The Inner Life - Amida Cary

What is it about retreats that can facilitate wholeness?At the heart of the retreat process is our inner life and various stages of development. These stages can lead us through purification of not only the body, mind and heart, but also our very identity and who we conceive ourselves to be. As we come to know both our inner and outer story it points to what brought us to the dharma. Retreats can lead us to unify the inner with the outer and bring us closer to wholeness.Listen in as Amida helps us examine this inner life, the stages of development, and the four pillars of retreat:SilenceFastingSolitudeWatchfulnessAmida Cary directs the Retreat Guide Training and the Retreat Concentration of the Inayatiyya Inner School of North America. She supports a network of retreat guides and oversees training for those interested in becoming retreat guides. A primary focus is encouraging retreatants to enter deeply into the transformative process. Amida has immersed herself in the study of the ancient art of alchemy and the Sufi retreat process with Pir Zia and Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and has taken and guided many retreats. She worked closely with Pir Vilayat developing and publishing his curriculum. Amida helped Pir Zia found the Suluk Academy and served as a mentor and teacher within it. Currently she lives in New Mexico where she is exploring the path of light and rewilding a small patch of land in her environs. ______________ Watch the video version at:https://youtu.be/pwV4V426IU8  ______________  To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can:   Donate  Learn how to participate live  Find our schedule of upcoming speakers  Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy over 900 recorded talks dating back to 1995CREDITSAudio Production: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter