Come On In!
I’m busily getting ready for the new Study and Practice class I’ll be teaching on the Satipatthana Sutta — which will meet in this very sweet room, by the way!
To introduce these teachings, I’ll use this quote from Bhikkhu Bodhi:
“The discourse generally considered to offer the most comprehensive instructions on the meditation practice is the Satipatthana Sutta….
“The Pali texts treat meditation as a discipline of mental training aimed at a two-fold task: training the mind and generating insight.
“The still mind, calm and collected, is the foundation for insight. The still mind observes phenomena as they arise and pass away, and from sustained observation and probing exploration arises ‘the higher wisdom of insight into phenomena.’
“As wisdom gathers momentum, it penetrates more and more deeply into the nature of things, culminating in the full and comprehensive understanding called enlightenment.”
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Here’s how the class will go:
- We begin each evening with a short “arriving-in-the-room” silent meditation. (approx. 5 min)
- After we sit, I give an introductory talk on the meditation topic of the evening. (approx. 25 min)
- After the talk, I lead a guided meditation on that practice. (approx. 30 min)
- After the practice, I open for a discussion/Q&A on the topic. (approx. 30 min)
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First class meets Tuesday, March 5, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Then every Tuesday for the next 6 weeks. Want to join in? It’s not too late. Send me an email.