ACCESSING THE HEART:
INSIGHT MEDITATION FOR EXPERIENCED MEDITATORS
This retreat is tailored for the sincere and experienced student intent on discovering the freedom promised by the Buddha.
The way of the Buddha, and of meditation, is the way of the heart. The heart opens when we are willing to abide here and now without delay. Thought continually intrudes by seeking a safer and more secure moment, but there is no better time than now. Once all resistance to this moment is dropped, contentment beyond measure is present, and the heart rests comfortably without conflict.
The daily schedule of this intensive, silent retreat consists of alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation with a short instruction period and an evening dharma talk. Each student will have the opportunity for one individual interview and one small-group meeting with the teacher.
Prerequisites: This retreat is only for experienced meditators. The minimal experience required is three years of consistent practice in the Zen or Vipassana/Insight Meditation traditions plus three, week-long or longer silent residential retreats. Please do not register if you do not meet these prerequisites. Everyone is expected to arrive on time and stay until the retreat is completed.
Rodney Smith has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1975, including several years as a Buddhist monk in Asia. He has been teaching since 1984. Rodney worked in hospice care in a variety of roles for sixteen years. He is the founding and guiding teacher for the Seattle Insight Meditation Society and author of the book Lessons from the Dying. His new book, Stepping Out of Self-Deception, comes out in May 2010.
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