…doesn’t harm practitioners, one should “abide compassionate to all living beings.” For many people, one’s livelihood is how one has the most impact on the wider social world. The practice of Right Livelihood aims at being thoroughly ethical in how…
by: Gil Fronsdal At the Insight Meditation Center, and soon, at the new Insight Retreat Center, we offer our residential retreats freely at no cost to anyone who participates. We do so because we believe Buddhist practice unfolds best in…
…fails, they turn to taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Some people approach going for refuge as a firm, courageous, and enthusiastic commitment to a life based on spiritual freedom and compassion. It is a commitment that simultaneously…
…to stop. Addictions to desires, compulsions toward anger, obsessions with fear, and attachments to self can be so deeply rooted in the mind that they are hard to recognize, let alone stop. In Buddhist shorthand, these addictions, compulsions, obsessions, and…
…(nama-rupa) From mind and matter come the six senses (salayatana) From the six senses comes contact (phassa) From contact comes feeling (vedana) From feeling comes craving (tanha) From craving comes clinging (upadana) From clinging comes becoming/existence (bhava) From becoming/existence comes…
Investigating the Best Known Collection of the Buddha’s Teachings Saturday, December 4, 2010, 9am to 4pm The Dhammapada may well be the most widely read and most beloved collection of Buddhist scriptures presenting wisdom through vivid, poetic imagery and often…
…of the Buddha’s teachings. How we can best do this in our present-day world is a deeply challenging question with profound ramifications. Bhante will explore the canonical roots of Socially Applied Buddhism, with texts and discussion. He will develop a…
adapted from a talk by Gil Fronsdal January 1st, 2001 In practicing mindfulness, it can be helpful to remember that the practice can work even when it doesn’t work. Perhaps this is explained best through an analogy. Consider a mountain…
…and torpor can be complacency. This can occur when we are lulled by comfort or misguided acceptance. Complacency may arise when meditation feels easy and comfortable. With the warm, fuzzy feeling that everything is okay, the mind can even drift…
…from the heart, its good qualities increasingly guide us in making ethical decisions. Among the most important of these guiding qualities are freedom and compassion. Faced with an ethical choice, we can ask whether it both expresses compassion and helps…
…the mind can see through the processes of projection, perception, and misperception to the greater sense of freedom that comes when they are transcended, the basis for sensual passion is gone. At this stage, we can then turn to analyze…
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, from “Wings of Awakening” pp. 105-108 https://www.dhammatalks.org/ebook_index.html#wings The four activities included in this set show how effort can be applied to developing skillful qualities in the mind. The basic formula runs as follows: There is the case…
…Buddhist Songs from Cambodia. The open house and discussion are intended for the broader IMC community to come together to listen, share, and initiate discussion with the IMC Asian Dharma community on a wide range of topics. We hope that…
…de la comunidad. Las clases son apropiadas para personas principiantes y aquellas con alguna experiencia que desean apoyar o inspirar la práctica. No es necesario registrarse. Únete en zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86030275712?pwd=d3JVaEs2RWJDbm40TzBRR1dsYTlnZz09 ID de la reunión: 860 3027 5712 Contraseña: Respirando https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/espanol/retiros-y-eventos-especiales/…
…daily activities. The emphasis for this week will be exploring integrating awareness into our whole day and all activities. To support the practice during this online retreat, Andrea asks that you commit to participating in all seven daily instruction sessions…
…practice encourages relaxation of body and mind while paying close attention to present moment experience, as well as the relationship of our mind to our experience. The practice unfolds through continuity of awareness in all activities. For further information: http://www.vipassanahawaii.org…
The Summer/Fall 2016 Insight Retreat Center Newsletter is now available: http://www.insightretreatcenter.org/newsletter/…
…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….
Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 to 9pm Join the contributors to IMC’s latest publication “Passing It On” in an evening gathering. The authors will comment about their creative contributions and their practices. “Passing It On” is a collection of writing and…
“Passing It On” is now available for purchase as a paperback at Amazon: “Passing It On” is a collection of writing and art by lay practitioners connected with the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California. It shows that helpful…
…Spirit Rock Meditation Center for nine years and is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders program. He teaches workshops at Sati Center, Spirit Rock, CIIS, Kripalu, and New York Insight. He co-founded the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative…
…unconditional kindness (metta), compassion (karuna), appreciative joy (mudita) and equanimity (upekkha). Each week we will learn the meditation practice associated with one of these and reflect on that state in our own life, its benefits, and the obstacles. We will…
…1991 he traveled to the hills of San Diego County, USA, where he helped establish Metta Forest Monastery, where he is the abbot. He is a prolific writer and translator. Many of his works can be found online at www.accesstoinsight.org….
…the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based…
…come to the United States to teach. With the blessing of the Forest Sangha, the nuns’ community is now setting up a permanent monastery here in the United States. They currently live at the Aloka Vihara in San Francisco. www.saranaloka.org….
June 28th – July 5th, 2010 For further information see: http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=360R10&type=retreats…
…writings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Retreat Experience Requirement: Each participant must have attended in full at least one retreat of 5 days or longer. Please note on your registration form the specifics of your retreat experience. For further information: https://www.cloudmountain.org/index.php?page=07fellascharf…
…and compassion. We will explore how the wisdom teachings of Buddhism point us to directly touch and understand our experience. We will also offer the practice of Metta, or Lovingkindness, which brings kindness and compassion to our relationships, not only…
Taught by Jennifer Block, Gil Fronsdal, Paul Haller & a variety of guest teachers. A year-long training in Buddhist chaplaincy and spiritual care giving, oriented to Buddhist practitioners with at least four years of committed practice. Its aim is to…
…four Wise Efforts) drawn from Buddhist philosophy and presented in a user-friendly way. James Baraz is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he started the Family Program, Community Dharma Leader Program and Kalyana Mitta Network. He leads…