Transmitting the Blessing of Compassion

With Lama John Makransky and Lama Liz Monson

December 13 - 15, 2019

Date and Time Details: Check-in at Wonderwell is between 3-5pm on the day of arrival. The retreat ends at noon on the final day and a light lunch is offered.

Location: Wonderwell Mountain Refuge

Address: 253 Philbrick Hill Rd Springfield NH 03284

Contact: retreats@wonderwellrefuge.org

Experience: No experience necessary.

  • Private Room w/Queen Bed & Ensuite Bath – $468.00
  • Private Room w/Queen Bed & Hall Bath – $426.00
  • Private Room w/Twin Bed & Hall Bath – $426.00
  • Shared Room w/Ensuite Bath – $324.00
  • Shared Room w/Hall Bath – $298.00
  • Women's Dorm – $250.00
  • Men's Dorm – $250.00

In order to keep pricing as low as possible, teacher fees are not included and are encouraged as "Dana" (generous giving), as each participant is moved to do so at the end of retreat.

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In this weekend program, Lama John Makransky and Lama Liz Monson will explore how practicing compassion and receiving blessings work in tandem to help us access our deepest nature of loving-kindness and wisdom. By deepening our receptivity to love and compassion, we discover that compassion and wisdom are intrinsically part of who we are.  And as we learn to extend these qualities to others, we realize that we are already and always deeply connected with them, and with the transformative energies that we need to awaken.

The retreat will be held in noble silence.

Wonderwell Mountain Refuge strives to offer retreats in a manner that is non-cost prohibitive and inclusive to persons of all means. If the full retreat cost would create an undue financial burden, we encourage persons to apply for scholarship and work-study. Whether one needs to request aid to defer a large or small portion of the cost of a retreat so as not to incur a financial burden, we strive to accommodate you. This link will take you to information about our work-study and scholarship possibilities. Depending on the type of work that you do, you may be eligible for a Hemera Contemplative Fellowship. Please click on this link for more information.

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About the Teachers

Lama John Makransky

John Makransky, PhD, is Associate Professor of Buddhism and Comparative Theology at Boston College, senior advisor for Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s Centre of Buddhist Studies in Nepal, and co-creator of the sustainable compassion training model for drawing on innate capacities of love and awareness.  John's academic writings have focused on connections between practices of wisdom, compassion and […]

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Lama Liz Monson

Lama, Managing Teacher, Spiritual Co-Director Elizabeth Monson, PhD, is the Spiritual Co-Director of Natural Dharma Fellowship and the Managing Teacher at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH. Liz was authorized as a dharma teacher and lineage holder in the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism after over 30 years of studying, practicing, and teaching Tibetan Buddhism […]

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