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SUMMARY:Week-long retreat in Calgary\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:Strategies for Overcoming Distracting Thoughts\nA week-long mindfulness meditation retreat in Calgary\, Canada\nwith Shaila Catherine\nMonday\, June 17 – Sunday\, June 23\, 2019 \nThe retreat begins with registration at 3:00 pm on Monday\, June 17\, and ends at 11:00 on Sunday\, June 23. \nMental restlessness is an insidious and pervasive hindrance that all practitioners struggle to overcome. We can refine our skills for working with the modes of thinking that distract us from being mindful and concentrated: critical thoughts\, planning\, worrying\, lustful thoughts\, judging\, memories\, internal commentaries\, to name a few. The teachings on this retreat will present a sequence of strategies for dealing with obstructive mental patterns; these progressive instructions are found in two discourses in the Middle Length Discourses\, (suttas 19 and 20). Practitioners will be encouraged to develop a mindfulness-based meditation practice\, while exploring these strategies for overcoming distractions. \nThis retreat is suitable for both new and experienced practitioners. It will be held at the beautiful FCJ Retreat and Conference facility — a quiet oasis of peace on the banks of the Elbow River and adjacent to a natural riverside park. The residential rooms are comfortable and have been recently updated. Calgary in Alberta is a city of 1.2 million and is serviced by an international airport (YYC). It is 65 miles from Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies which is an ideal vacation destination for the days before or after our retreat. \nPreparation: Please read the following two discourses prior to the retreat. You may wish to bring a print out to the retreat for your personal reference. \n\nhttps://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/bodhi\nhttps://suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodhi\n\nFor more information and registration details\, please visit: https://insightretreats.ca
URL:https://www.imsb.org/event/week-long-retreat-in-calgary-canada/
LOCATION:FCJ Retreat and Conference Center in Canada\, 219 - 19th Avenue SW\, Calgary\, AB\, T2S 0C8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Meditation and Building Community
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s program will begin as usual with 30 minutes of meditation. The meditation will be followed by community building exercises\, small group reflections\, and other activities to develop sangha and cultivate good dhamma friends. \nFacilitated by Kristi Iverson. \nOur regular weekly meditation program will resume next week. \n\nInsight Meditation South Bay offers two weekly meditation groups—Tuesdays evenings we offer an open drop-in sitting group in Mountain View\, and Thursdays we offer structured courses in Saratoga. \nThe Tuesday sitting group meets every Tuesday evening for a meditation and Dhamma talk in Mountain View. The principal teacher is Shaila Catherine and guest speakers are featured regularly. Thematic series are periodically presented\, but whether or not a topic has been advertised in advance\, Shaila or a guest teacher will lead the sitting and offer teachings. See also weekly sitting. \nNewcomers are always welcome. To help newcomers get acquainted with mindfulness meditation and IMSB\, a senior member or teacher offers a beginner’s orientation beginning at 6:30 on the first Tuesday of each month. \nIMSB relies upon the generosity of participants to support our teachers and cover organizational expenses. Dana is a word in the ancient Pali language that describes donations\, offerings and generosity. Two bowls will be available at an event to practice dana for the teacher and IMSB; we encourage you to give joyfully and generously\, according to your resources and means. IMSB is a 501(c) (3) organization. All donations are tax deductible as permitted by law.
URL:https://www.imsb.org/event/weekly-sitting-and-dhamma-talk-2015-04-07-2016-01-19-2017-01-31-2017-02-21-2017-03-14-2017-04-18-2017-07-18-2018-01-09-2019-06-18/
LOCATION:St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church\, Edwards Hall\, 2094 Grant Road \, Mountain View \, CA\, 94040\, United States
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