Discovering Meaning
A Day-long Retreat
with Venerable U Jagara & Shaila Catherine
Saturday Oct 24, 2009 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Meal Offering and Pot Luck Lunch – 11:15am
Bring a dish to share.
Edwards Hall of St Timothy’s Church
2094 Grant Road, Mountain View, 94040
This daylong program will explore the search for meaning through our spiritual path. The three trainings of virtue, mental development and wisdom present avenues for discovering our purpose and goals. There will be sitting and walking meditations throughout the day, a community meal offering around 11:15, optional individual consultations/interviews with the teachers, and Venerable U Jagara will offer us a dhamma talk on Discovering Meaning.
VENERABLE U JAGARA, born in Canada, was introduced to Buddhist practice in the early 1970’s by Robert Hoover, and ordained as a monk under the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw in Burma in 1979. He spent 15 years in Sri Lanka combining meditation with the study of Buddhist texts and periodically traveled to India where he practiced in intensive retreats with S. N. Goenka. For several years he conducted retreats in India, America, Europe, and Asia in the S. N. Goenka tradition. Since 1995, U Jagara has trained under the guidance of PaAuk Sayadaw, the Burmese master renowned for his faithful adherence to the Visuddhimagga as both a practical guide to jhana and a detailed exposition of direct analytical approaches to vipassana. U Jagara assisted PaAuk Sayadaw in the teaching at the retreats in Barre, MA in 2006 and 2008, and in Germany in 2009.
SHAILA CATHERINE has been practicing meditation since 1980, with seven years of accumulated silent retreat experience and teaching since 1996. She studied at the Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies in England, and dedicated several years to studying with masters in India, Nepal and Thailand. She is the founding teacher of Insight Meditation South Bay based in Mountain View. She is the author of Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity.
DANA: Donations are gratefully accepted to support the teachers and organizational expenses.
Bring a dish to share at the community lunch.
Chairs are provided and the floor is carpeted. Bring your own sitting cushion if you prefer to meditate sitting on the floor.
For Information, contact: Janet at (831) 464-8782
awake@imsb.orgMark Your Calendars for Upcoming Saturday Daylong Programs:
Nov 21 - Non-Attachment and Letting Go
Dec 5 - The Ultimate Goal of the Buddha's Teachings
Check the website for up-to-date themes and details.
Presented by Insight Meditation South Bay
www.imsb.org
