This program will be hosted both in-person and online (hybrid). This is the registration page to join Matthew Hepburn online, via Zoom. (Register here if you prefer to attend in person.) Registrants will receive the link to join the program in the Order Confirmation email. Time is ET.
This day of retreat offers the opportunity for people ages 18 to 35 to gather and practice insight meditation (vipassana) in a supportive community setting. We will explore the limitless interplay between two core qualities the Buddha described as leading to freedom: metta (loving-kindness) and patissati (lucid awareness). As we intentionally cultivate wisdom, these two qualities of heart and mind can be witnessed and developed as distinct from one another, as dynamically fueling each other, or as completely intertwined.
Considering a handful of alternative translations for the Pali words metta and sati can give us a glimpse into the potential that is available to us when they are powerfully established in the mind and heart: awareness and friendliness, mindfulness and love, wise attentiveness and goodwill, remembrance, and loving-kindness.
We can cultivate a flexible way of being that is imbued with these qualities and can meet any moment across the spectrum of joys and sorrows. However, only by making time to practice can we bring this possibility to fruition. Come spend a day together in community, exploring what it is like to live with appreciation and development of a clear mind and open heart as our top priority from moment to moment.
This program is appropriate for both new and experienced meditators and provides an opportunity for those ages 18-35 to practice the Dharma in a supportive community setting. Our day together will include instructions on insight meditation and metta practice and will unfold in silent sitting and walking meditation, guidance, community connection, and Q&A sessions.
Full and partial scholarships are available up to 72 hours before the start of the program.
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