Insight Journal: This is a course discussing engaged Buddhism, and how it relates to our lives today. What do you see as the scope of this course, and what would you like people to be able to take away from it? Winnie Nazarko: The intention is that we would cover particular areas of the Buddha's teachings which are most pertinent to the creation of harmonious society. People would look at and examine those teachings from their own perspective to consider their applicability to the present … [Read more...]
Winnie Nazarko
Long Retreats, Selfie Sticks, and the Five Faculties
IJ: Maybe we can start by talking about your own practice. Do you find that practice changes much from day to day, week to week, or month to month? WN: There’s some variation. Since I did a retreat a few years ago with Pa Auk Sayadaw, that great concentration master, I often include periods of jhāna practice, where I work directly with the breath and with material jhānas, and perhaps go into mettā from there. IJ: You participated in that somewhat famous 4-month retreat with Pa Auk Sayadaw … [Read more...]
