{"id":39386,"date":"2021-05-21T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/?p=39386"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:39:46","slug":"the-benefits-of-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/nl\/2021\/05\/21\/the-benefits-of-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"The benefits of retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39386\" class=\"elementor elementor-39386\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10ea4f89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10ea4f89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2f4cc2\" data-id=\"2b2f4cc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2d1f5 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5c2d1f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe whole purpose of this mindfulness<br \/>\nis to bring us back to this tiny spot<br \/>\nof the present nature of ordinary mind\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2014 Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Vermont, 1996<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21545650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21545650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Relaxing, reflection, and refreshment (not the drinking kind!), for me, have been the benefits of being in retreat, where we are not interrupted by or engaged with our mundane activities.<\/p><p><i>Relaxing<\/i> in retreat allows you to settle into your body and rest your mind, without distraction, in the present moment. This can be done in an in-house retreat. The basic nature of relaxation can always become known by settling, by glimpsing the undistracted mind in flashes as you relax. With practice, those flashes of insights can happen many times. Don\u2019t be afraid if the flashes dissolve. It is best to be fresh, relaxing from moment to moment, rather than just pushing on with the meditation. Do this, if you can, every day and during each session. It just takes a little effort.<\/p><p><i>Reflection<\/i> is resting in the gap between this thought and the next \u2014 \u201cMinding the Gap\u201d as my teacher, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, said many years ago. It means relaxing into the undistracted mind you experience between thoughts and resting there. This is the essence of reflection, of what follows relaxing: being in the present moment.\u00a0<\/p><p>Finally, <i>refreshment<\/i> is taking a sip of the undistracted mind. With the slowing of everyday life, you come to enjoy the pleasure, the \u201ctaste,\u201d of relaxing and reflection, of enjoying that moment of insight during your in-house retreat. This is how things can be, how they are, when you Mind the Gap.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71206bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71206bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Reminders<\/h2><p>So these are the three benefits of retreat: Relaxing, Reflection and Refreshment.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Relaxing: settle the body and rest the mind without distraction<\/li><li>Reflection: being in the gap between thoughts<\/li><li>Refreshment:\u00a0 sipping, not gulping (!), and enjoying the present moment<\/li><\/ul><p>With these three simple reminders, whether you are in retreat or just paying attention in your daily life, you can learn to recognize and rest in the undistracted mind and come to enjoy the present moment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c30856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c30856\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5012521\" data-id=\"5012521\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f887e elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"83f887e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Andrew_Clark_headshot_mg_9043-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Clark \" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Clark \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Andrew Clark first met Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in 1996 at Gampo Abbey and became a formal student in 1999. He was the co-head for study in Boulder from 1999 to 2005. In 2008, Andrew joined the US Karma Sangha board and was its chair from 2011 to 2018. He recently retired from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he taught mathematics and finance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The author celebrates three benefits of taking time for retreat, whether at home or in the midst of daily life.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":39388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3009],"tags":[3411,3410,3419,3402],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The benefits of retreat - Nalandabodhi International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The author celebrates three benefits of taking time for retreat, whether at home or in the midst of daily life.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/nl\/2021\/05\/21\/the-benefits-of-retreat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_NL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The benefits of retreat - 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