The Oct 28th retreat hosted by our friends at A Single Thread has been cancelled due to the illness of one of the teachers. Our thoughts go to their speedy recovery.
Spaces are still available for the weekend retreat hosted by our friends at A Single Thread. The retreat will be Oct 28th to the 30th in Techny, IL. Registration closes Oct 10th. Contact Marilyn Fischbach by at marilyn.fischbach(at)gmail.com or 847-332-2577 for registration.
The Art of the WheelCome and join us for a silent meditation weekend at Techny Towers. We will work with the image of The Wheel of Birth and Death as a contemplative expression of the cause and effect of disappointment and struggle. There will be a focus on making the teaching your own.
Download the flyer for more information.
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Registration has now opened for the 2012 Insight Chicago New Years Retreat with Andrew Getz. The retreat be from Dec 29th 2011 until Jan 1st 2012 at the Cenacle in downtown Chicago. Click here for additional details and registration information.
Andrew lives in California and has practiced Vipassana meditation for 30 years. He was ordained as a monk in Thailand and Burma, where he lived for many years. He studied under U Pandita of the Mahasi Meditation Center in Burma, and spent a period of time in the monasteries of Ajahn Buddhadasa of Thailand. He is also a student of Christopher Titmuss and has taught at Spirit Rock and Meditation Center in Barre MA.
Andrew is a nurse and was trained as a mindfulness-based stress reduction instructor by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. He has worked extensively teaching mindfulness in healthcare community settings and with incarcerated teens. Andrewhas taught meditation retreats here in Chicago many times before and is among the very best Vipassana teachers.We are fortunate to have him return again to Chicago this New Year’s.
Space is limited, so please register in advance.
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It is with great sadness, as well as with great gratitude for the gift of her life with us, that we share with you the news of the passing of our guiding teacher Ginny Morgan. For those of you who knew her, you know of Ginny’s great heart, which she shared with all of us in her dharma teaching and her friendship.
- Joe McCormack, Show Me Dharma
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Our friends at A Single Thread are hosting a one day retreat with Bhante Sila at their zendito in south Evanston, IL on Sunday, September 25th. The retreat will start at 7am and finish by 4pm.
Bhante Sila is a Sri Lankan monk ordained at the age of 16. He has been a monk for over 30 years. He completed a Master’s degree in Buddhist philosophy & sociology at the Buddhist University of Sri Lanka. He currently resides in Milwaukee. The Meghiya Sutta will be discussed.
Please contact Dr Liz Hulsizer (drlizhulsizer@yahoo.com) to register and for location details.
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Spaces are still available for the fall 2011 retreat with Spirit Rock founding teacher Anna Douglas. The retreat will be held August 25th to August 28th at the Portiuncula Center in Frankfort, IL.
To register, click on the registration link below, 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.
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IMS founder Sharon Salzburg will be leading a retreat two day retreat July 30th to 31st near Northbrook, IL. To register call Nancy Grace at 847-831-8828.
REAL HAPPINESS: THE POWER OF MEDITATION
with Sharon SalzbergHappiness is not determined by the inevitable ups and downs of life. It begins with imagining that stable and open happiness exists in a real way. Explore your notions of strength, joy, aloneness, and aspiration. All of these have a role that challenges and expands your concept of real happiness and where to find it. Wisdom also is needed to make happiness directly possible and available to you in your current situation, whatever it is. This does not have to do with denying pain and endlessly seeking pleasure. Nor is it about constantly seeking intensity in order to feel alive. Rather, happiness is finding a transformed relationship to all of life’s experiences—pleasant, painful, and neutral. This transformation is based on cultivating your power of awareness.
More information is available on the organizer’s web site:
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