Guardians of the Heart: Vipassana and the Four Brahma Viharas

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. –Buddha– The Vipassana (Insight Meditation) practice invites us to see deeply into the miracle of our own mind and body process. As a result, our life begins to change in...

Working with Emotions the Buddha’s Way

Emotions include the entire bundle of reactive body states, feelings, perceptions, intentions, and self-centered consciousness. Emotion is normal and essential for our existence in this world, but it is also what keeps us hooked. The Buddha did not teach a self-help...

Ānāpānasati: The Foundations & Highlights of Breathing Mindfully

Mindfulness with Breathing (ānāpānasati) is one of Buddhism’s foundation practices. Many meditators have been exposed to it in some form. This retreat will deepen its roots so that it can truly serve as a foundation in our cultivation of the middle way,...

Awakening

Are you pulled to realize the full abiding contentment of the heart? Do you sense that possibility now? It is the intention of this retreat to serve the needs of the student who sincerely wishes to explore the liberating depth of the Buddha’s teachings and to...