You are cordially invited to join Nalandabodhi Seattle for a half-day silent retreat at Nalanda West. The retreat will consist mostly of calm abiding meditation with alternating periods of walking meditation and mindful movement. This is a precious opportunity to spend some concentrated time on the cushion in a group setting, a chance to get to know our minds and to help help other do the same.
During this series of Sunday talks at Nalanda West, beginning on March 31, 2024, Mitra Tyler Dewar will share an exploration of some of the practice lineages’ deeper instructions on śamatha (calm abiding) and vipaśyanā (special insight), the two main pathways of the journey of meditation.
This first of a series of three meditation courses starts in January and offers instruction on Shamata,, or calm abiding meditation. The class is designed to help beginners establish an ongoing meditation practice. It includes basic meditation instruction such as posture and breathing as well as guided meditation. Discussion focuses on getting to know your mind and how to work with thoughts and emotions from a Buddhist point of view.
Please join us for a series of Sunday teachings offered by Mitra Dean Tyler Dewar in November. We begin the morning with shamatha (calm abiding) meditation from 10-11 a.m. in the Mahabodhi Shrine Room, followed by a teaching (both on-site and on Zoom) on the Seven Points of Training the Mind, a much-loved and much-relied-on text from the tradition of the great Indian master Atisha Dipamkara..
The Saturday series of meditation courses at Nalanda West (and on Zoom) continues in May with a focus on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Taught by Buddhist monks for over 2000 years, it is the practice of meditating on the body, feelings, mind and phenomena – the four foundations of our daily experience.
The Saturday series of meditation courses at Nalanda West (and on Zoom) continues in March with a focus on Vipashyana practice. Meditation offers an opportunity to examine how our mind works, to free us from painful habits that lead to struggle and confusion. We can discover the fundamental openness and ease of our mind, to bring kindness and compassion into our daily lives.
