2 Day-Long Retreats with Leigh Braisington

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 Saturday, November 15                                                         The Jhanas

The jhanas are meditative absorptions, state of altered consciousness brought to fruition by concentration, the eighth step on the eight-fold path. For the Buddha, they were a gateway to the calm, clear mind leading to liberation. Leigh has years of experience with the jhanas, using them to further his explorations of the path to liberation. He will share that knowledge with us.

 Sunday, November 16                                                   Dependent Co-arising

The Blessed One said “One who see dependent origination sees the Dhamma; one who see the Dhamma sees dependent origination.” Paticca-samuppada, or dependent co-origination is the name given to “the conditional arising of all those mental and physical phenomena generally summed up by the conventional names ‘living being,’ or ‘individual,’ or ‘person.’” We will examine the 12 steps of paticca-samuppada to see how it leads to liberation.

 Location

 Ascent Physical Therapy, 3246 N. Carson St., Carson City, Nevada

~ This retreat is handicapped accessible ~

 Cost: Because the teachings are considered priceless, they are offered freely. Your generous donations will allow us to pay the cost of sponsoring the retreat and also support the teachers in the work of offering the Dharma freely to all.

Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema.  Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khema in 1994, and began teaching retreats on his own in 1997. He teaches in Europe and North America and is the author of the forthcoming book Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas (available autumn 2015). Find more about Leigh’s teaching and schedule at http://leighb.com.