In-Person and Online: Watering the Seeds of Forgiveness – A Four Day Intensive
with Jon Aaron
Monday, October 7th – Friday, October 11th, 2024 | 10:00am – 12:00pm ET
In-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
Kindness and compassion are natural aspects of being human. But sadly, due to various causes and conditions, they can become obstructed
Even when we recognize these qualities within ourselves, they can be blocked by deeply held resentments—toward others, toward ourselves, and even from others toward us.
Forgiveness is a way through resentment. It’s not always easy and can be a process that takes time.
Join New York Insight Teacher Jon Aaron on Monday, October 7th, for the start of a special four-day intensive exploring the roots of resentment and aversion. Through self-compassion and forgiveness, we can learn to let go of these harmful feelings, allowing our innate kindness to shine through.
We will dive into Buddhist teachings around karma, and the impact of hiri (conscience) and ottapa (moral shame), known as the guardians of the world.
Each 2-hour session on Monday, October 7th, Tuesday, October 8th, Thursday, October 10th, Friday, October 11th, 2024, will include meditation and a dharma talk, followed by dharma discussion and inquiry.
Please note, the in-person class size for this program is limited to 15 students, please register early if interested.
In-Person Registration:
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Online Registration:
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Volunteering
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Teacher(s)
Jon Aaron
Jon has been a teacher at NYI since 2006. His principal dharma teachers have been Matthew Flickstein of The Forest Way and Kittisaro and Thanissara of The Sacred Mountain Sangha. He is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher and Teacher Trainer and has taught over 100 cycles of the seminal curriculum. He leads retreats in the US and in Europe. He is the co-guiding teacher of the Makom Meditation Havurah program at the Jewish Community Center. He is a certified Somatic Experience Practitioner® and an Accredited teacher of Mindfulness for Heath from Breathworks in the UK. Jon is a co-founder of the MBSR Teachers Collaborative of Greater New York, and a founding member of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative. Recently with his partner Upayadhi, he established Space2Meditate.