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1-Day Intensive:  From First Sit to First Jhana--Navigating the Proccess  of Purification of Mind through the Use of Wise Effort
Saturday, November 8, 2008

Join us for a day of dharma talks and practice focusing on the phase of practice starting with your first sit, and culminating with the potential fruition of the arising of the first jhana. This retreat will focus on the unique aspects of concentration meditation as it is intended--as a practice designed to purify the mind stream. We will discuss the major milestones that yogis encounter as the mind begins to cohere into a unified awareness, and as serenity begins to allow for a deep settling with the experience of the meditatve object.

When:       Saturday, November 8, 2008
                  10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cost:          $35 per person. To register, click on the PayPal hotlink below.
                   A limited number of work-trades are available. Please contact us directly for more information.

Where:      A beautiful private home in San Rafael, CA. 
                   Directions will be given out to those who register.

What to Bring:  Your Zafu or Cushion (Chairs are available) and a bag lunch

Click on this PayPal button to register for 1-day Intensive on November 8, 2008

1-Day Intensive:  Topic TBD
Saturday, March 21, 2009

When:       Saturday, March 21, 2009
                  10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cost:          $35 per person. To register, click on the PayPal hotlink below.
                   A limited number of work-trades are available. Please contact us directly for more information.

Where:      A beautiful private home in San Rafael, CA. 
                   Directions will be given out to those who register.

What to Bring:  Your Zafu or Cushion (Chairs are available) and a bag lunch

Click on this PayPal button to register for 1-day Intensive on March 21, 2009

Recent Events

Monthly Jhana Practice Group (Concluded), Held January - June, 2008
The Monthly Jhana Practice Group was held the second Wednesday of each month, from January through June, 2008 in San Rafael, California. These sessions were recorded, and are now available for free MP3 download on the Talks page. This  group was designed both for experienced meditators interested in deepening their concentration practice, and for new meditators beginning concentration practice. The Jhana Practice Group was offerred on a dana basis.

Useful Web Links
 

www.Enteleky.net

Tina and Stephen's website for professional coaching, team development, and organizational development services.


www.PaAuk.org

An excellent website full of great information about Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw, his teachings, and the monastery. You can download his dana book Knowing and Seeing, which is a detailed description of the jhana practice and vipassana practice as taught by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw.

www.InsightMeditationCenter.org
The website for the Insight Meditation Center, based in Redwood City, California. IMC offers teachings on Buddhist meditation, including the jhanas.

www.SpiritRock.org
Spirit Rock is a Buddhist meditation center based in Woodacre, California, that offers teachings on all of Buddhist practice, including various styles of jhanas practice.

www.dharma.org
Insight Meditation Society is a Buddhist meditation center based in Barre, Massachusettes. that offers teachings on all of Buddhist practice, including various styles of jhanas practice.