Insight Meditation Scottsdale
Practicing the Dharma in the Arizona Desert
Awakening, Truth & Community:
Celebrating the 3 Jewels of Buddhist Practice
Meditation on the Buddha, Dharma & Sangha
A 2-Day Non-Residential
Insight Meditation Retreat with
Howard Cohn
The Franciscan Renewal Center
5802 E Lincoln Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
March 16 & 17, 2019
Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Early Registration (by Feb 15): $60
After Feb 15th: $75
Plus an opportunity to offer Dana* to Howie at the Retreat
No one turned away for lack of funds:
If you would like to attend the retreat and require scholarship funds
select the scholarship request on the registration form.
*All retreat fees go toward facility rental, teacher travel, accommodations and other retreat expenses, Howie is not paid from these funds. Howie offers the teachings in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition of generosity or 'Dana', and is reliant on the offering of Dana to support his continued teaching.
The offering of Dana has been practiced since the time of the Buddha, and is intended to open the heart and generate good-will as well as create a interconnected web of giving and receiving as the teachings are offered and received and support is offered and received. Dana should never be considered as a 'tip'. Opportunity will be provided to offer Dana to Howie during the retreat. The cost of the retreat is kept at the lowest possible rate that enables our basic expenses to be covered and does not represent the 'value' of the retreat, but rather our hope to make the teachings available to all who are interested, regardless of ability to pay.
Please take the time to read more about the tradition of 'Dana' - in the link above -
to support our teachers and continue this beautiful practice in the Theravada tradition
The retreat is currently full. Please use the link to send a note requesting to be placed on the Waitlist.
For last year's retreat many on the waitlist were able to attend as a result of last minute cancellations.
Retreat Description:
Everyone is looking for a place of safety and rest in the midst of an uncertain, often chaotic and confusing life. The Buddha’s teaching and practices remind us that we can rediscover a sense of well being within our own nature, a way of living in harmony with life and a welcoming community of support. Let’s fulfill and celebrate our highest aspirations in a safe and silent weekend meditation retreat. There will be opportunities to speak about your meditation experiences along with systematic meditation instructions that follow the map of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Lovingkindness Meditation will also be offered. The retreat is suitable for new and experienced meditators.
Vipassana Meditation (also known as 'Insight' or Mindfulness practice) is a simple and direct practice; the moment-to-moment investigation of the mind / body process through calm and focused awareness. The practice originates in the Theravada tradition of the teachings of the Buddha. Sitting and walking meditation sessions are alternated.
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About the Teacher:
Howard Cohn is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in the San Francisco Bay area. He has guided a local sitting group in San Francisco, been in private practice as a psychotherapist and led Vipassana retreats worldwide since 1985. He incorporates the influences of Theravada, Zen, Tibetan Dzogchen and Advaita Vedanta in his teaching, with an emphasis on reawakening our intrinsic freedom. Among his many teachers and mentors are Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, U Pandita Sayadaw, Tulku Urgyen Rimpoche, Tsoknyi Rimpoche, and the Advaita Vedanta Master H.W.L. Poonja.
Howie's book: Invitation to Meditation: How to Find Peace Wherever You Are
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IMPORTANT RETREAT DETAILS FOR ATTENDEES:
Bring your own bag-lunch, we will eat in silence together.
A refrigerator will be available for use, coffee and tea will be provided.
Please consider bringing a snack to share.
Chairs provided, bring your own meditation cushions or bench if desired.
What to expect and what to bring:
(this info will be sent to registered retreatants in the week prior to the retreat)