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First European Retreat Held in Tuscany, Italy

First European Retreat Held in Tuscany, Italy

Our first European retreat was be held at the Lama Tsong Kapa Institute, the largest Tibetan Buddhist Center in Europe, Sept. 21-29, 2013, thanks to the sponsorship of Dr. Andrea Serafino. Yogis from 11 different countries attended the retreat. Here is a hotlink to a 2-minute video summary of the retreat. http://youtu.be/NREuDy3vT-U We are considering… Continue reading First European Retreat Held in Tuscany, Italy

International Vipassana Teachers Conference 2013

International Vipassana Teachers Conference 2013

We were delighted to be invited to the International Vipassana Teachers Conference in June 2013, along with about 90 other Buddhist Teachers from around the world.  We appreciated being with such a dedicated group of teachers and practitioners. Much of the agenda focused on issues of engaged Buddhism, such as diversity and inclusion, and climate… Continue reading International Vipassana Teachers Conference 2013

Meditation Retreat at Yale

First East Coast Daylong Held at Yale

We have been invited by Dr. Judson Brewer, who is head of the Yale University School of Medicine Neuroscience Lab and also a Buddhist practitioner and sangha leader. Dr. Brewer is interested in studying the samatha practice as part of his research at Yale, and invited us to give a daylong for his sangha and… Continue reading First East Coast Daylong Held at Yale

Meditation

Original Website–50,639 visits from 40 countries

Our first website served us well for 4 years, and amazingly was visited 50,639 times by people from 40 countries, with 30,779 unique site visitors . In October 2012 we launched this new website. We hope you find it easy to use and beautiful. We are so grateful that the internet has allowed us to… Continue reading Original Website–50,639 visits from 40 countries

Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw

Practicing the Jhanas Book

Our book is now available on e-readers! The e-reader version is sold at a reduced cost, on Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and Google. Our book Practicing the Jhanas (published by Shambhala Publications) is available in major bookstores and most internet booksellers. To order, please see our Books page. Our original book, Jhanas Advice from… Continue reading Practicing the Jhanas Book

Brian Gavin

Our First Teacher-in-Training, Brian Gavin!

Welcome Brian Gavin

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