[Cancelled] Intro to Mindfulness Based Ethical Living (MBEL) - InsightLA Meditation

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Dave Smith Visiting Teacher

Location Online
Experience Levels Introductory
Date/Time Saturday, October 7, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

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Mindfulness-Based Ethical Living (MBEL) addresses the psychological, ethical and philosophical dimensions of the human experience. MBEL is an organized, contemplative system carefully designed for anyone who seeks to care for their own and others’ lives, here in this world. Developed for those who seek a philosophical and ethical context for their practice of mindfulness.

MBEL is founded on early Buddhist formulas and lists such as: four foundations of mindfulness, four tasks, four efforts and the four immeasurables. In the same way that mindfulness-based therapies such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) are inspired by Buddhist contemplative practices, MBEL draws inspiration from the ethical values and philosophical frameworks of early Buddhist thought. Although Buddhist in inspiration and origin, MBEL shares neither the religious and metaphysical commitments of the Buddhist religion nor its authoritarian hierarchies of power.

This program was developed by Stephen Batchelor as the culmination of over four decades of practicing, studying and teaching the Dharma. Stephen Batchelor sees himself as a facilitator rather than an authority in the development of MBEL.

MBEL has been conceived as a collaborative project, which leaves behind the patriarchal and hierarchic power structures often found in Buddhism. Authority is distributed throughout the community of practitioners rather than concentrated in an expert.

During this event Dave Smith will discuss the overview and history of MBEL, as well as offering periods of mindfulness practice and group discussion.

This program is appropriate for anyone interested in the topic, regardless of any previous experience.

Read more about the 4-Week Series here.

Dave Smith Visiting Teacher

For nearly 30 years, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. He was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, is a certified teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) which is combines contemporary emotion based scientific research with contemplative practices and psychology drawn from Buddhism.... Read more

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