Retreats
Temple Buddhist Center is committed to providing meaningful meditation opportunities for everyone.
We offer daylong hybrid retreats on a quarterly basis, and one or two residential retreats per year.
Our next retreat will be our Vesak Retreat, May 14-19th at Savior Pastoral Center.
Registration will open soon.
In Search of the Sacred: The Four Phases of Spiritual Development
TBC Vesak Retreat
May 14th - May 19th, 2025
with Robert Brumet and Victor J. Dougherty
As the wisdom holders, we need to help people find what’s important—to Grow Up by moving through the early stages of emotional maturing, Clean Up by doing shadow-work, Wake Up by doing spiritual practice, and Show Up by serving humanity everyday. Amidst the turmoil in the world and in our lives, these priorities give clarity to age or wisdom. It’s like an extended period of meditation, or spiritual practice: We sit with the wisdom of a lifetime, the knowledge of what works and what doesn’t, and reflect on how to help humanity.”
This four-day retreat will be led by Robert Brumet and Victor J. Dougherty. The retreat will be hybrid and begins 7pm Wed. May 14th and ends 12pm Monday May 19th.
Those attending are asked to keep the noble silence at all times except when speaking with the instructors.
If you live with others, please make arrangements for them to honor your practice or, if possible, find a place where you can be alone the entire time.
Practice format will be similar to residential retreats:
alternate periods of sitting and walking, instruction,
conferences, contemplative movement, (Tai Chi Chih)
Dharma talks, and Heart Practices.
*Bathing the Buddha Ceremony along with some chanting
Insight Meditation is a practice that aims to free the mind from the distortions of self-centeredness, negativity, and confusion. Through the intensive practice of moment-to-moment investigation of the body-mind process the mind gradually sees more clearly into the nature of itself. Such clear seeing leads to freedom from the attachments and misconceptions that cause our suffering and allows us to open to a path of wisdom and compassion.
About our retreat leaders:
Robert Brumet. He has been teaching Insight Meditation since 1990. Robert received Community Dharma Leader certification from Spirit Rock Meditation Center in 2000. He is also a Spiritual Director, having received certification from Mt. St. Scholastica College in 2013.
Victor J. Dougherty. Leading groups in the KC area in mindfulness and meditation, the director of the Temple Buddhist Center and has been practicing for over 17 years.
There is value in consistent, daily meditation.
Please join us for some of these weekly mindfulness and meditation events. TBC hosts opportunities daily, weekly and monthly to meditate together in community with a leader/teacher to guide and support you.
Most of our classes, retreats, and events have an online option via either Livestream, Facebook Live, or Zoom, in addition to in-person. No matter how you choose to join us, you will feel included and welcome.
Go to our Classes & Event page to get more details and find out how to connect.
TBC Sunday Service at 9am (livestreamed and in-person) and 10:30am (in-person)
All levels of practice are invited to join us each Wednesday afternoon for meditation and discussion around the current book we are reading. Join anytime! (on Zoom)
Practicing in the tradition of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, this group focuses on mindfulness, meditation and teachings from around the world and from some of todays most influential spiritual leaders. (on Zoom)
Insight Meditation: Thursday Evening Sangha with Robert Brumet @ 7pm (Zoom)
Follow TBC on Insight Timer where you'll find guided meditations from our TBC teachers. www.insighttimer.com/tbckc
Click above for a free SoundCloud download of flute meditation by Richelle Basgall, one of our TBC musicians.