Marrying the Silence – Deepening Our Union with God

by | May 31, 2016 | Retreat

AS169_Heart_Retreat_2016_Flyer_V1Marrying the Silence

Deepening Our Union with God

Nothing short of the experience of “union with God” will ever satisfy the longing of our hearts. Though the experience of union comes to us as a gift from above, we must do our part to prepare ourselves for this great blessing. We do this by letting go of our attachment to our thoughts, to ourselves and to our need to be in control. This can only occur to the extent that we enter into the silence, so that God’s “Great Silence” can descend upon us.

You are, therefore, cordially invited to take part in a five-day silent retreat, intended to help participants open themselves to the grace of Silence. Our inspired guides for the week will be Paramahansa Yogananda and Teresa of Avila. Their teachings are infallible road maps to the experience of God-union, and the grace of their presence will have a transformative effect on our day-to-day lives, elevating us into more expansive levels of consciousness.

“To commune with God, we need to
go into silence… Stillness is God.”
–Paramahansa Yogananda

• Learn to dive deeper and deeper into Stillness,
• Explore the practical wisdom of Teresa and Yogananda
• Discover our real identity in God
• Plumb the depths of God’s depthless presence
• Integrate the silence of contemplation into daily life
• Experience the sheer joy of being a child of God

Dates
July 27th – 31st, 2016
Registration 5:30PM, Begins 7:00PM

Cost
$495 per person
Limited to 11 participants – register today!
Rate includes all lodging, meals and snacks.

For more information / RSVP:
retreats@assisi-institute.org

 

Craig Bullock will be the leading this retreat. He is the founder and spiritual director of the Assisi Institute. A Kriya Yoga teacher, Craig is an accomplished writer, teacher, lecturer and psychotherapist. Craig earned graduate degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Notre Dame and in Clinical Psychology from the University of Duquesne. His broad and diverse education includes extensive study in psychology, spirituality, mysticism, and yoga.