Contemplative Meditation Days with Eszter Tariska Oradea 25 - 28. August 2022.
In the first half of her life she was a professional singer and mother . Later a nun in the community of the Order of the Sisters of St. Basil the Great in Máriapócs. She was a hospice volunteer for ten years. First she was a student of Ferenc Jálics and then she was working with him for ten years.
She currently conducts contemplative spiritual exercises on her own.
About the programme
“My children! Do not just imagine, do not only believe that God is in you and that you belong to Him, but be sure of this without any doubt! ” (Tauler)
The path of contemplation is the knowledge of God dwelling in us. It does not require words, sacred thoughts, and rituals. Contemplation is a spontaneous, simple and direct experience of God.
God is always present, never disappearing, but we do not notice him.
In contemplative spiritual practice we experience Him in ourselves. We turn our back on the world, we turn to silence — we don’t even talk to each other — and turn inward . We focus on nature first, then keeping the body, then breathing, and finally chanting the name of Jesus in us. In addition to sitting meditations, we perform a simple body-sensing meditative movement and attend mass on a daily basis.
These days, Niklaus Brantschen SJ will also be a guest of Posticum, he will support our retreat and present Mass.
Agenda
August 25th Thursday: day of arrival
6 pm dinner
19.30 introduction, presentation of the framework of spiritual practice
introduction followed by 25 minutes of meditation
August 26th, Friday
06.00 – 06.25 meditation
06.30 – 06.55 meditation
07.00 meditative movement – chi kung
08.00 breakfast
09.00 introduction, then walk in nature
12.15 lunch
15.00 – 15.25 meditation
15.30 – 15.55 meditation
16.00 – 16.25 sitting meditation / walking meditation / break
16.30 – 16.55 meditation
17.00 – 17.25 meditation
17.30 guidance
18:15 dinner
19.00 – 19.25 meditation
19.30 Mass, then
25 minutes meditation
August 27th, Saturday
06.00 – 06.25 meditation
06.30 – 06.55 meditation
07.00 meditative movement – chi kung
08.00 breakfast
09.00 – 09.25 meditation
09.30 – 09.55 meditation
10.00 – 10.25 walking meditation / sitting meditation / break
10.30 – 10.55 walking meditation / sitting meditation / break
11.00 – 11.25 meditation
11.00 sharing
12.15 lunch
15.00 – 15.25 meditation
15.30 – 15.55 meditation
16.00 – 16.25 walking meditation / sitting meditation / break
16.30 – 16.55 meditation
17.00 – 17.25 meditation
17.30 guidance
18:15 dinner
19.00 – 19.25 meditation
19.30 Mass, then
25 minutes of meditation
August 28th, Sunday
06.00 – 06.25 meditation
06.30 – 06.55 meditation
07.00 meditative movement
08.00 breakfast
09.00 – 09.25 meditation
09.30 – 09.55 meditation
10.00 – 10.25 meditation
10.45 guidance
11.30 Mass, followed by closing sharing
12.30 lunch