Online: Right View, Wise View, Beautiful View, No View
with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, October 1st – November 5th, 2020 | 10:00am – 12:00pm ET
This very first factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right View (Samma Ditthi) is crucial for both our individual and societal awakening. It propels us onto the path, and helps us to return to the practice and to clarity when we stray.
Right view starts with the simple understanding of how to live a wholesome life, and then becomes a direct seeing into the three qualities of existence—dukkha, anicca, and anatta, followed by the embodied knowing of these qualities. How do we then live from this place?
How do we move from a vision to sustainable transformation? How do we integrate Right View into our lives, and impact the world around us? In this six-week course we will take a deep dive into Samma-Ditthi, considering various suttas and their interpretations, and how this aspect of the Dharma evolved in later Buddhist traditions.
Each class will involve guided meditation, a dharma talk and discussion.
Participants should have completed at least an Insight 101/ beginner class and have a basic understanding of the Four Noble Truths.
Registration:
Please register at the highest level that your generosity offers.
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Registration Fees include Teacher Support
New York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration.
*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base.
**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program. Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join.
***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.
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If you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org.
Teacher(s)
Jon Aaron
Jon Aaron is a Dharma and mindfulness teacher based in New York and Chicago. Since 2006, he has taught at the New York Insight Meditation Center, offering Dharma and MBSR classes. He regularly leads retreats around the U.S. He is primarily grounded in the Theravāda tradition, alongside non-dual and Mahayana approaches. His teaching emphasizes integrating Dharma and mindfulness into daily life to foster clarity in addressing personal and social challenges. His teachers include Matthew Flickstein and, more recently, Kittisaro and Thanissara through their Dharmapala program. Jon also studied contemplative care at the Zen Center for Contemplative Care and completed the Integrated Study and Practice program at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. He is a certified MBSR teacher and teacher trainer and a Somatic Experience Practitioner®. In response to the pandemic, he and his partner, Upayadhi, launched the Space2Meditate community, offering daily meditation since March 2020. Additionally, he co-hosts the podcast Diggin’ the Dharma with scholar Doug Smith, now in its third season. JonAaron.net