Studying the Words of the Buddha: Ongoing Classes on the Middle Length Discourses With Gil Fronsdal and Diana Clark Intermittent Thursdays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. While this will be a Zoom class, local people are welcome to attend in-person at IMC. Please register here so we can send you future dates, the assignments, and the …
With Diana Clark, Kim Allen, Ying Chen and David Lorey Four Wednesday Afternoons, 1:30-3:30; Feb 19, 26, Mar 4, 11 The importance of kalyana mitta or “good spiritual friends” – people with whom we share Buddhist practice and who support us in our practice – is often emphasized in the Buddha’s teachings. Join us as …
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How does the mind transform from a condition of clinging, identifying, and suffering to the knowledge and experience of liberation? As part of the answer to this question the Buddha taught a path of training that unfolds gradually, each step leading onward and supporting subsequent steps which leads to liberation. In this four-week live, online …
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 9:30 am to 4:00 pm There is remarkable agreement between the early Buddhist view of the mind and the understandings emerging from modern neuroscience. The Buddhist concept of the aggregates (khandhas) could serve as a Table of Contents for a textbook on the human brain. The day’s presentation will review the …
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THE METTA SUTTA: THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ON LOVINGKINDNESS WITH DIANA CLARK SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 9:30AM TO 3:30PM Lovingkindness or metta is one of the central practices taught by the Buddha taught in his Discourse on Lovingkindness (the Metta Sutta), a beautiful poem often chanted. In this day we will study these verses, be introduced to …
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JULY 28, 9:30AM TO 4PM In this second daylong we will explore the various ways samadhi (concentration) is presented in the foundational texts, the range of ways it is practiced and taught today, and how to incorporate it into our meditation practice. Samadhi Daylong Student Handout (1) Bring lunch. No registration necessary. Location: Insight Meditation …
Saturday September 22, 2018 9:30 AM -4:30 PM Taught by Ajaan Thanissaro (Geoff) The Buddha identifies four types of clinging as suffering, and three types of craving as the cause of suffering. But he also taught that, up to a point, clinging and craving play a role in developing the path to the end of …
Studying the Long Discourses of the Buddha (Dīgha Nikāya) Part 1: Views and Practices A 4-week online course taught by Gil Fronsdal and Diana Clark; April 16 – May 14, 2018 To register please complete this very brief registration form and email it to sati.digha.course@gmail.com by April 8, 2018. The Long Discourses of the Buddha (the Dīgha Nikāya) is a …
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The Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya) Study Course – Part A 5-week online class Gil Fronsdal and David Lorey January 21 – February 25, 2018 Registration deadline: January 14, 2018 (see registration form here). The Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya) is one of the most important anthologies of the teachings and religious practices attributed to the …
Course 1: Aspects of Satipatthana Tuesdays, Mar 31, Apr 7, Apr 14, Apr 21, 7:30 – 9:00 pm Course 2: Foundations in the Satipatthana Tuesdays, May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 7:30 – 9:00 pm Join us as we do a detailed exploration of the Satipatthana Sutta, a foundational text for meditation practice in our …
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