Ten Perfections Sati Center Class September 16, 2017 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 pm, September 17, 2017 1:30 pm -4:00 pm
At the Insight Meditation Center, 108 Birch St. Redwood City, CA 94062
The Ten Perfections (pāramī) provide a useful framework for leading a meaningful life, especially for lay Dhamma practice. This course–through readings in the Pali Canon and the teachings of the Thai wilderness Ajaans, along with talks, discussions, and meditations–will explore, ways in which these perfections can be pursued effectively in an imperfect world. For Saturday September 16th bring lunch. There will be an opportunity to offer food to the monastics. Handouts for the daylong are attached Ten Perfections Sati Center Class
Ajaan Thanissaro (Geoffrey DeGraff) is an American monk of the Thai forest tradition. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History, he studied meditation under Ajaan Fuang Jotiko in Thailand and ordained in 1976. In 1991 he helped establish Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego, CA where he is the abbot. He is a prolific writer and translator. Many of his works can be found online at www.accesstoinsight.org.