Than Geoff at NYIMC
Thanissaro Bhikkhu covered 16 pages of quotations from the Pali canon regarding Dependent Co-arising in two days in April at New York Insight.
Two Days of Dharma on the Brain
On Saturday, June 28th, Andrew Olendzki presented a wonderful explication of Paticca Samuppada, or Interdependent Origination.
On Sunday, June 29th, Rick Hanson and Rick Mendius explored just what is going on at the neural level in the brain at the moment of Dependent Co-Arising, and how meditation can train new rivulets in our neural firings.
On Saturday and Sunday, August 2nd and 3rd, Leigh Brasington presented a detailed description of the Jhanas.
Leigh quoted from the Samaññaphala Sutta (complete with similies) the description of each state, and gave us visual and tactile signposts to watch for. With several meditation periods of 45 minutes each, retreatants had ample opportunity to practice the step-by-step instructions Leigh gave us.
The climax of the retreat was Leigh’s retelling of his adaptation of the entire sutta from memory, and in particular his depiction of Ajatasattu.
If you want to see much more of what Leigh Brasington has to offer on the Jhanas, go to his website
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