Passaddhi was a small meditation centre outside Adrigole on the Beara Peninsula in the southwest of Ireland. Passaddhi overlooks Bantry Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, and is situated on a quiet hillside between Hungry Hill and the Sugarloaf Mountain. In 1996 Marjó Oosterhoff and her husband built it as their family home, and from 1999 to 2019 meditation retreats took place at the house.
Passaddhi means 'peace and serenity'.
Marjó Oosterhoff was the resident teacher and manager at Passaddhi. She now only teaches at other venues.
She seeks to make the wisdom teachings of the Buddha and other spriritual teachers, and in particular the meditation practices, available to as many people as possible, whether they are Buddhist or not.
Marjó has practised meditation (both vipassana/insight and metta/loving kindness) for many years, in monasteries and meditation centres in Burma and Thailand, as well as in Buddhist retreat centres in the West. In 1995 her Thai and Burmese teachers authorised her to teach meditation retreats in this tradition.
Nowadays Marjó practises meditation in a less rigid, more open way, influenced by the teachings of Jason Siff, who has authorised her to teach retreats in the spirit of his Recollective Awareness Meditation (RAM), which he has developed many years ago.
October 23-27 (October Bank Holiday weekend), starting 7 pm on Thursday Oct 23rd, and finishing with lunch on Monday Oct 27th.
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow.
The meditation practice I will be offering is non-directive, non-selective and non-prescriptive. We will let the mind wander where it wants; with kindness, interest and permission seeing where it takes us and understanding what it wants to show us, seeing different layers of our experience. And, also using an 'anchor' or 'perch' if needed, e.g. the breath, sensations in hands or feet, or sounds.
Cost: I'm offering this retreat on a donation basis, after a non-refundable deposit of €100 to keep your place, for food and accommodation.
My guidance is also on a donation basis.
This retreat is suitable for beginners and non-beginners.
Bookings with Marjó tel 086 8787040 or by email
marjo.metta@gmail.com