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The Sacred Act of Death and Dying with Berget Jelane & David Cohn

Posted November 19, 2009 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9am to 4:30pm This will be a day of silent and verbal exploration of our own dying process beginning now. In a safe, caring environment we will offer the Buddhist teachings on death as well as our own experiences, fears, hopes, concerns. Together we will share our process and do an exercise to help us get more in touch with the reality of our dying and begin to demystify the whole aura around death. Please bring…

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Sati Center Sutta Study: Fruits of the Contemplative Life Taught by Gil Fronsdal

Posted November 19, 2009 - Special Events

Friday, January 15, 9:30am to 1pm This morning class will offer an in-depth study of an important discourse by the Buddha. In a dramatic narrative context, a king asks the Buddha about what benefits come from the religious life. The Buddha responds by describing the stages of Buddhist practice. The sutta is the second discourse in Long Discourses. A translation can be found online at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.02.0.than.html.

Daylong Retreat with Gil Fronsdal

Posted November 19, 2009 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, January 30, 8:30am to 5pm Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness for an extended period. This particular daylong retreat is meant for people who already understand the basic practice of mindfulness; no instruction will be given….

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Monastic Evenings with Saranaloka Nuns

Posted November 19, 2009 - Special Events

Third Friday of the Month Evenings, 7pm to 9pm On the Monastic Evenings one or more Theravadan nuns will be offering traditional Buddhist chanting, silent or guided meditation, and sharing the Dhamma from the heart. This may take the form of a Dhamma reflection, Dhamma dialogue, taking refuge, or questions and answers. The Saranaloka Foundation was established in 2004 to support nuns from Chithurst and Amaravati monasteries in England to come to the United States to teach. With the blessing…

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Facing the Shadow: A Daylong Exploration of How We Relate to Practice with the Shadow – For Young Adults – with Donald Rothberg and Kate Janke

Posted November 19, 2009 - Daylong Retreats, Special Events

Saturday, December 5, 9am to 4:30pm For Young Adults, Ages 20-35 Come join us for a day of practice and experiential investigation into our shadows—dark and light, individual and collective—and how “shadow work” can be a major part of our spiritual practice! Carl Jung spoke of the shadow of the individual as “the ‘negative’ side of the personality, the sum of all those unpleasant qualities we like to hide.” Yet, he thought, the shadow also carries energies and insights necessary…

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Working With Pain In Meditation and in Daily Life wih Ines Freedman

Posted November 4, 2009 - Special Events

Tuesdays, January 12, 19 and 26, 2010, 7:30 to 9pm A 3-week series Pain can color every aspect of our lives, but our relationship with pain can be retrained. We will explore different methods of working with the physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects of physical pain both in meditation practice and in daily life. The core principles of mindfulness training can be adapted to a practical process that can be effectively used for both intense and chronic pain. Contact Ines…

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Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Heather Martin

Posted October 31, 2009 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, October 17 to Sunday, October 24, 2010 Hidden Villa Retreat Center, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia. Gil was trained as a Vipassana teacher by Jack Kornfield and is part of the Vipassana teachers’ collective at Spirit Rock Meditation…

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Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal – (Pre-requisite)

Posted October 31, 2009 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, September 19 to Sunday, October 3, 2010 Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 This retreat is currently full. New applicants will be placed on a waiting list and notified if spots open up. Application Information Flier For senior students, minimum pre-requisite two 10-day Vipassana retreats Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight…

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Mindfulness Meditation Retreat with Andrea Fella and Pamela Weiss

Posted October 31, 2009 - Events, Residential Retreats, Special Events

Wednesday, August 4 to Sunday, August 8, 2010 Jikoji Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos CA 95033 Application Information Flier Andrea Fella has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1996, and, under Gil Fronsdal’s guidance, began teaching meditation classes in 2003. She is particularly drawn to intensive retreat practice, and has done a number of long retreats, both in the U.S. and Burma. During one long practice period in Burma, she ordained as a nun with Sayadaw U Janaka. Andrea…

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Mindfulness Meditation Retreat with Andrea Fella

Posted October 31, 2009 - Residential Retreats

Memorial Weekend, May 28–31, 2010 Jikoji Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos CA 95033 This retreat is currently full. New applicants will be placed on a waiting list and notified if spots open up. Application Information Flier Registration opens January 28, 2010. This is a silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well as instruction, Dharma talks, and interviews with the teachers. It will be conducted at the rustic Jikoji Retreat Center on Skyline Boulevard in…

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Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Taught by Gil Fronsdal

Posted October 26, 2009 - For Beginners

Six Wednesday evenings January 6 to February 10, 2010, 7:30 to 9pm Insight Meditation or Vipassana, is a simple technique, beginning with focusing the attention on the breath. The practice concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of Mindfulness, a practice of moment-to-moment observation which cultivates a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness. While mindfulness practice can be highly effective in helping bring calm and clarity to the pressures of daily life, it is…

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Beginners’ Practice Group with Susan Ezequelle & Jim Bronson

Posted October 26, 2009 - For Beginners, Special Events

Wednesdays, November 17 to December 15, 2010, 7:30 – 9pm No class on 11/24/10 This series is for those beginners who have taken a basic mindfulness meditation instruction class and would like to take the next step in building and supporting their practice. Come to this five-week discussion group on developing mindfulness practice. There will be a 20 minute sitting, a review of the basic teachings, and lots of discussion. The class will review the basic instructions in mindfulness meditation,…

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Yoga November 26, 2009 Canceled: Thanksgiving Day

Posted October 26, 2009 - Yoga

Thursday Morning Yoga & Sitting Meditation for November 26, 2009 Canceled: Thanksgiving Day

Mindfulness of Mind Retreat with Andrea Fella and Heather Martin

Posted October 21, 2009 - Other Retreats with Andrea Fella

Cloud Mountain Retreat Center September 10 – 17, 2010 The Buddha taught four foundations of mindfulness. While each tradition of practice has as a starting point one foundation or another, liberating mindfulness includes all four foundations without preference. This retreat offers instructions on the four foundations of mindfulness with particular attention to Awareness of Mind, and will be taught in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. The initial instructions will be given by Sayadaw U Tejaniya through pre-recorded sessions. Daily…

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Concentration Retreat at Spirit Rock with Philip Moffitt, Sally Clough Armstrong, Andrea Fella, Richard Shankman

Posted October 21, 2009 - Other Retreats with Andrea Fella

August 16 – August 25, 2010 Concentration (samadhi) defined as the collection and unification of the mind, was emphasized by the Buddha as one of the aspects of the Eightfold Path. It can bring joy to your practice and develop the skillful use of pleasure in the meditative process. Whatever your level of practice, you can improve your Insight Meditation (Vipassana) by strengthening your concentration skills. Your ability to concentrate will develop in response to the attention you give it….

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