Brendan Kennedy's Summer Weekend Retreat 2024

If I ask you the question, “What are you?” or “Who are you?”

You could answer: “I am my name... I am my body... or I am the awareness or mind.”

So, which best describes what you are?

Probably the mind or awareness.

How clear are you that you are the mind or awareness?

If you are the mind or awareness, then what is it?

So, in a way, we can see and experience that the mind or awareness IS, but it’s not anything. We can’t describe it as anything because it’s not any thing!

We will explore this and try to clarify it experientially, conceptually, and non-conceptually with meditation master Brendan Kennedy in a Summer Weekend Retreat from August 9 - August 11, 2024.


About Brendan

Brendan Kennedy offers profound meditation guidance woven with lively teachings and discussion to explore the mind’s true nature in direct and accessible ways. Brendan has been practicing Tibetan Buddhism for over 40 years. His main teachers are: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche, Soktse Rinpoche, and Lama Surya Das.

Suggested Donations

We have defined three registration levels for the entire weekend: Benefactor ($250), Program ($150), and Sponsored ($75). Please choose a level that suits you!

• Benefactor – an offering at this level helps cover the program costs for those with limited resources and assists us with the care and maintenance of the meditation center.
• Program Fee – an offering at this level covers the basic costs to run the program.
• Sponsored – an offering at this level is for those with limited resources or recent financial hardship.

PMC Members, feel free to use your discount code at checkout to receive your membership discount on this program.

Payment can also be made via check mailed out to PMC, PO Box 3734, Boulder CO 80307. Please proceed with registration online and contact treasurer@pmctr.org if you are planning to pay via check.

No one will be turned away due to a lack of funds, you can contact treasurer@pmctr.org for further assistance.

Structure of the Retreat

Day One: Friday, August 9, 2024 - 7:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m. MT
Day Two: Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. MT
Day Three: Sunday, August 11, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. MT

Brendan will also be leading Introduction to Meditation at PMC on Thursday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. MT

This program will be held in-person from the PMC Shrine Room, as well as virtually via Zoom. Join us from the comfort of your home or with the community in Denver from the PMC shrine room!

Once your registration is processed, the Zoom link for all the sessions will be sent via email from a Padmasambhava Meditation Center email address.

All registrants will receive an email after the retreat weekend with links to the recordings. Please check your spam folder if you can't find your registration email, or contact webmaster@pmctr.org for assistance on this.

Contact programs@pmctr.org with all other inquiries.