We offer retreats and special events with invited teachers primarily from the Insight Meditation tradition, often from our affiliated Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC [IMC-W].
The retreats are held at the Lewes Library, St. Peter's Parish Hall or at the Biden Center in the Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes. The retreat is an excellent format for deepening one's practice.
Here is the current upcoming schedule:
May 25, 2009 - IMC-Lewes Book Reading Group
Essence of the Heart Sutra - the Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings - translated and edited by Geshe Thupten Jinpa (available from Amazon)
Book Group meets every other Monday from 5:00pm to 6:00pm at St. Peter's Parish Hall, Lewes.
June 5th, 2009 - DVD Wisdon & Compassion
Friday Evening Film, 7:30pm-9:00pm:
The DVD is A Conversation with Pema Chodron & Jack Kornfield.
Location: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE. Suggended dana $5.00
July 17, 2009 - Public Talk with Jason Siff
Friday Evening, 7:30pm-9:00pm
"Entering into One's Own Meditative Process" Jason will give a talk about his approach to meditation, called "Recollective Awareness Meditation", based on the teachings of Early Buddhism. It involves being gentile and receptive to one's experience in meditation, and encourages exploration of one's own meditiative process. There will be a short sitting at the beginning and a Q&A period after the talk.
Location: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE. Suggested dana $5.00
For information on Jason Siff, please see About Our Teachers section.
July 18, 2009 - Retreat Led by Jason Siff
Saturday, July 18, 9:00am-4:00pm
"Recollective Awareness Meditation", with lunch. Jason is the head teacher at the Skillful Meditation Project, which offers an approach to Buddhist meditation based on what people actually experience when they meditate. This approach is called Recollective Awareness, as it involves recollecting what happens in one's meditation sittings. One is free to meditate as one chooses in this approach or use the basic instructions suggested for beginning meditation students. There will be several meditation sittings; people can meditate sitting on cushions, in chairs, or lying down. All the meditation sittings will be done in silence with no guided meditation. After each session, Jason will talk about some aspect of the meditative process and will listen to people's experiences and answer any questions. It is suggested that you bring a journal or notepad to write down your meditation sittings.
Location: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE. Suggested dana: $45.00.
For information on Jason Siff, please see About Our Teachers section.
September 12, 2009 - Special Session
Saturday, September 12, 10:00am - Noon
This Introduction to Meditation is an ideal way to learn or refresh your practice of Insight Meditation. A special two hour session on insight meditation covers the basic meditation techniques.
Location: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE. Suggested dana: $5.00.
September 18, 2009 - Public Talk led by Jonathan Foust
Friday, September 18, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Jonathan will discuss how we can cultivate wakefulness for ourselves in our lives as well as how we may want to consciously express ourselves in the world.
Location: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE. Suggested dana: $5.00.
For information on Jonathan Foust, please see About Our Teachers section.
September 19, 2009 - Retreat led by Jonathan Foust
Saturday, September 19, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Buddha at the Beach: Meditation with Nature let by Jonathan Foust, with lunch. Please join us for this mostly outdoor meditation retreat. We'll be taking advantage of beautiful Henlopen State Park to slow down the mind and welcome that which arises both within and around us. Your day will be supported with short dharma talks, guided meditations and time outside practicing walking and seated meditation. Except for some brief sharing and discussion, most of the day will be in silence. We will also have yoga and practices on the beach. Please bring warm clothing.
Location: Biden Center Suggestion Dana: $45.00
For information on Jonathan Foust, please see About Our Teachers section.
October 2, 2009 - Talk Led by Larissa Kitenko
Friday, October 2, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Larissa will address the classic five hindrances to mindfulness both in our meditation practice and our mindfulness in everyday life - desire or craving; aversion; restlessness; sleepiness or torpor and skeptical doubt. How do we identify which one arises in us, what do they mean, and how can we work with them.
Location: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE. Suggested dana: $5.00
For information on, Larissa Kitenko, please see About Our Teachers section.
October 3, 2009 - Practice and Study Program (PSP)
Saturday October 3, 2009 9:00am - Noon
Join us for this new Saturday morning program of sitting and walking meditation interspersed with audio/video talks by well known teachers, followed by discussion. This is our 1st PSP and it is dedicated to the topic KARMA, one of key Buddhist principles - This is a great way to practice and learn together.
Location: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE Suggested dana: $10.00
November 6, 2009 Talk: Cultivating our Wholesome Qualities - Love, Compassion, Joy and Equinimity led by Luisa Montero-Diaz
Friday, November 6, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Buddhism holds we can cultivate our inherent wholesome qualities, they are always accessible and limitless. Referred to as the Brahma Viharas or divine or heavenly abodes, Lovingkindless (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita) and Equanimity (Upekkha) are always accessible and limitless. Luisa will introduce these qualities in the Friday evening talk.
Locatin: St Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall. Suggested dana: $5.00
For information on, Luisa Montero-Diaz, please see About Our Teachers section.
November 7, 2009 Retreat: Cultivating our Wholesome Qualities - Love, Compassion, Joy and Equinimity led by Luisa Montero-Diaz
Saturday, November 7, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Buddhism holds we can cultivate our inherent wholesome qualities, they are always accessible and limitless. Referred to as the Brahma Viharas or divine or heavenly abodes, Lovingkindless (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita) and Equanimity (Upekkha) are always accessible and limitless. Luisa will engage us in practices to cultivate our wholesomeness on Saturday with lunch.
Location: Biden Center in Cape Henlopen State Park Suggested dana: $45.00
For information on, Luisa Montero-Diaz, please see About Our Teachers section.
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