Vipassana-Einsichtsdialog-Kurs
December 6 - 10, 2023
Kandersteg, Schweiz
Einsichtsdialog ist eine zwischenmenschliche Meditationspraxis auf der Grundlage von Vipassana (Einsichtsmeditation). Durch den Dialog wird die Achtsamkeit und Geistesruhe der traditionellen stillen Meditationsübung in die Interaktion mit anderen eingebracht. Das ermöglicht uns Dinge, die wir normalerweise in der Geschäftigkeit unseres Lebens übersehen, wahrzunehmen und zu verstehen und mehr Akzeptanz für…
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Insight Dialogue retreat: The Four Noble Truths
December 7 - 14, 2023
Katana, Sri Lanka
Living with uncertainty is not easy. As a natural response to uncertainty our minds tend to grasp at anything that gives us a sense of security or stability. However, by doing so, we often add to what the Buddha explained as the first Noble Truth of suffering. What is the…
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Insight Dialogue – Metta
December 10, 2023
Cambridge, MA
This year’s Art & Soul of Insight Dialogue's theme will be the Paramis. Each session will focus on one of the ten noble qualities supporting us on the path to the end of suffering: generosity, ethics, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, diligence, friendliness and equanimity.
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Ease & Freedom: Exploring the Three Characteristics with Insight Dialogue
March 1 - 6, 2024
Barre, MA
The insight that can arise from exploring the three characteristics of impermanence, suffering (dukkha), and not-self is a powerful way to free the heart-mind from clinging. It can be challenging for us to engage with this teaching in an embodied way, to bring it out of the conceptual and into…
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12th Annual Cascadia Insight Dialogue Retreat
May 7 - 15, 2024
Samish Island, WA (located between Seattle, WA, USA and Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Early Registration: $875 until April 1
Regular Cost: $950 after April 1
The fires of the world have been very hot. There is injustice, climate crisis, and the degradation of dignity and truth. How do we find refuge in the Dhamma while remaining fully in relationship with the world and its pain? What are our sources of joy, inspiration, and resilience at…
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Awakening Together: An Insight Dialogue BIPOC Retreat
August 9 - 14, 2024
Barre, MA, USA
There is an African Proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Together, we are stronger and more resilient, and we can support one another to go a little bit further on the path towards awakening. This program is…
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The Voice of Another and Wise Attention: The Power of Relational Practice
August 16 - 21, 2024
Barre, MA, USA
The Buddha taught the dharma through speaking in relation to a particular person or group in a particular context and location. In the suttas, he emphasizes that wise view is cultivated through listening to the voice of another with wise and focused attention (yoniso manasikāra). In this program, we will practice contemplative…
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Insight in Insight Dialogue
October 11 - 20, 2024
Barre, MA
The word “insight” means different things in different contexts. What does it mean in “Insight Dialogue”? How does this relate to its meaning as a translation of vipassana and in reference to the insights that arise in the depths of silent meditation? What does it mean to explore insight in…
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