Jhānas, Satipaṭṭhāna, and Dependent Origination

Instructor(s): Leigh Brasington

Course Description:

This retreat combines the two main elements of the Buddha’s model of liberation: cultivating the meditative absorptions (jhanas), which lead to calm and clarity; and using the concentrated mind to gain insight into the nature of reality. We will explore the insight practices given in the famous Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, and we will also delve extensively into the Buddha's teaching of the dependent origination (paticca samuppada) of phenomena. This course is limited to those who have completed at least two one-week or longer silent vipassana retreats. This course will be offered on a lottery basis.

Noble Silence:

Noble silence will begin with the opening talk on the first evening and continue through the closing session.

Prerequisites:

Participation in at least two one-week or longer silent vipassana retreats and at least four years of Buddhist practice is required.

Lottery:

The lottery will close at 11:59 PM US Eastern time on July 15th, and spaces will be offered July 22nd. Payment will be due three days from notification of acceptance. Click for more information about our lottery courses. 

Cancellation Policy:

During the pandemic, there is a cancellation fee of $50 for all residential programs longer than two nights and $25 for weekend programs.

Covid-19 Safety Protocol:

Please review our Covid-19 Safety Protocols here: https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/covid-19/.

DEI:

As we work to become a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, we invite feedback/suggestions you may have regarding ways that we can make participation in the program more accessible and welcoming. Please email us at contact@buddhistinquiry.org.

About the Instructor(s):
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  Leigh Brasington

  Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khemma in 1994, and began teaching retreats on his own in 1997. He is also authorized to teach by Jack Kornfield. Leigh has taught the jhanas, along with multiple insight practices, at well over one hundred residential retreats throughout the United States and Europe. He is the author of the books Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas and Dependent Origination and Emptiness: Streams Of Dependently Arising Processes Interacting.