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Power and Presence
- When Oct 8-12, 2008
- Where Mount Baldy Zen Center, Mount Baldy CA
- Teachers Ken McLeod and Jeff Bickford
- Number of Places 30
- Levels All levels
- Cost $600 regular, ($700 single, $650 double if available)
- Contact Molly White
- Application Click here to apply.
NOTE: This retreat was originally scheduled for May 2008, but was cancelled due to fires on Mount Baldy.
In 1887, Lord Acton wrote:
All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.
Thus, power has a bad name. The unintended result is that only bad people exercise power. This is a problem — for the individual, for society, and for the world.
Power's reputation gives rise to such questions as:
- Is power inherently evil?
- What is the relationship between power and awakening?
- Is it possible to develop and wield power without becoming corrupt?
In this retreat, we will use a combination of meditations, exercises, rituals, and talks, we will explore the nature of power, how to stay present in the exercise of power, and the ethics and responsibilities of wielding power.
At the end of the retreat you will know:
- What power is and what it is not
- How to form a relationship with power
- How to wield power without being run by it
About the teachers
Ken McLeod Ken McLeod began his studies in 1970 with the Tibetan meditation master, the Ven. Kalu Rinpoche. After receiving training in the Kagyu, Shangpa, and Nyingma traditions of Buddhism in Tibet, he was authorized by Kalu Rinpoche to teach and guide others in their practice. A translator and author, Ken established Unfettered Mind in 1990 and is the executive director of Unfettered Mind. To find out more about Ken, click here.
Jeff Bickford Along with his extensive background in dance and choreography, Jeff has also been a long-time student of awareness. In 1971 he began his studies with the Nikolai Technique while learning to become a movement performer. This method approached movement through the awarenesses of time, space, shape, and motion. These practices branched into studies in Laban Movement Theory, Neuro Linguistic Programming, the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education, and many years studying with Ken McLeod. To find out more about Jeff, click here.