DaeJa Napier Residency

January 24 – February 15, 2012

Dharma Talks ~ Tuesday Evenings ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center

January 24, 31, February 7, 14 ~ 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Day Long Retreat ~ Saturday, January 28th ~ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center

Cost: $20 plus teacher dana. Please bring bag lunch.

To register: Mikaela Barnes, 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Meditation & Dharma Discussions ~ Wednesday Evenings

January 25, Feb 1, 8, 15 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm.

This is an opportunity to clarify the Buddha’s teachings and discuss our individual practice.

Special Theme Discussion ~ THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEAR AND AVERSION.

Friday, February 10 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Interviews(half hour) ~ January 24-February 15

Tuesdays: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Wednesdays: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Thursdays: 9:00 am – Noon

Contact Gudrun Hoerig,, 466-2115, GudrunHoerig@gmail.com

Other times available by request.

To cancel an interview on the day of appointment, call DaeJa directly at 995-1993.

Unless othewise indicated, events will be held at 113 Camino Escondido #4.

DaeJa Napier teaches Insight Meditation (Vipassana) with an emphasis on the cultivation of loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Practicing for 40 years under the guidance of prominent Asian and western teachers, DaeJa has dedicated her life to exploring the traditional pathways to awakening and their applications to daily life. She is the mother of five adult children. DaeJa has been coming to teach in Santa Fe twice a year since 1995.  Her website is at:  http://www.cultivatingwisdomandcompassion.org

For more info about DaeJa’s residency contact Mikaela at 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Please note that all Sangha events are fragrance-free so that those with allergies, asthma and chemical sensitivities may join us.

The Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha Welcomes

Brian Lesage

“Embodying Mindful Speech”

March 13 – April 3, 2012

Silent Meditation and Dharma Talks: March 13,20,27 & April 3

6:30pm at Mountain Cloud Zen Center

7241 Old Santa Fe Trail

Two Day Non-Residential Retreat: “Embodying Mindful Speech”

Saturday March 17, 9-5pm and Sunday March 18, 9-4pm

Mountain Cloud Zen Center, 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail

Study Group: March 14, 21 & 28, 6:30-8pm

113 Camino Escondido #4

Study materials for March 14 can be accessed at

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/speech.html

Study materials for March 21 & 28 can be accessed at Jack Kornfield on Right Speech_2012

Monday Morning Sit & Discussion: MARCH 19,26, APRIL 2, 7-8:30am

113 Camino Escondido #4

Mindfulness Outdoors: Saturday March 31 9-3pm

Join Brian and Sangha friends for a silent mindful hike, picnic and informal discussion

Check website for additional info: santafevipassana.org (this info will be added soon)

Movie Night: Friday March 30 6:30pm

“Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring”

113 Camino Escondido #4

Sutta Study Group: Monday March 19 & April 2, 1-3pm

113 Camino Escondido #4

Contact Joan Mitchell at trutrope32@yahoo.com or 505-983-2475 for more information.

Practice Discussions: March 15, 16, 22, 23, & 29:

9am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm, 5pm, 6:15pm, 7:30pm

March 30: 9am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm

To set up a time contact Emily at 982-0892 or Emily@etimberlake.com

If you would like a practice discussion with Brian and you are unable to make any of these times, please contact Brian by email at brian@liberatingawareness.com.

Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1988 and has taught meditation since 2000. He has studied in the Zen, Theravada and Tibetan Schools of Buddhism. He was ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996. His training in Vipassana Meditation includes doing extended meditation retreats in Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, and India as well as numerous retreats in the U.S. He leads retreats and teaches meditation courses nationwide. Brian also has a private practice in Somatic Experiencing, which is a naturalistic approach to healing trauma. You can also visit his website for Somatic Experiencing at: www.liberatingawareness.com

For additional information check the website: santafevipassana.org and/or contact Emily at 982-0892 or email: Emily@etimberlake.com

Please right click on the link and select “Save link as…”

http://santafevipassana.org/audio/Sutherland-SFVS-2011-5.mp3

Saturday, June 11
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Day-Long Mindful Hike with Grove Burnett
Please bring a sack lunch. Dana for the teacher is recommended.
Contact: Marina LaPalma, 505-473-1924 or marina@marinalapalma.com

Sunday, July 17 – DATE MOVED FROM JULY 10 TO JULY 17
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Mountain Cloud Zen Center
Cost: $20 plus teacher dana. Please bring bag lunch.
Follow-up discussion evening, Wednesday, July 13 at the casita, 7 – 8:30 pm
To register: Mikaela Barnes, 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Arinna Weisman

One-Day Retreat

Saturday, September 17, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Silent Meditation & Dharma Talk

Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Mountain Cloud Zen Center, Santa Fe

Arinna Flyer

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha is happy to welcome Arinna Weisman for a one-day retreat and dharma talk. Arinna will discuss the subject of fear: how we react to it, how it affects our lives, and how we can learn to deal more skillfully with this often difficult and seemingly ubiquitous emotion.

Chgyam Trungpa said “In order to experience fearlessness it is necessary to experience our fears.” The one day retreat is dedicated to creating a safe and loving space in which to build a relationship with both our personal and global fears. We will explore together how to turn towards our fears without being overwhelmed by them and without repressing them. Aung San Suu Ki invites us to live with our fears as ‘grace under pressure’. We will nurture this grace by acknowledging and honoring our vulnerability, dignity and caring. We will conclude the day with a short ceremony.

Join us at Mountain Cloud for the opportunity to attend a daylong retreat with Arinna on Saturday, September 17, from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm. Please bring your lunch to the retreat. Arinna will also give a dharma talk on Tuesday, September 20, from 6:30 until 8:30 pm. Contact Teri Hackler at terihack@earthlink.net or 982-0304 for more information.

Arinna Weisman has studied insight meditation since 1979 and has been teaching since 1989. Herroot teacher is Ruth Denison who was empowered by the great teacher U Bha Khin. She has alsostudied with Thich Nhat Hanh in the Zen tradition, Punjaji in the Advaita tradition and TsokneyRinpoche in the Dzogchen tradition. She is the founding teacher of Dhamma Dena Meditation Center (now Insight Meditation Center of the Pioneer Valley/Dhamma Dena). She is co-author of the book, A Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation. She teaches throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Great Peace
Five Day Residential Retreat with Eric Kolvig
September 28 through October 2, 2011
Mountain Cloud Zen Center

Link to Registration Info:
Eric Kolvig Retreat Info & Form

We can enjoy deeper and deeper kinds of peace through our practice of awareness and love: the peace of calm, tranquility and freedom from anxiety; the peace of equanimity, seeing and accepting what is real; and the “peace that passes all understanding,” knowing that we are whole and beyond separation. In this retreat we will explore it all.

Eric Kolvig, Ph.D. has been teaching in the Vipassana Buddhist tradition since 1985. He leads meditation retreats and gives public talks all around the US. Eric leads many retreats in the wilderness and is interested in the special value of spiritual practice in the natural world. He has a particular interest in “grassroots dharma”, building spiritual community in democratic, non-authoritarian ways. Eric has worked with many teachers but primarily with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, in the lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma, and also with Richard Clarke in the Zen lineage of Roshi Philip Kapleau. Eric lives in a rural intentional community in Northern New Mexico.

Mountain Cloud Zen Center (MCZC) is on the edge of Santa Fe and is surrounded by the juniper forest native to the area. While close to Santa Fe, MCZC is isolated and large enough to provide for the seclusion and quietness needed to support the practice.

The Retreat will begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, September 28, and complete at noon on Sunday, October 2, 2011.

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha Presents Samatha-Vipassana / Concentration-Insight Retreat with Marcia Rose

Registration Information

Please complete the form at the link below and mail it with your $200 deposit to Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha, c/o Rosemary McKittrick, 40 Calle Debra, Santa Fe, NM 87507. For more info, contact Rosemary at rosemarymckittrick@comcast.net or by phone at 505-989-7210. You will receive written confirmation and further information by mail or email.

Marcia Rose Retreat Flyer

Marcia Rose is the founding and guiding teacher of The Mountain Hermitage and founding teacher of Taos Mountain Sangha. She has been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings and meditation with Asian and Western teachers since 1970, primarily in the Theravada-Vipassana (Path of the Elders) tradition. Her own teaching reflects a clear influence from the Burmese Mahasi Vipassana and the Pa-Auk Forest Monastery lineages. She has also studied and practiced in the Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhist tradition with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Marcia was resident teacher for staff at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA from 1991-1995. She has been one of the teachers for the annual three month retreat at IMS and is currently a visiting teacher at the Forest Refuge in Barre, MA. Marcia also teaches Vipassana and Metta retreats in other US and international venues and is dedicated to offering these ancient and timeless teachings in ways that make them accessible and authentic for contemporary culture.

The Retreat

We will begin this 9 day retreat for experienced Dhamma students with the teachings and practice of Samatha/Concentration as it is taught by Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw of Burma. After some days of developing and deepening concentration we will move into the teachings and practice of Vipassana/Insight… seeing and knowing things as they truly are through the development of a clear and precise mindful attention to body–mind phenomena. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation with instructions, evening Dhamma talks and small group and individual practice interviews with the teacher. This retreat is for experienced Dhamma students who have sat at least two retreats of seven or more days.

Sangre de Cristo Center

The Sangre de Cristo Center located 12 miles northeast of Santa Fe is a facility of the De La Salle Christian Brothers nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The 700 acre center is secluded, quiet and lends itself to the practice of silent meditation. The residential space at the Sangre de Cristo Center is private rooms with shared bathrooms. Meals will be simple and vegetarian.

Dana

Dana, an ancient Pali word meaning generosity, giving or gift, is central to the 2600 year old tradition of Buddhism. The teachings of the Buddha have been offered freely since the time of the Buddha. There is no way to put a price on the teachings of the truth as they are valuable beyond any fee one could set. The retreat fee covers only basic expenses and operating costs. The teacher offers the Buddhadhamma without any set fee or payment and is totally dependent on Dana—on the generosity of her students and benefactors—for the support of her daily life needs. There will be an opportunity for Yogis to generously offer their teachers recompense for their teachings at the retreat’s end.

Fee

The fee includes a single room and all meals. To accommodate more people our Sangha sets a fee range from which you may choose a fee according to your means. Because of a generous donation from a Sangha member, we are able to further reduce our fees below the actual cost. For this retreat the fee range is $500—$800. The actual cost to the Sangha is estimated to be $759.
A $200 deposit reserves your place in the retreat. The deposit is nonrefundable after December 1. There are a limited number of partial scholarships and deferred payment plans available. For information on scholarships and deferred payment plans, contact Rosemary McKittrick—her contact info is on the Registration Form.

There will be no provisions for part-time or non-residential attendees.

SFVS is happy to host a retreat with Leigh Brasington at the Madonna Center, Albuquerque, NM from June 22-July 1, 2012. More information will be available soon.

SFVS is happy to host a retreat with Eric Kolvig on September 12-16, 2012, at the Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe.  More information will be available soon.

BRIAN LESAGE: HEALING AND AWAKENING ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH

Tuesday, April 12
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Brian Lesage
Topic: The Couch and the Cushion: Buddhism & Psychotherapy

Wednesday, April 13
6:30 pm-8:00 pm – Dharma Discussion Group with Brian Lesage
Location: 113 Camino Escondido, #4
The reading will be “Apples and Bricks? Some Differences Between Buddhism and Psychotherapy” By Ken Mcleod.
Here is a link to the article: Apples and Bricks?
Here is a link to a series of questions that will help you review the essay:
Questions for Apples and Bricks

Saturday, April 16
9:00 am-2:30 pm – Mindfulness Hike on Borrego/Bear Wallow/Winsor Triangle with Brian Lesage
More info: Jim Dunn, jimdunn1@gmail.com or 501-8036

Monday, April 18
1:00-3:00 pm – Sutta Study with Brian Lesage
Location: 113 Camino Escondido, #4
Suttas: the Dvedhavitakka Sutta (Two Kinds of Thought), number 19, in the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle Length Discourses) and the Vitakkasanthana Sutta (The Removal of Distracting Thoughts), number 20
Suttas available at www.accesstoinsight.org

Tuesday, April 19
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Brian Lesage
Topic: Personal Healing on the Spiritual Path

Wednesday, April 20
6:30 pm-8:00 pm – Dharma Discussion Group with Brian Lesage
Location: 113 Camino Escondido, #4
The reading will be “Promises and Perils of the Spiritual Path” by Jack Engler.
Here is a link to the article: Promises and Perils

Tuesday, April 26
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Brian Lesage
Topic: Awakening: The Transpersonal Aspect of the Spiritual Path

Wednesday, April 27
6:30 pm-8:00 pm – Dharma Discussion Group with Brian Lesage
Location: 113 Camino Escondido, #4
We will be continuing our discussion on the following article:
“Promises and Perils of the Spiritual Path” by Jack Engler: Promises & Perils
As well as discussing “Enlightenments” by Jack Kornfield: Enlightenments
Questions that will help you review the essay: Questions for Enlightenments

Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1
9:00 am-4:00 pm – Non-residential Retreat with Brian Lesage
Topic: Exploring the Personal and Transpersonal within our Momentary Experience
We encourage you to take advantage of the weekend retreat being led by Brian Lesage. In the quiet, serene setting of Mountain Cloud, and with Brian’s wise guidance, we will explore ways of becoming more aware and how to navigate both the personal and transpersonal realms of a Spiritual Path.
Mountain Cloud Zen Center is located at 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail, one mile south of the intersection with East Zia Road. The cost of the retreat is a minimal $35.00 for attendance on both days. Tea will be provided; please bring your own lunch.
Dana for the teacher will be very much appreciated.
More info: Jim Dunn, jimdunn1@gmail.com or 501-8036

Monday, May 2
1:00-3:00 pm – Sutta Study with Brian Lesage
Location: 113 Camino Escondido, #4
Discussion of the Removal of Distracting Thoughts, sutta number 20 in the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
Suttas available at www.accesstoinsight.org

Tuesday, May 3
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Brian Lesage
Topic: Family & Lineage on the Spiritual Path

Grove T. Burnett is a nationally known meditation teacher and trainer in the practice of mindfulness. He is founder and guiding teacher of the Vallecitos Mountain Ranch and has practiced meditation for over 25 years. He trained with internationally renowned meditation teacher Jack Kornfield at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He has taught mindfulness trainings for the Yale Law School, lawyers and judges, and many nonprofit organizations.

Tuesday, May 24
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Grove Burnett
Topic: A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy Mind

Tuesday, May 31
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Grove Burnett
Topic: Deconstructing the Hindrances

Tuesday, June 7
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Grove Burnett
topic: Antidotes to the Hindrances

Saturday, June 11
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Day-Long Mindful Hike with Grove Burnett
Please bring a sack lunch. Dana for the teacher is recommended.
Contact: Marina LaPalma, 505-473-1924 or marina@marinalapalma.com

Tuesday, June 14
6:30 pm – Silent Meditation
7:15 pm – Dharma Talk with Grove Burnett
Topic: Glory Days

THE DATES FOR DAEJA’S RESIDENCY HAVE CHANGED.
Please check correct dates below.

The Power of Presence

“Clarity, balance and presence of mind flower in the light of mindful awareness.”
—DaeJa Napier

Dharma Talks ~ Tuesday Evenings ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center
July 12 – 26 ~ 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Daylong Meditation Retreat ~ Sunday, July 17
MOVED FROM JULY 10 TO JULY 17
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Mountain Cloud Zen Center
Cost: $20 plus teacher dana. Please bring bag lunch.
Follow-up discussion evening, Wednesday, July 13 at the casita, 7 – 8:30 pm
To register: Mikaela Barnes, 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Meditation & Dharma Discussions ~ Wednesday Evenings
JULY 6 – CANCELLED
July 13, 20 and 27 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm
This is an opportunity to clarify the Buddha’s teachings and discuss our individual practice.

Special Theme Discussion ~ “Working with Difficult Emotions”
Friday, July 22 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Sangha Potluck, home of Lissa and Orlando, Saturday, July 16, 6 pm
RSVP and directions: 995-1146

Interviews (half hour) ~ July 12 – July 27
Tuesdays: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Wednesdays: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Thursdays: 9:00 am – Noon
Contact Claire Frye, 670-0039, rainbows@cybermesa.com

Other times available by request
To cancel an interview on the day of appointment, call DaeJa directly at 995-1993.

Unless otherwise indicated events will be held at 113 Camino Escondido #4.

DaeJa Napier teaches Insight Meditation (Vipassana) with an emphasis on the cultivation of loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Practicing for 40 years under the guidance of prominent Asian and western teachers, DaeJa has dedicated her life to exploring the traditional pathways to awakening and their applications to daily life. She has been coming to teach in Santa Fe twice a year since 1995. www.cultivatingwisdomandcompassion.org

For more info about DaeJa’s residency contact Mikaela at 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Please note that all Sangha events are fragrance-free so that those with allergies, asthma and chemical sensitivities may join us.

RICHARD SHANKMAN
Teacher-in-Residence: August 16 to September 6, 2011
Residency Theme: Cultivating Our Inner Teacher

Author of “The Experience of Samadhi: An In-Depth Investigation of Buddhist Meditation,” Shambala Press, 2009

Shankman Residency Flyer

All are welcome to the following events:

Dharma Talks: Cultivating our Inner Teacher”
Tuesdays, August 16, 23, 30, and Sept. 6
Meditation at 6:30 pm, Talk at 7:20, Mountain Cloud Zen Center (MCZC)
7241 Old Santa Fe Trail.  For more information, 471-0564

Discussion Groups
Follow up on Talks
Wednesdays, August 17, 24, and 31, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Ellen’s house,
1022 Foothills Trail, Call Paul 471-0564 for more information.

Sutta Study
August 22, 1:00 – 3:00 pm, 3101 Jacona Circle.
Call Paul: 471-0564, Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness (MN 10)<

Retreat
August 20, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, MCZC
Please bring your lunch. For information: Paul, 471-0564
Topic: “One Path: Unifying the Practice of Mindfulness, Concentration and Insight”

Special Topic Meditation and Discussion
Saturday, September 3, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, MCZC
Buddhist Approaches to Care of Dying

Interviews
Announced at Tuesday night Dharma talks

Richard Shankman teaches at dharma centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally, including the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Meditation Center.  He is a co-founder of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, and of Mindful Schools, a program bringing mindfulness training into low income schools. He has been active in bringing meditation practice into prisons and drug rehabilitation programs in California. For more information about Richard and his teaching schedule: http://www.richardshankman.org/

Contact Person: Paul Zisman, tiopablo@gmail.com or 505-471-0564

SFVS is happy to host a residency with DaeJa Napier this summer from
July 10-August 2, 2012. More information will be coming soon.

SFVS is happy to host a residency with Brian Lesage this fall from
Sept. 18-Oct. 2, 2012. More information will be coming soon.

Mindfulness: Its Origins, Teachings, Practices & Applications

“Clarity, balance and presence of mind flower in the light of mindful awareness.”
—DaeJa Napier

Dharma Talks ~ Tuesday Evenings ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center
January 18, 25, February 1, 8 ~ 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Day Long Retreat ~ Sunday, January 30 ~ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center
Cost: $20 plus teacher dana. Please bring bag lunch.
To register: Mikaela Barnes, 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Meditation & Dharma Discussions ~ Wednesday Evenings
January 26, Feb 2, 9 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm
This is an opportunity to clarify the Buddha’s teachings and discuss our individual practice.

Special Theme Discussion ~ “Working with Difficult Emotions”
Friday, January 28 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Sutta Study ~ Saturday, January 22, 1-4 pm
Copies of the Kalama Sutta will be available the week before at the sit.

Interviews (half hour) ~ January 18- February 3
Tuesdays: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Wednesdays: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Thursdays: 9:00 am – Noon
Contact Claire Frye, 670-0039, rainbows@cybermesa.com
Other times available by request.
To cancel an interview on the day of appointment, call DaeJa directly at 995-1993.

Unless otherwise indicated events will be held at 113 Camino Escondido #4.

DaeJa Napier teaches Insight Meditation (Vipassana) with an emphasis on the cultivation of loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Practicing for 40 years under the guidance of prominent Asian and western teachers, DaeJa has dedicated her life to exploring the traditional pathways to awakening and their applications to daily life. She has been coming to teach in Santa Fe twice a year since 1995. www.cultivatingwisdomandcompassion.org

For more info about DaeJa’s residency contact Mikaela at 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

The Power of Presence: A Mindfulness and Metta Retreat

For questions, call 505-992-0607 or email kb100flowers@gmail.com

The power of presence unbinds the heart from suffering. Its gentle, penetrating focus sees through the fear and turbulence in the mind that clouds it’s natural sensitivity, wise understanding and love. This retreat will explore the interplay between mindfulness and the wholehearted attitude and concentrative power of metta: love. It will also include the Buddha’s teachings and practices related to the cultivation of  compassion, joy and equanimity. Seeing how these practices work together increases faith, confidence and trust in our human potential to live embodied, intentional lives dedicated to the greater good present in each moment.

Fees
The sliding scale fee for this retreat is $500-750. The fee covers the cost of your room and all of your meals. (The actual cost to the Sangha is $627. ) Please select the amount of fee that you are able to pay based on your financial resources. Partial scholarships and payment plans are available. A $200 deposit reserves a room. The deposit is included as part of the total fee. The remainder of the fee is due at registration Jan. 7

Weekend Option: Three Day Retreat January 7-9, 2011
For Sangha members unable to attend the full 10 days, there may be another option to sit DaeJa’s retreat. Space permitting, DaeJa has invited up to 7 yogis to sit a weekend retreat for the first 3 days. Participants will start the retreat with the 10 day retreatants on Friday evening, sit all day Saturday, and leave on Sunday afternoon or evening. Cost for the three days is $200. We will confirm that you will be able to attend by December 24. For questions, call Kit Brewer at 505-992-0607 or email kb100flowers@gmail.com

The Schedule
The daily schedule will include teachings and guidance in the practice, sitting and walking meditation, an afternoon optional discussion group, meetings with the teacher to discuss ones experience of the practice, and an evening dharma talk. With the exception of individual or group meetings with the teacher the retreat will be held in Noble Silence. This retreat is suitable for both beginning and experienced students. Registration is between 3PM and 5PM on Friday, January 7. The retreat runs from Friday evening through Sunday noon, Jan 7-16. Meals begin with dinner Jan 7 and end with breakfast on Jan 16.

Dana for the Teacher
Since the time of the Buddha, the teachings have been given freely because they are considered to be priceless. This 2500-year old tradition is sustained with the practice of dana, a Pali word meaning generosity, allowing yogi’s to generously offer their teachers recompense for their teaching at the retreat. The teachers receive no other financial compensation.

The Facility
The Sangre de Cristo Center is located 12 miles northeast of Santa Fe. It is a facility of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The residential space at the Sangre de Cristo Center provides private rooms with shared bathrooms. Meals are simple and vegetarian.

From August 12-21, 2011, the Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha will be offering a residential Insight Meditation Retreat with Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia. More information and registration will be available in Spring 2011.

Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia is a student of the Western forest sangha, the disciples of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho. She is a Lay Buddhist Minister in association with Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California. She served as resident teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts from 1996 through 1999. Taraniya is a Core Faculty member at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies where she does much of her teaching. She has been a Dhamma teacher since 1990.

Cultivating a New Relationship to Experience

Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation for over twenty years.  He has studied in the Zen, Theravada, and Tibetan schools of Buddhism and was ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996. Brian has done extensive training in the Vipassana tradition and leads retreats and teaches meditation courses nationwide.  Brian has a master’s degree in Counseling and is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Silent Meditation and Dharma Talks:
6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, October 5, 12, 19, and 26 at Mountain Cloud Zen Center, 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail.
10/05/2010                Our Relationship to Experience
10/12/2010                Our Relationship to Thinking
10/19/2010                Our Relationship to Time
10/26/2010                Our Relationship to Space

Study Group:
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, October 6, 13, and 20 at 113 Camino Escondido #4.
Texts for discussion are as follows:
10/06     “What’s Buddhist about Socially Engaged Buddhism?” by David Loy
10/13    Excerpt from “The Bond between Women” by China Galland
10/20    “Interbeing:  Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism” by Thich Nhat Hanh

Nonresidential Retreat: “Exploring Our Relationship to Experience”
Saturday, October 9, 2010 and Sunday, October 10 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Mountain Cloud Zen Center.  The cost for the retreat is $35.00 for both days, or $20.00 for one day only.   Bring a sack lunch.

Interviews: Brian will offer interviews on October 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, and 21.
Private conversations with the teacher provide a unique opportunity to deepen and expand one’s practice.   Courtney Best-Trujillo (505-466-1104) will coordinate the interview schedule; a sign-up sheet will be available on Tuesday evenings.

Explore mindfulness in the outdoors: Join Brian and sangha members for a hike, picnic lunch, and informal discussion on Saturday, October 16.  We will meet at 9:00 a.m. to carpool to Tsankawi.  Check the website and bulletin board for specific details.

Sutta Study: Brian will meet with the sutta study group on October 11 and October 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Location and discussion topics to be determined; please contact Joan Mitchell at trutrope32@yahoo.com.

For questions, contact millersan1@earthlink.net or tiopablo@gmail.com