6 people.

- Camping at the Quinta

- Contacts for other lodging facilities outside the centre are available on request.

The guests are requested for the duration of their stay:

- Not to bring animal products for consumption. All meals are vegetarian.

- Not to smoke, drink alcohol or bring other intoxicants to Quinta das Águias.

- To respect the precepts of Quinta das Águias that they receive after enrolment.

For more information:

e-mail: quintadasaguias@gmail.com
tel. 914304413 (Ivone Ingen Housz)/914303200 (Joep Ingen Housz)

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CALMING AND AWAKENING THE MIND Buddhist meditation retreat with Paulo Borges

Quinta das Águias - April 1-3

An agitated mind is source of continuous dissatisfaction and, obscured by concepts and conflicting emotions, cannot see clearly the profound reality of itself, all living beings and everything that we encounter. According to Buddha, meditation renders the mind serene and gives rise to physical and psychological wellbeing. It allows a profound experience of the nature of the mind, the Buddha nature that is present in all of us. The objective of the retreat is to encounter the experience of a calm and clear mind, that can be mainained in daily life to benefit all beings.

Program

Friday, April 1

18.00 – 19.00 – Arrival at Quinta das Águias and accommodation

19.30 – 20.30 – Dinner

21.00 – 22.00 – Introduction and objectives of the retreat: hy and how to meditate

Saturday, April 2

07.30 – 09.00 –Meditation

09.00 – 10.00 – Breakfast

10.00 – 13.00 (with interval) – Shamatha – Mindfulness with the stream of mental phenomena and external phenomena. Meditation with and without support.

13.30 – 14.30 – Lunch

15.00 – 19.00 (with interval) – Review of shamatha. and introduction to vipassana –

                                Understanding the profound nature of internal and external phenomena.

19.30 – 20.30 – Dinner

21.00 – 22.00 – Meditation session  shamatha-vipassana

Sunday, April 3

07.30 – 08.30 – Meditation

08.30– 09.30 – Breakfast

09.30 – 13.00 (with break) – The four boundless meditation: love, compassion, joy and imparciality.     How to integrate positive nad negative experiences on the path of awakening. Exchange/Tonglen transforming emotions benefitting all beings. 

13.30 – 14.30 – Lunch

15.00 – 17.00 – Introduction to meditation with visualization and mantras.

17.00  - Departure from Quinta das Águias

Paulo Borges

The retreat will be facilitated by Paulo Borges, Buddhist practitioner since 1983 and since 1999 conducting seminars  and  monthly  trainings on theory and practice  of Buddhism and  Buddhist meditation. Translator of Buddhist books and translator/interpretor for Buddhist Teachers including H.H. Dalai Lama. Author of, amongst others, " Budismo e a Natureza da Mente"  (with Matthieu Ricard and Carlos João Correia) and " O Buda e o Budismo no Ocidente e na Cultura Portuguesa"  (with Duarte Braga). Professor in Philosophy at the University of Lisbon and President of the União Budista Portuguesa. For more about Paulo Borges click here.

Quinta das Águias

A peaceful retreat centre in the middle of nature in the countryside near Paredes de Coura in the North of Portugal, with woodland, meadows and garden. This 6ha large old farm comprises and restored antique stone-house that is now in use as guesthouse and a practice hall. The Quinta has a much appreciated vegetarian kitchen.

Options for lodging:

- In the guesthouse with a capacity to lodge 16 guests in bedrooms for 2, 4 e 6 people.

- Contacts for other lodging facilities outside the centre are available on request.

After enrolment the participants receive by e-mail with a route description to Quinta das Águias

The guests are requested for the duration of their stay:

- Not to bring animal products for consumption. All meals are vegetarian.

- Not to smoke, drink alcohol or bring other intoxicants to Quinta das Águias.

- To respect the precepts of Quinta das Águias that they receive after enrolment.

Costs and enrolment:

- Cost of the retreat (including lodging in the guesthouse and fullboard): € 145

- Guests lodging outside the centre (exclusive lodging, inclusive all meals): €120

For enrolment and payment contact: quintadasaguias@gmail.com

The following applies for organizational reasons:
- In order to participate prior enrolment is required
- Reservations are effective only after payment
- Payments will not be reimbursed

We appreciate your understanding

For every participant an amount of 10 € will be donated to Associação Animais de Rua, with the intention to benefit all sentient beings.

For more information:

Blog: www.quintadasaguias.blogspot.com

e-mail to quintadasaguias@gmail.com

Tel: Ivone Ingen Housz (+351)91 430 44 13

Retreat wit Ana Taboada and João Mateus; May 20, 21 and 22

Retreat in the Nature of Quinta das Àguias

• Vinyasa Yoga
• Tog Chod - The sword of Wisdom
• Lu Jong
• Meditation and contemplation
• Tai-Yoga massage  and Yoga in pairs
• Dance of the 5 elements and other surprises!

Enrollment and Information: ana@anataboada.com