Traditionally, the Buddha encouraged meditators to cultivate mindfulness through the observation of 4 things: body, feeling tones, mind, and phenomena. Nurturing, growing, and developing mindfulness through these 4 can naturally settle the mind and lead to states of inner peace, tranquility, and calm. Additionally, practicing with these 4 promotes insight into what makes a mind unsettled in the first place, thereby preventing future unsettling, encouraging ongoing peace in the future. These qualities are especially useful today, living in an increasingly divided and turbulent world.
What exactly is meant by body, feeling tones, mind, and phenomena?
How can we use these to practice?
How can they simplify our meditation practice?
When will I experience calm and insight?
In this half-day workshop, we will explore these questions, and others, to uncover the elegant power in the 4 Ways of Nurturing Mindfulness.
We will look at what the Buddha himself said in the ancient Buddhist texts known as the suttas and āgamas, have group discussion, periods of formal meditation, and Q&A, to develop our own personal connections to the 4 Ways of Nurturing Mindfulness.
This program is suitable for those who are brand new to meditation and advanced practitioners alike.
Please note this workshop is on a Sunday.
Traditionally, the Buddha encouraged meditators to cultivate mindfulness through the observation of 4 things: body, feeling tones, mind, and phenomena. Nurturing, growing, and developing mindfulness through these 4 can naturally settle the mind and lead to states of inner peace, tranquility, and calm. Additionally, practicing with these 4 promotes insight into what makes a mind unsettled in the first place, thereby preventing future unsettling, encouraging ongoing peace in the future. These qualities are especially useful today, living in an increasingly divided and turbulent world.
What exactly is meant by body, feeling tones, mind, and phenomena?
How can we use these to practice?
How can they simplify our meditation practice?
When will I experience calm and insight?
In this half-day workshop, we will explore these questions, and others, to uncover the elegant power in the 4 Ways of Nurturing Mindfulness.
We will look at what the Buddha himself said in the ancient Buddhist texts known as the suttas and āgamas, have group discussion, periods of formal meditation, and Q&A, to develop our own personal connections to the 4 Ways of Nurturing Mindfulness.
This program is suitable for those who are brand new to meditation and advanced practitioners alike.
Please note this workshop is on a Sunday.