The Sure Heart's Release: Insight and Metta Retreat

Registration for this retreat is closed

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Registration is closed for this retreat.
August 03 - August 12, 2018 (Friday to Sunday)


A limited number of fellowships for Educators, Health Care Professionals and Artists are available.

This retreat is full with a waitlist. To be added to the list, submit a registration and deposit.

All scholarship funds have been awarded.


Throughout this retreat, suitable for both new and experienced meditators, we'll explore the steps laid out by the Buddha that lead to the sure heart's release: the purification of conduct, the purification of mind through concentration and insight, the understanding of absolute and conventional reality, and the stages of insight that lead to nibbana (liberation).

Held in Noble Silence, the course will include instructions for sitting and walking meditations, teacher talks and guided lovingkindness meditations, Q&A, and group and individual practice discussions. Instructions will include the four foundations of mindfulness, with emphasis on the relaxed practice of mindfulness of mind. Many of the teachings will draw from the path to awakening as described in the late Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.

The daily schedule will alternate periods of sitting and walking, with open practice sessions also available, depending on individual needs. Meals, resting, and mindful work-as-practice times will all be used as opportunities to maintain continuous awareness.

Optional mindful movement guidance will also be offered by Mark Nunberg to support the continuity of mindfulness, relaxation, concentration and vitality. Based on qigong, the simple movements can be easily done by most people, regardless of age or flexibility.

Participants from all walks of life are warmly welcome.

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