by staff2080 | Sep 25, 2022
Mindfulness of breathing, or ānāpānasati, is frequently taught as the practice of simply bringing attention to a single point or quality of breath. However, the active minds of meditators today often fail to grow calm through this approach, and practice becomes more a...
by staff2080 | Sep 17, 2022
The Divine Abodes, or Brahma Viharas, are ancient Buddhist Heart meditations and related practices that reveal and awaken our deepest nature’s heart qualities. During this retreat we will be learning and practicing the meditations, practices, and common resistances to...
by staff2080 | Sep 17, 2022
Does this title put you off because it names too many “negatives”? Or does it speak to the samsāras swirling inside you and your loved ones, often too distressing to discuss openly, let alone forthrightly? If the latter, this retreat may be for you. Some of us obsess...
by staff2080 | Sep 17, 2022
In this teaching you will learn four meditation practices rooted in tradition and confirmed by neuroscience. The four practices include heart-based–metta/bodhicitta; focused attention–samatha; open monitoring–vipassana; and...
by staff2080 | Sep 17, 2022
The first Enlightenment Intensive was given as an experiment in 1968. Inspired by Philip Kapleau’s, Three Pillars of Zen, a western teacher combined the Koan practice and orientation to sudden awakening of the Zen sesshin with face-to-face contact and...
