2013-04-20 (1 day) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Right view of dhamma practices, meditation, awareness and the yogi's tasks.

Directed meditation beginning with becoming grounded in the body, then breath, then awareness

Exploring nature of awareness is necessary because it is subtle. Do so by taking awareness as our object of meditation. What does it mean to "rest" in awareness. Role of faith in exploration.

Guided Meditation led by Ayya Tathaaloka

The practice of the Noble Eightfold Path from moment to moment during intensive meditation retreat or in daily life can lead to peace, happiness and liberation/freedom.

Through meditations, Dharma reflections, use of mantra, ceremony and Core Process Inquiry, we will evoke the Heart of Kuan Yin. Entering stillness and silence we listen into Kuan Yin allowing appropriate response to emerge. Kuan Yin is not male or female, Asian or Western or even Buddhist, but a metaphor for the deepest truth of our own unbreakable hearts connection with the universal heart of wisdom and compassion. A wisdom that springs forth from letting go of the known to align with the knowing of our original wakefulness, and merciful compassion that emerges from the truth of our profound intimacy with all things.