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Single residential spaces have opened up for the Insight Chicago spring retreat with Santikaro. This is a four day retreat (ThursdayApril 26th to Sunday April 29th). It will be Santikaro’s first retreat in Chicago since recovering from his recent illness. We are please to return to the Portiuncula Center in Frankfort. The Port offers a secluded, peaceful environment with wooded hiking trails and a small creek. It is an ideal natural environment for the solitude required in a retreat setting.

Registration Link: http://ic2012spring.eventbrite.com/

Contact Joe Gaziano at 708-488-9484 if you have any questions.

Registration is now open for the 2012 Insight Chicago Dhamma Study Group. Santikaro will lead this study group exploring the early teachings of Buddhism. We will work with passages from the suttas to build a basic foundation of understanding that will help guide our practice. The group is suitable for those new to study of the early Pali texts, as well as participants of previous Insight Chicago workshops.

We will meet on the north side of Chicago on the second Saturday of May, June, July and August. Sessions will include meditation, talks, and discussion. Readings will be made available in advance with additional sutta readings recommended at the end of each session.

Space is limited and registration ends May 5th, so please register in advance. Click the registration link below for details, including cost, location and study topics:

http://icstudy2012.eventbrite.com/

Registration for the Spring Beginning Meditation Class is now full. A waiting list has been established in case of cancellations. Contact Ann (apleeds@sbcglobal.net) for more details.

The next Insight Chicago meditation class will be in the fall. In the mean time, most of the Insight Chicago sitting groups offer meditation instruction before each sit. Contact the group leader for scheduling at time.

Registration is now open for the Insight Chicago spring retreat with Santikaro. The retreat will be held from April 26th to April 29th at the Portiuncula Center for Prayer in Frankfort, IL.

A graduate of the University of Illinois, Santikaro served in the Peace Corps in Thailand for over four years. He was ordained as a Theravada Bhikkhu in 1985 and spent most of his monastic life at Suan Mokkh. Santikaro lived with Ajahn Buddhadasa for nine years and became his primary translator. During this time he also led Dawn Kiam, a small monastic community for foreigners. He is the founder of Liberation Park, a modern expression of Buddhist practice, study, and social responsibility, located in rural southwestern Wisconsin.

Space is limited so early registration is highly recommended. If registration becomes full, there will be a waiting list for those who are still interested in attending. To register, click the registration link, select a Single, Double or Non-Residential ticket, click Order Now for credit cards or other payment type for check, and fill out the registration information.

Registration Link: http://ic2012spring.eventbrite.com/

Contact Joe Gaziano at 708-488-9484 if you have any questions.

For those who attended the New Year’s retreat with Andrew Getz, he has provided a list of books and online resources for continued practice.

Click on the link below and scroll down to see the postings.

http://insightchicago.org/2011/09/05/registration-open-for-new-years-retreat-with-andrew-getz/

The 2012 Insight Chicago Retreat Schedule  has been finalized. We will be hosting the three following four-day, residential retreats:

Registration details for each retreat will be announced shortly. In addition to retreats, Insight Chicago will also host a number of other events in 2012, including classes, study groups, and days of mindfulness. Check out our Calendar for full details as they become available.

Wishing you an auspicious New Year!

In order to help people who are new to meditation, Insight Chicago offers a Beginning Meditation Class taught by experienced lay practitioners.   The class is intended to cover the basic meditation instructions as the Buddha first taught them, along with some essential Buddhist concepts.  Training sessions take an hour a week spread over four to five weeks. See the Beginning Meditation Class page for details.

While the fall class has already started, you can register for the spring class which starts March 29th, 2012, by contacting Ann (apleeds@sbcglobal.net).

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