This event is the in-person version of a hybrid class series which will take place both in-person and online. To register for the online version of this event, click here.
In the Living Dharma class series, we study the traditional Buddhist teachings from the Insight meditation tradition and learn how to apply them to daily life for greater ease, clarity, and well being.
In this session we will be learning about the obstacles to clear seeing and awakening known as the 5 hindrances: greed, aversion, sloth and torpor, restlessness, and doubt. When we learn to turn towards these mind states with mindfulness and get to know them we find they can become our allies on the path rather than in the way of our practice. We will also be learning about their antidotes and ways of transforming our relationship to these difficult states in service of liberating the heart mind, and deepening our meditation practice and presence in daily life. There will be time for longer meditations, instruction, Dharma talks, small group work, reflections and discussion to deepen learning together in community.
Participants will be strongly encouraged to meditate for at least 30 minutes daily to support the deepening of their understanding. This class is appropriate for those with experience practicing Insight Meditation, working with the Buddha’s teachings, and / or practicing on silent retreat.
Please note, this is a 5-week class series, not a drop-in group. Please sign up with the intention of attending all of the class sessions as each class builds on the last.
If you know you will miss more than one class, please choose a drop in group instead to leave this class series space open for other students who can commit to the full session as in person space will be limited.
Schedule: Tuesdays 6:30pm – 8:15pm PT (skipping January 28th):
January 21st
NO CLASS on January 28th
February 4th
February 11th
February 18th
February 25th
Suggested donation: $150 – 200. Please offer at the highest level you can afford.
