A Monthly Study Group
Covering the Second Fifty Discourses
Beginning September 2007

Dates:

Menlo Park	Wednesdays 7-9 pm	2007: Sep 12, Oct 10, Nov 7, Dec 12 2008: Jan 9, Feb 6, Apr 2
Campbell	Thursdays 7-9 pm	2007:Sep 13, Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 13 2008: Jan 10, Feb 7, Apr 3
Palo Alto	Fridays 10 am - noon	2007:Sep 14, Oct 12, Nov 2, Dec 14 2008: Jan 4, Feb 15, Apr 4

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha is the translation of the sutta collection traditionally referred to as The Majjhima Nikaya. This collection, composed in an easy-to-read narrative style, is considered by many to be the most important collection of Buddhist teachings in existence. It includes a range of topics relevant to meditation practice, wise living, and the ultimate teachings of liberation. Each small study group will meet 7-8 times during the next year to discuss and contemplate these inspiring, provocative, and potentially liberating discourses given by the Buddha over two millenniums ago.

The course syllabus details the suttas we will discuss each month.

Costs: $100 registration fee to cover operational expenses. The book is an additional $65. Voluntary dana offerings for the teacher are greatly appreciated.

Dana: In an effort to embrace these teachings in the spirit of generosity, no specific charge for the teacher is included in the basic course fees. A basket will be available for practicing generosity by offering voluntary donations (dana) to support the teacher and her ongoing efforts of serving the dharma.

Information contact: sitbodhi-retreats.org or 650-854-5118

To register: Send registration fee of $100 payable to Bodhi-Retreats, PO Box 490, Menlo Park, CA 94026. Please include your name, e-mail, phone and address, and designate the group by city. If you would like to purchase the book, include an additional $65 and it will be mailed to you.

Shaila Catherine has been teaching meditation since 1996, and practicing meditation for 25 years with several years studying with masters in India, Nepal and Thailand. She studied at the Sharpham College For Buddhist Studies in England.  Shaila’s deep love of the Buddha’s teachings and long standing devotion to these primary texts, creates an atmosphere of intimacy and delight for exploring the pragmatic contemporary implications of discourses given by the Buddha so long ago. She conducts the study sessions in a relaxed atmosphere for direct insight and meditative inquiry. These courses feel safe for the new comer to the teachings and inspiring for the seasoned practitioner. Shaila has recently completed one year of intensive meditation retreat at the Forest Refuge in Massachusetts and founded Insight Meditation South Bay.