The OI Retreat will be held this year from April 23, 2025 through April 27, 2025. This retreat is for OI members and formally recognized aspirants only.
Dear Thầy,
Dear community of the Order of Interbeings and aspirants,
Once again, a new year has arrived. Welcome all to 2025, Year of the Wood Snake! As snow continues to cover the grounds of Blue Cliff, we are aware that Spring is just around the corner. The great Magnolia tree in front of the dining hall is full of buds, ready to bloom in time to welcome you back to Blue Cliff.
As has been a Blue Cliff tradition, the OI retreat kick-starts our Spring and retreat-offering season. Your presence and energy of practice will contribute positively to the collective energy of the whole Sangha body for the coming year.
With a lotus,
The 2025 OI Retreat Organizing Team
“The Path of the Bodhisattva Vow” is the theme of our Order of Interbeing (OI) retreat this year. OI members and formally recognized OI aspirants can register using the button below.
This retreat is for OI members and formally recognized aspirants only.
A formally recognized aspirant must have already begun his or her aspirancy process and must have a current OI mentor who is an ordained Dharma teacher.
For aspirants who request ordination, please send your complete packet by March 31, 2025 to oiapplications@bluecliffmonastery.org.
The morning of the 27th will be the transmission ceremony for those receiving the 14 Mindfulness Trainings.
The Order of Interbeing is a community of monastics and lay people who have committed to living their lives in accord with the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings. This five-day retreat is a chance for OI members and aspirants, both monastic and lay, to strengthen our practice, deepen our connection as a community, and explore ways to nurture and strengthen our aspiration to live beautifully and mindfully in the spirit of togetherness.
If you are not a member and wish to learn more about the Order of Interbeing, please go to our website page: https://orderofinterbeing.org/about/our-history/