The Middle Way - Two week retreat

with Patrick Kearney and Louise Taylor

September 12 - 26, 2026

Date and Time Details: Arrive Friday 12 September between 4pm and 6pm.
Finish Sunday 21 September with lunch.

Location: Blue Mountains Insight Meditation centre

Address: 25 Rutland Rd, Medlow Bath NSW 2780

Contact: office@bmimc.org.au
(02) 4788 1024

Course Code : PK2-26

Female Single Room – AUD $1,255.00
Male Single Room – AUD $1,255.00
Single Room (Any Gender) – AUD $1,255.00

Concession discount available upon registration for people who are unable to afford the full price due to financial hardship.

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In his first formal discourse the Buddha introduced the middle way as the central theme of his teaching. How is this to be understood? The middle way is not mere moderation, but the dynamic recognition that there is no fixed position in our experience, no where we can land and cling to. This teaching points to both freedom from clinging and our opening to universal love and compassion. These are the themes we will explore in our retreat.

About the Teachers

Patrick Kearney

Patrick Kearney is an independent dharma teacher in the lineage of Mahāsī Sayādaw of Burma, his principal teachers being Paṇḍitarama Sayādaw and John Hale. He has also trained in the Diamond Sangha lineage of Zen Buddhism. His original teacher was Robert Aitken Roshi, and he is now studying with Paul Maloney Roshi. Patrick has a particular […]

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Louise Taylor

Louise Taylor is a meditation practitioner with over 20 years’ experience, and has been teaching since 2018. Her principal teachers are Patrick Kearney and Subhana Barzarghi. Louise is a founding member of Radiant Mind Insight Meditation and leads single and multi-day meditation retreats. Her teaching style encourages finding a refuge in nature, deep enquiry into […]

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Category : Residential Retreat