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  • September 12, 2024
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  • September 15, 2024
  • William Edelglass

Exploring Forms of Buddhist Meditation: Practice, Doctrine, Context

  • What are the jhanas and are they necessary for insight?  What is the relationship between insight and concentration practices?  What is mindfulness and what is the role of mindfulness in...
  • Residential
  • October 11, 2024
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  • October 20, 2024
  • Gregory Kramer

Insight in Insight Dialogue

  • Program Assistants: Jessica Mui and Ayya Anopama The word “insight” means different things in different contexts. What does it mean in “Insight Dialogue”? How does this relate to its meaning as...
  • Residential
  • November 15, 2024
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  • November 18, 2024
  • Barry Magid, Max Erdstein

Supporting a Buddhist Path with Psychological and Psychoanalytic Insight

  • Buddhism and Western psychology each offer a framework for understanding and relieving human suffering. As Buddhism takes root in the West, these two disciplines are becoming ever more intertwined and...
  • Residential
  • November 21, 2024
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  • November 24, 2024
  • Pilar Jennings

Healing from Anxiety: A Buddhist and Psychotherapeutic Response

  • As we continue to navigate a world impacted by Covid, political strife, climate change, and global conflict, stirring fear and anxiety in all forms, the healing arts of the Buddha-Dharma...
  • Residential
  • December 13, 2024
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  • December 16, 2024
  • Guo Gu

Gateway to Chan Retreat

  • In the Chan tradition, there are two main approaches to awakening: the method of silent illumination (mòzhào) and investigating a critical phrase (huàtóu). The former is a settling method of...
  • Residential
  • December 18, 2024
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  • December 22, 2024
  • Ayya Santacitta, Ayya Anandabodhi

Chanting, Joy, and the Seven Factors of Awakening

  • Since the time of the Buddha, up to the present day, chanting has been used to preserve and pass on the teachings and express devotion to the Triple Gem (Buddha,...
  • Residential

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