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Cultivation – Investigation – Contemplation: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

This silent meditation course for experienced practitioners will focus on deepening mindfulness and insight into being with oneself and others. Our guiding map will be the teachings on the Four Applications of Mindfulness (Satipaṭṭhāna), which enable us to tap into the wealth of practical wisdom from early Buddhist contemplative traditions. The teachers will offer gentle and precise training in unifying the mind, guiding us in establishing different modes of awareness and in metta (friendliness). These practices allow for quieting and strengthening the heart, and foster transformative insights, growth and integration.

2018-07-15 (8 days) Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

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2018-07-20 Introduction to metta practice for the "neutral" and "difficult" catagories 46:29
Chris Cullen	Download Listen

2018-07-20 Citta - The Knowing Mind 67:07
Akincano Marc Weber	Download Listen
Functions and qualities of the citta.

2018-07-21 Morning Instructions On The Fourth Satipatthana 59:59
Chris Cullen	Download Listen
Contemplation of Dhammas (especially hinderances and awakening factor)

2018-07-21 Re-imagining our world 62:59
Yuka Nakamura	Download Listen
Brief description: How can we hold and meet the challenges of our time? Rather than falling into helplessness and despair, we can metabolize our fears and worries into energy and courage, allowing ourselves to be stirred up and to feel a sense of urgency. One specific area of practice is to see through our ways of perceiving and conceiving the world and self. Understanding the dependent and fabricated nature of all experience we can consciously and creatively play with ways of looking that contribute to peace, happiness, and harmony.

2018-07-22 Final Words 57:14
Chris Cullen	Download Listen
Also speaking are Yuka Nakamura, and Akincano

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