(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge)

Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge: dharma talks and meditation instruction

Dawn Neal: In This Very Moment

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) General and specific aspects of the unfolding of wisdom.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: How Wisdom Is Developed

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) The field of mental defilements resembles a weed-infested piece of land, and the field of wisdom is likened to a beautiful garden.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: The Two Fields

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Virtue, concentration, meditation, desire (chanda), striving, faith, approaching a teacher, and more.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: The Acquisition of Insight

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Various definitions of Intuitive Wisdom: controlling faculty of wisdom; wisdom as an enlightenment factor. Differences between perception (saññāṇa), consciousness (viññāṇa), and wisdom (paññā).

Sayadaw Vivekananda: What is Wisdom?

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Keeping the mind in the present moment, observing what is conspicuous in an effective manner.

Sayadaw Vivekananda: Fundamentals of Satipatthana

Dawn Neal: Noble View Beyond Dichotomy

Jill Shepherd: Meditation: Happiness and Contentment as Supports for Equanimity

Jill Shepherd: Talk: Equanimity as a resource for navigating transitions

(Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge) Three Poems and a Farewell

Caroline Jones: Morning Reflection

Buddhismus

Religion und Spiritualität

IMS’s Forest Refuge has  hosted experienced meditators since 2003. Its program is specifically designed to encourage sustained, longer-term retreat practice – a key component in the transmission of Buddhism from Asia to the West. Within a harmonious and secluded environment, meditators can nurture the highest aspiration for liberation. In consultation with visiting insight meditation teachers, a program of training in one or more Early Buddhist practices is created for each participant, allowing the continuing unfolding of deeper levels of wisdom and compassion. A personal retreat here strengthens practice, faith, confidence and self-reliance.