Passaddhi Meditation Centre  


Calm · Clarity · Contentment

Welcome to the Passaddhi Meditation Centre

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'. The chalet onsite is available for personal retreats. Marjó will be available from time to time to give meditation guidance.
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 awareness and compassion 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.

Please email Marjó when you would like information about retreats or to request a booking form. Your email address will then be included in my emailing list. You can unsubscribe again at any time of course.


There will no longer be any retreats at Passaddhi. Instead Marjó is guiding retreats in other venues around the country.

 

Self-catering chalet

There is a self-catering chalet on site for personal retreats or as a base for exploring the area, suitable for one person. Available from mid April to mid September, with a minimum stay of 2 nights, on a donation basis, more or less in line with what a local B&B would charge.

 

Upcoming Retreat


April 17 - April 21 (Easter), starting 7 pm on Thursday April 17, and finishing with lunch on Monday April 21,
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow.

Open awareness practice 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. 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.
Marjó's 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



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