Insight Chicago

The Three Pillars of Practice: What the Buddha Emphasized

10 Day Spring Residential Retreat
Santikaro and Leigh Brasington
April 2 – 11, 2010 (weekend option available)
The LaSalle Manor, Plano, IL (map)

In this course we will take an in-depth look the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness with breathing, the meditative absorptions and dependent co-origination. We will explore these three crucial aspects of the Buddha’s own practice and how they can be used to gain insight into the nature of things as they really happen, and release us from clinging to suffering.

Santikaro was ordained as a Theravada monk in 1985 & subsequently trained with Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993), a leading Thai teacher of Theravada Buddhism. He teaches mindfulness with breathing based on the early Pali sources combined with many years of personal practice. He returned to lay life in 2004 and is the founder of Liberation Park, a modern American expression of Buddhist practice, study & social responsibility.

Leigh Brasington is the only person in North America authorized to teach the Jhanas (meditative absorptions) by his former teacher Ayya Khema (1923-1997), a very influential and highly dedicated Buddhist nun from Germany. Leigh began assisting Ven Ayya Khema in 1994, was authorized to teach in 1997 and now teaches worldwide.

Click the links to download additional retreat information, a promotional flyer or the registration form.  If you have any questions contact Ann Leeds (apleeds(at)sbcglobal.net).