: This sanskrit word is typically translated as “awareness” in English. It is the complement to mindfulness practice (called “shamatha” in sanskrit). Shamatha and vipashyana are the two essential aspects of meditation practice in the Buddhist tradition. Shamatha is the calm abiding quality of sitting. It is like the water in a lake when the wind stops. The water becomes smooth and highly reflective. Vipashyana is the awareness aspect–what you see in the water, as it were, when it is highly reflective.
This nine session course uses the book by Chogyam Trungpa, “The Path is the Goal” as its basic text. The course progresses through practical applications and exercises in shamatha and vipashyana to point to the experiences discussed in the text.
To liven up the presentation, on a weekly basis a participant will be invited to read a talk from the seminary transcriptions of Chogyam Trungpa's discussions of the topic covered and make a presentation to the group.
The course will have an optional weekend session of three hours of vipashyana exercises to vivify the topic and make vipashyana a real experience.
The course will be lead by Jason Newman, with Roger Guest teaching two of the nine sessions. Roger is one of the former directors of Karme Choling, now residing in Springfield, Vermont. The course runs on Tuesdays from September 19th through November 14th at 7:00 p.m.
Vipashyana
Vipashyana
: This sanskrit word is typically translated as “awareness” in English. It is the complement to mindfulness practice (called “shamatha” in sanskrit). Shamatha and vipashyana are the two essential aspects of meditation practice in the Buddhist tradition. Shamatha is the calm abiding quality of sitting. It is like the water in a lake when the wind stops. The water becomes smooth and highly reflective. Vipashyana is the awareness aspect–what you see in the water, as it were, when it is highly reflective.
This nine session course uses the book by Chogyam Trungpa, “The Path is the Goal” as its basic text. The course progresses through practical applications and exercises in shamatha and vipashyana to point to the experiences discussed in the text.
To liven up the presentation, on a weekly basis a participant will be invited to read a talk from the seminary transcriptions of Chogyam Trungpa's discussions of the topic covered and make a presentation to the group.
The course will have an optional weekend session of three hours of vipashyana exercises to vivify the topic and make vipashyana a real experience.
The course will be lead by Jason Newman, with Roger Guest teaching two of the nine sessions. Roger is one of the former directors of Karme Choling, now residing in Springfield, Vermont. The course runs on Tuesdays from September 19th through November 14th at 7:00 p.m.