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IMS Spring 2007 Newsletter
INSIGHT NEWSLETTER FALL WINTER Your Life is Your Practice: 2008/2009 Liberation in Every Moment An Interview with Narayan & Michael Liebenson Grady IMS Schedules: The Retreat Center 2009 Narayan and Michael Liebenson Grady have been involved with IMS for more than The Forest Refuge 2009 thirty years. Michael sat the first Three-Month Retreat held at the center, and in 1978 Interviews with Teachers spent time as the organization’s bookkeeper. He and Narayan met at IMS. Over the decades they have practiced and studied with a broad range of Asian and Western IMS News & Developments teachers. Narayan first began teaching in 1985, and currently serves on the IMS BCBS Schedule: Board as a guiding teacher. Michael has been offering the Buddha’s teachings since Listing for 2009 1991. Both are guiding teachers at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, a thriving urban meditation community serving the greater Boston area. Narayan and Michael, both of you Michael: Many of us believe that teach a course each summer at IMS’s awakening can only happen under Retreat Center titled “Your Life is Your certain conditions. We often think of Practice.” What is the significance of meditation and spiritual growth as this statement? taking place only in contemplative environments and on the cushion. Narayan: First, we have found that But this attitude limits our understanding certain attitudes of mind can greatly of spiritual practice, and separates it enhance our spiritual practice. “Your from the rest of our lives. So many life is your practice” is one such aspects of life then remain unexplored, approach. -
Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation: a Practice Guide
Praise for Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation: A Practice Guide This is a pearl of a book. On reading it, and comparing it to the author’s previous two studies of satipaṭṭhāna, the impression is that of having left the university lecture theatre and entered the meditation hall, where the wise and experienced teacher is offering Dhamma reflections, illuminating the practice of satipaṭṭhāna with a fertile and colourful lucidity, free of footnotes and arcane cross-references. This book is a treasure-house of practical teachings, rendered accessible with a clear and simple eloquence. The author states that his motivation has been to enrich the practice of satipaṭṭhāna rather than to compete with other approaches – he has succeeded admirably in this, I feel, and with praiseworthy skill and grace. – Ajahn Amaro This breathtaking practice guide is brief, and profound! It offers a detailed, engaging, and flexible approach to satipaṭṭhāna meditation that can be easily applied both in meditation and in day-to-day activities. The inspired practice suggestions and joyful enquiry that pervade each chapter will draw students, gradually but surely, towards deep liberating insight. Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation: A Practice Guide is destined to become an invaluable resource for meditators! – Shaila Catherine, author of Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity Once more Bhikkhu Anālayo has written a masterpiece that holds within it an accessible and clear guide to developing and applying the teachings held within the Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta. Within this book Anālayo explores the subtle nuances of developing mindfulness and how that dedicated cultivation leads to the awakening pointed to in the discourse. -
Awakening with Insight Meditation Retreat with Shaila Catherine
Verein Selbsthilfe und Kommunikation e. V. About the retreat: This silent meditation retreat will Awakening with Insight emphasize a balance of mindfulness, concentration, and meditative investigation. Instructions will encourage mindfulness of breath, body, and mind to enhance the potential for liberating Shaila Catherine insight. Meditation instructions, is the founder of Bodhi Courses, an online Dhamma consultations with the teachers, and classroom (http://www.bodhicourses.org), and daily dharma teachings make this Insight Meditation South Bay, a Buddhist retreat suitable for both new and meditation center in Silicon Valley in California experienced practitioners. (http://www.imsb.org). She has been practicing meditation since 1980, accumulating more than By cultivating a calm, balanced eight years of silent retreat experience, and has awareness, we can dissolve any taught internationally since 1996. Shaila studied suffering that may entangle our hearts with masters in India, Thailand, and Nepal, and also and discover our freedom in the midst with the founders of western meditation centers of things. such as Joseph Goldstein and Christopher Titmuss. Meditation Retreat She completed a one-year intensive meditation with Shaila Catherine retreat with the focus on concentration and jhāna, and authored Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s August 14th 2017 - Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity. Shaila August 20th 2017 practiced intensively under the direction of Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw from 2006-2015, Studienhaus Schönwag absorbing a precise and rigorous approach to More Information about Shaila’s near Weilheim/Oberbayern samādhi and vipassanā that continues to inform her work: teaching. She authored Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Organized by: Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhāna and Bodhi Verein Selbsthilfe und Vipassanā to help make this traditional training in Courses: www.bodhicourses.org Kommunikation e.V. -
Thich Nhat Hanh, Tulku Thondup, and Others
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News and Schedule of Events
SpiritNews and Schedule Rock of Events Summer 2016 • spiritrock.org SPIRIT ROCK NEWS | MAY - AUG 2016 Hearts Breaking Open: Mudita & Karuna A Message from Michelle Latvala, Executive Director We eagerly find ourselves in the final homestretch of completing and opening our new Community Meditation Center this summer, with three dharma spaces and a variety of programs to support your practice in daily life. We thank you for your tremendous support in bringing this vision to bear and look forward to welcoming you to our new sangha space together! • Karuna: Many of you have also been following our progress over the years with our diversity efforts — from the first People of Color (POC) Retreat in 1999, to expanding POC scholarship support for long retreats, to our commitment for our next Teacher Training to train a majority of Teachers of Color. We had a major shift last fall when core faculty for the program resigned, pointing towards foundational issues around race, equity and governance at both Spirit Rock and Executive Director, Michelle Latvala Insight Meditation Society that needed to be addressed for this groundbreaking Teacher Training to succeed. Those of us in staff, teaching and Board leadership are accountable Spirit Rock is in the midst of an incredibly transformative year. for our own actions and inactions, and the actions and inactions of those around us, that led to this resignation. Externally we are happily increasing our dharma offerings as we open our new Community Meditation Center this summer. We are engaged in a multi-levelled reckoning to better understand and learn from this opportunity in order to Internally we are rigorously working on changing the transform the conditions at Spirit Rock to better address conditions, structures and processes that have limited inclusivity, race and equity. -
Early Buddhist Meditation Studies
Endorsements This book is a joy to read! It offers a pragmatic and accessible analysis of the role of mindfulness, tranquility, and the brahma- vihāras in the early discourses of the Buddha. Bhikkhu An- ālayo tackles controversial topics: Can insight be practiced during meditative absorption? Are the brahmavihāras liberat- ing? He presents a multitude of relevant ways mindfulness can be understood, inspiring readers to expand their views. His clear and thought-provoking explorations of these questions will help readers explore how the Buddha’s teachings lead to liberation; a purpose as relevant for today’s world as it was in ancient India. Shaila Catherine Early Buddhist Meditation Studies is another example of Bhik- khu Anālayo’s keen intellect, far-ranging scholarship, and deep meditation practice illuminating the nuances and controversies of four areas of contemporary Buddhist dialogue. Given the current widespread use of the term mindfulness, of particular interest to the general reader will be his careful and systematic elaboration of how this now popular word is being used with different and complementary meanings. And for those inter- ested in delving deeper into the relationship between insight and tranquility, the experience and application of jhānic ab- sorption, and the role of the brahmavihāras on the path of liberation, this wonderful collection will help to clarify and deepen our understanding. This book is a dharma treasure of scholarship and discernment, opening up new possibilities for our own practice and realization. -
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Copyright by Mingxiang Ya 2021 The Thesis Committee for Mingxiang Ya Certifies that this is the approved version of the following Thesis: The Power of Adversity： A Performative Investigation on Enduring Suffering APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: William Bloodgood, Supervisor Sven Ortel, Co-Supervisor Jason B Buchanan The Power of Adversity： A Performative Investigation on Enduring Suffering by Mingxiang Ya Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts The University of Texas at Austin May 2021 Dedication To ourselves. To the ability to smile bravely when suffering. To the power that rises to the sun in darkness. Abstract The Power of Adversity： A Performative Investigation on Enduring Suffering Mingxiang Ya, MFA The University of Texas at Austin, 2021 Supervisor: William Bloodgood, Sven Ortel The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives, jobs and stress of many people. It has exacerbated the existing severe mental health and drug use problems. Suicide and depression are side effects of this epidemic.1 People often suffer misfortune, feel isolated and helpless, without any means to comfort themselves. However, I discovered that some people are well equipped and cope with adversity in a different way. One of the most widely spread beliefs is, Buddhism. It provides people with spiritual sustenance so that mankind can gain relief from the suffering of this world, make people hopeful through introverted and deep ways. Buddhists believe that life is endless with cycles of re-becoming. It is affected by the three marks of existence which include 1 Mark É. -
Paying the Boatman Why Would You Choose to Measure Your Life by Endings When All the Experience, the Felt Sense of Being Alive, Is in the Journey?
Body & Spirit BY PHILLIP MOFFITT Paying the Boatman Why would you choose to measure your life by endings when all the experience, the felt sense of being alive, is in the journey? get a taste of the inner freedom that is available to you. When you keep your mind awake and stable in this manner, you are also able to see yourself more clearly, and various insights about yourself arise. There is a sense of “seeing things as they are,” as one of my teachers, Ajahn Sumedho, likes to say. Vipassana meditation and hatha yoga work well together because hatha yoga helps you ground yourself in the current moment through increased body aware- ness, which greatly enhances the meditation experi- ence, while mindfulness practice brings new insights and meaning to your hatha practice. One of the benefits that can accrue to you if your hatha yoga practice includes the element of mindful- ness is the ability to start making wise distinctions in both thinking and behavior. This ability to make dis- tinctions is sometimes referred to in vipassana med- itation as “clear seeing” or “clear comprehension.” Achieving this access to clarity is most important in making those hard decisions in life which muddle the mind so much that you no longer know what you real- ly care about. However, it can be hard to grasp these distinctions when they involve the emotions, so it is helpful to start to see how they work in terms of the body and your hatha yoga practice. For instance, when you have a recurring injury or one which happens without a clear origin, it is important that you make the distinction between the symptom and the under- lying condition. -
Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation Provides a Window Into the Depth and Beauty of the Buddha’S Liberating Teachings
‘This book is the result of rigorous textual scholarship that can be valued not only by the academic community, but also by Buddhist practitioners. This book serves as an important bridge between those who wish to learn about Buddhist thought and practice and those who wish to learn from it.... As a monk engaging himself in Buddhist meditation as well as a professor applying a historical-critical methodology, Bhikkhu Anālayo is well positioned to bridge these two com munities who both seek to deepen their understanding of these texts.’ – from the Foreword, 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje ‘In this study, Venerable Anālayo Bhikkhu brings a meticulous textual analysis of Pali texts, the Chinese Agamas and related material from Sanskrit and Tibetan to the foundational topics of compassion and emptiness. While his analysis is grounded in a scholarly approach, he has written this study as a helpful guide for meditation practice. The topics of compassion and emptiness are often associated with Tibetan Buddhism but here Venerable Anālayo makes clear their importance in the early Pali texts and the original schools.’ – Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo ‘This is an intriguing and delightful book that presents these topics from the viewpoint of the early suttas as well as from other perspectives, and grounds them in both theory and meditative practice.’ – Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron ‘A gift of visionary scholarship and practice. Anālayo holds a lamp to illuminate how the earliest teachings wed the great heart of compassion and the liberating heart of emptiness and invites us to join in this profound training.’ – Jack Kornfield ‘Arising from the author’s long-term, dedicated practice and study, Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation provides a window into the depth and beauty of the Buddha’s liberating teachings. -
Working Mindfully with Anger by Phillip Moffitt
3/14/2020 Working Mindfully with Anger | Dharma Wisdom Working Mindfully with Anger BY APPLYING MINDFULNESS TO YOUR MOMENTS OF ANGER, YOU REALIZE THAT IT IS IMPERMANENT, AND THIS INSIGHT RELEASES YOU FROM THE PRISON OF YOUR ANGER. There is a poignant story about two Buddhist monks who encounter each other many years after being released from prison where they had been tortured. The first one asks, “Have you forgiven our captors?” The second one replies, “I will never forgive them! Never!” The first says, “Well, I guess they still have you in prison, don’t they?” This story vividly illustrates the tyranny of anger. In the Theravada Buddhism tradition, it’s taught that the antidote to anger is loving-kindness and compassion. If you’re angry with someone, you hold them in your heart with loving-kindness and compassion; if you’re angry with yourself, you do the same. But because you sometimes get swept away by anger, you forget your intention to respond with loving-kindness and compassion. Also, anger isn’t always so easy to recognize—sometimes it’s disguised as numbness, depression, helplessness, or fear. By applying mindfulness to your moments of anger, you can begin to see anger as it is arising and its harmful effects. As you continue to stay present to the anger, you realize that “This anger is not me, nor mine. It is just a mind state that like the weather will change before long.” This insight releases you from the prison of your anger. Although this may sound simplistic, it truly works. -
Sages of the Ages: a Buddhist Bibliography
TOP HITS OF THE SAGES OF THE AGES A BUDDHIST BIBLIOGRAPHY A) OVERVIEW 1) An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings History and Practice. Peter Harvey. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990‐2012) 2) The Foundations of Buddhism. Rupert Gethin. (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1998) 3) The Small Golden Key: To the Treasure of the Various Essential Necessities of General and Extraordinary Buddhist Dharma. Thinley Norbu, trans. Lisa Anderson. (Boston MA: Shambhala Publication Inc., 1977‐1993) 4) Buddhism as Philosophy: An Introduction. Mark Siderits. (Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2007) 5) Engaging Buddhism: Why It Matters to Philosophy. Jay L. Garfield. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2015) 6) Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism. Reginald A. Ray. (Boston MA: Shambhala Publications Inc., 2000) 7) Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations. Paul Williams. (New York, NY: Routledge, 1989‐2009) 8) On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters. Matthieu Ricard (Boston MA: Shambhala Publications Inc., 2013) 9) Studies in Buddhist Philosophy. Mark Siderits. ed Jan Westerhoff. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2016) 10) The Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice. Traleg Kyabgon. (Boston MA: Shambala Publications, 2001) 11) What Makes You Not a Buddhist? Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse. (Boston MA: Shambhala Publications Inc., 2007) 12) The Art of Awakening: A User’s Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Art and Practice. Konchog Lhadrepa and Charlotte Davis. (Boulder, CO: Snow Lion, 2017) B) HISTORY OR DEVELOPMENT OF DHARMA 1) A Concise History of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton. (Birmingham UK: Windhorse Publications, 1994) 2) Buddhism and Asian History: Religion, History, and Culture: Selections from The Encyclopedia of Religion. -
IMS Fall 2009 Newsletter
INSIGHT NEWSLETTER FALL WINTER Developing Samadhi : 2009/2010 Practicing Concentration An Interview with Marcia Rose & Pat Coffey IMS Schedules: The Retreat Center 2010 Teachers Marcia Rose and Pat Coffey have over 60 years’ meditation experience The Forest Refuge 2010 between them. Marcia has led retreats at IMS for 18 years; she is also the founder and Interviews with Teachers guiding teacher of The Mountain Hermitage in Taos, New Mexico. Pat began teaching in 1997; he is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville, IMS News & Developments Virginia and the Blue Ridge Prison Project. More recently, both have been drawn to the BCBS Schedule: concentration and insight practices offered by Burmese meditation master Pa Auk 2010 Listing Sayadaw and, in 2008, he authorized them to teach according to his method. Here they explore the topic of samadhi – meditative concentration – and its benefits. Marcia & Pat, what is the Buddhist increasingly focused, clear, relaxed, understanding of concentration? serene and peaceful. Marcia: In Buddhist practice, Pat: The word ‘concentration,’ although concentration is defined as a gathering a frequent translation of the Pali term together of the energy of the mind. samadhi , is a bit limited. When the mind is Usually, our minds wander randomly well established in samadhi, a rich range from one thing to another and this of mental factors simultaneously arise, potentially powerful energy is dispersed. including tranquility, equanimity, light - In order to harness and stabilize it, we ness, flexibility, faith and mindfulness. need to focus our attention on an object. The breath is often used as such an There’s also an ethical element, the sense object since it’s always with us and is of right and wrong, as well as honesty.