Calendar of Events

Due to the situation with Covid 19 this list of intended in-person Intensives is provisional.  We will not be holding in-person Intensives unless it is safe for participants and staff to attend. We will replace most of our planned in-person Enlightenment Intensives with Zoom Dyad Retreats.  Our experience with  Zoom Dyad Retreats have proven them to be worthy alternatives to the Enlightenment Intensive.

May 21 to June 1 Zoom Dyad Retreat

Friday evening May 21, all day Saturday May 22, Sunday May 23 Monday May 24 and Tuesday morning May 25

Tuesday afternoon Wednesday May 26 Thursday May 27 and Friday May 28 are rest days

Saturday May 29, Sunday May 30, Monday May 31, & Tuesday June 1

This event is offered as one retreat as our intention is to provide a reasonable substitute for our annual May7 Day Enlightenment Intensive.  There are 6 full days of contemplation, two part days and three rest days. We did this format in September and found it worked very well.  This is a great opportunity to go deep in contemplation and stay there.

While this event is offered to those who want to dive into a long intensive, we will accept participants who can only do the first part.  The second weekend will only be open to those who do the first.

Fee is by donation.

To register call, Murray Kennedy 604 984 3282  or  Email: murrayakennedy@gmail.com

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September 16 to Oct 1st 2021

At this time we cannot determine if the Two Week will be safe when September comes around. In July we will assess the covid 19 situation and determine if it feels right to proceed. We simply do not want to put people at risk of serious illness, disability and death. Issues of quarantine for people flying to the Intensive, and so on will need to be determined. However if it does feel safe the Two Week will go ahead.  It will be held at The Point, south of Powell River BC between Lang Bay and Brew Bay on Malaspina Strait.

To apply to The Two Week Intensive contact Murray: murrayakennedy@gmail.com

Cost $2000 (Includes room and board)

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If covid is still an issue in September 2021 we will replace the Two Week with Consecutive Three Day Zoom Dyad Retreats.

Thursday Evening September 16th through Monday morning September 20th

And Friday September 24 through Monday September 27th

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About Longer Intensives

For many people three-day Enlightenment Intensives end just when they are starting to get interesting. On the final day participants often find themselves in a new realm, one where contemplation is no longer foreign or forced but spontaneous, natural and real. The dyads flow on a deeper level. Contact is profound. The power and significance of the work have become self-evident.

But then the Intensive comes to an end. Formality and discipline lift; contemplation subsides and participants begin to contract out of the expanded state they were just beginning to enjoy.

A seven or fourteen-day intensive is for those who want to stay on and continue the inquiry at the level they have attained at the end of the third day. So it is an opportunity go on out into realms you always had to turn your back on before; and experience whatever arises as contemplation deepens day after day after day. It is a simple and very pure life. You are supported and nourished by the structure and fellowship of the intensive. Your only mandate and concern is to continue opening to the truth and communicating your experience, whatever it is.

Personally I love long Intensives. I love having the time to sink deeply into a contemplating mode of life. I love living the practice; day after day in a company of committed others.  As the days go by forcing and striving are replaced by acceptance and curiosity. Anxiety and pressure give way to the spaciousness of unfolding reality. Devotion and surrender naturally arise. One’s intention is simply to welcome the Truth whatever it is; however it is! To me this is the essence of the work. It is an intrinsically meaningful, satisfying and appropriate activity. There is the opportunity to face, understand and resolve issues in a deep way.

Long Enlightenment Intensives are not easy. There are barriers and crises to face. But I feel they genuinely benefit those who choose to do them. They involve a deep confrontation with illusion and a level of work which can profoundly affect participants’ lives.

Fourteen day Intensives are significantly more challenging than the seven day format. And for some people they are not the best.  Admission is at Murray and Patsy’s discretion. As a rule we choose to work with people we already know from 3 or 7 Day Intensives.

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Four Day Enlightenment Intensive November 2021

Wednesday evening, November 10th thru Sunday evening, November 14th, or Monday morning Nov 15th. 2021

At Springbrooke Retreat Center Langley     Cost $675

To register call, Murray Kennedy 604 984 3282  or  Email: murrayakennedy@gmail.com