Wisdom School: The Encounter with Evil, A Teaching Retreat with Cynthia Bourgeault
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First Evening - Feb 17 Recording
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Day 1 - Feb 18 Recordings
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Day 2 - Feb 19 Recordings
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Day 3 - Feb 20 Recordings
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Day 4 - Feb 21 Recordings
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Day 5 - Feb 22 Recordings
Daily Schedule
Wisdom School: The Encounter with Evil
Mercy Center Burlingame
February 17th – 22nd, 2023
(schedule subject to minor changes)
All times noted are for Pacific Standard Time Zone
Friday Evening, February 17th
7:00 Zoom Orientation
7:30 Opening session: Introducing the Encounter with Evil
Great Silence from end of session until afternoon
Daily Saturday, February 18th – Tuesday, February 21st
7:00 Yoga (optional) – Live on Zoom
7:30 Breakfast & Personal prayer time maintaining Great Silence
8:30 Gurdjieff Exercise
9:00 Silent Stretch Break
9:05 Morning Teaching (Cynthia)
10:30 Break
11:00 Gurdjieff Movements
12:00 Lunch followed by contemplative silent time for rest and reflection
2:30 Conscious Work with Inner Task – or meet on Zoom for facilitated contemplative time and Wisdom Sharing (Monday & Tuesday)
3:30 Break
3:45 Centering Prayer & Chanting
4:15 Break
4:30 Afternoon Teaching (Cynthia)
6:00 Dinner
7:15 Questions and Dialogue, followed by violin music and/or chanting with Compline Readings and Centering Prayer – into the Great Silence from end of session until afternoon
Wednesday, February 22nd
PLEASE NOTE 7AM NOW FOR ASHES AND SIT
7:00 Ashes and Centering Prayer sit
7:30 Breakfast in Silence
9:00 Gurdjieff Exercise
9:30 Silent Stretch Break
9:35 Final Teaching with Questions and Responses
10:45 Break
11:00 Ash Wednesday Eucharist Celebration (you may want to have bread and wine at hand)
12:00 Close