Saturday, December 7
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
New York Insight Meditation Center
115 West 29th St. 12th Floor, New York
also online
Registration $80.00

Even amid this chaotic and at times, frightening world, can we find joy in our meditation practice?Rather than experiencing it as an escape from these challenges, we can learn to see it as a way of transforming the world.

The Buddha’s teachings offered a range of meditation practices, which are generally Vipassana (Insight), Samatha and Samadh (tranquility and immersion), Metta (friendliness), and Jhana (Absorption). Many of these practices found their way into the later Buddhist traditions and are very much part of the modern mindfulness movement, although not always explicitly. Additionally, the practices themselves are taught in a very wide range of ways, depending on the individual teacher and cultural context.

This bounty can, paradoxically, lead to confusion and doubt, or to staying on the surface level in our practice. What is the relationship between these practices? How do we know when to turn to one or the other? There are ways to welcome depth, playfulness and creativity in practice to counter this doubt and confusion.

This day is meant as a support to all meditators regardless of experience. There will be instruction, practice, dharma talks and time for questions.