by staff2080 | Aug 20, 2023
Though the Buddha repeatedly emphasized joy, or pāmojja, as an essential aspect of the path to awakening, many of us find our sitting practice anything but, and retreats, well, a little depressing. The narrow techniques often taught in meditation circles conceive of...
by staff2080 | Aug 13, 2023
“The human body, at peace with itself, is more precious than the rarest gem.” –Tsongkhapa– During this three-day silent retreat, we will practice gathering and settling our minds and turning toward the present moment’s experience...
by staff2080 | Aug 13, 2023
An essential part of developing resilience is recognizing and strengthening the positive, wholesome qualities in our hearts and minds. It is vital that we cultivate the inner strength and resilience to steady ourselves and remain responsive in the face of the...
by staff2080 | Aug 13, 2023
During this five-day retreat, we will gather together to cultivate a deep awareness of ourselves through practicing a steady and compassionate attention. Insight meditation invites us to disengage from our usual enmeshment with thinking and discover an intimacy with...
by staff2080 | Aug 11, 2023
Insight meditation (vipassana in Pali, the language of the original Buddhist teachings) is the simple and direct practice of moment-to-moment mindfulness. Through careful and sustained observation, we experience for ourselves the ever-changing flow of the mind/body...
