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.

Jhānas, Satipaṭṭhāna, and Dependent Origination
Residential Program
Dates: Nov 28, 2022 - Dec 11, 2022
Days: Monday - Sunday
Number of Nights: 13 nights
Instructor(s): Leigh Brasington
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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.
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About the Instructor(s):
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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 Dependen
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