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  • Location Benedict Canyon Retreat House
  • Experience Levels All
  • This class is a donation based class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
  • Date/Time Saturday, July 22, 2023
    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT
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Please join us at the beautiful grounds of the Benedict Canyon Retreat House as Rosamaría Segura and  Eric McCullum light the lamp of dharma during their Senior Teacher authorization. The Theravada Lineage ceremony will be led by InsightLA Founding Teacher Trudy Goodman PhD. who will formally pass the Theravada Buddhist lineage to Rosamaría and Eric, thereby making them another link in an unbroken chain back to the historical Buddha.  

This free event is a chance for the InsightLA community to come together to celebrate and acknowledge these teachers’ deep dedication to the Buddhist path. Alongside their peers, students, and teachers we will have an opportunity to share some light food, music, fun, and laughter together on this joyous occasion. 

Although we may attend classes together it’s rare we get time to actually relax and share space with our fellow travelers on the path.  This wonderful occasion is the perfect occasion to do so.  

What to bring:
Please bring hats, sun umbrellas, water bottles, and a light lunch. Altho we will be doing the ceremony under the shade of the tree in the meadow we will be outdoors in the afternoon. 

And of course bring your big heart, a big smile, and a celebratory state of mind!

______________________  

With the wish to free all beings
I shall always go for refuge
To Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha,
Until I reach full enlightenment.

Inspired by wisdom and compassion,
Today, in the Buddha’s presence,
I generate the mind of full awakening
For the benefit of all sentient beings.

As long as space remains
As long as sentient beings remain
Until then may I too remain
To dispel the miseries of the world.

 

Location Info: 
Benedict Canyon Retreat House

COVID Safety:
In keeping with the principles of the dharma that underlies all of our activities, primarily non-harming, we are requiring that all attendees be fully vaccinated in order to attend any in-person event.
Max Capacity: 40
Masks: Optional (all attendees are fully vaccinated)

 

 

Trudy Goodman, PhD Teacher

Trudy Goodman, PhD, is the Founding Teacher of InsightLA, the first center to combine training in Insight (Vipassana) Meditation and in non-sectarian mindfulness and compassion practices, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). The fourth teacher ever of MBSR, Trudy taught with its creator, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and studied Buddhist meditation for 40... Read more

Rosamaría Segura Teacher

Leer Abajo en Español  Rosamaría is committed to teaching mindfulness to communities with limited access to these practices. Her approach integrates guided and silent meditation alongside elements of nature, fostering well-being and spiritual healing. Offering classes in both Spanish and English, Rosamaría collaborates with non-profit organizations, public schools, and meditation centers dedicated to Buddhist teachings. In... Read more

Eric McCullum, MA Teacher

Eric McCullum first discovered meditation in the early 1990’s. In 2005 he began practicing in the Vipassana tradition with Trudy Goodman and Insight LA. Eric has completed InsightLA’s one-year Mindfulness Facilitator Training Program. He is currently a member of InsightLA’s Board of Directors, co-chair of the Ethics and Reconciliation Council and is a member of... Read more

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