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Alan Wallace
One Bodhi Tree has a great news to share with the Buddhist community of the Sacramento area. Dr. B Alan Wallace (http://www.alanwallace.org), one of the most admired Buddhist scholar, prolific author, translator of several Buddhist texts and meditation instructor has accepted our invitation to come to Sacramento on the weekend of March 14 in 2009. He will deliver a public talk on the evening of Saturday March 14, and lead a meditation retreat on Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15. We are very grateful to Dr. Wallace for accepting our invitation.  We invite you to
attend a weekend meditation
retreat with Dr. B Alan Wallace entitled "Balancing the Heart &
Mind". We are expecting a big turnout and we request you to reserve
you spot by sending an email to ravi.verma@onebodhitree.org
as soon as
possible.Following are the details of the retreat.
In this weekend retreat Alan Wallace will focus on two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence, or shamatha. He will teach the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is an effective approach to soothing the body and calming the discursive mind. He will also introduce a method that is both a shamatha practice and a preliminary to Dzogchen, called “settling the mind in its natural state.” The attainment of shamatha is widely regarded in the Buddhist tradition as an indispensable foundation for the cultivation of contemplative insight (vipashyana), and this retreat is designed to provide participants with a sufficient theoretical understanding and a basis in experience to enable them to proceed effectively toward this extraordinary state of mental and physical balance. In addition, instruction will be offered on the cultivation of the four immeasurables: loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. These qualities of the heart are so powerful that they can break down all the barriers that are created by attachment and aversion, opening our hearts boundlessly to all beings which brings peace and happiness. Lectures and guided meditations will be interspersed with periods for group discussions and will focus on the practical applications of these practices in daily life. Participants are welcome to practice meditation in both the sitting (cross-legged or on a chair) position or in the supine position. We wish that large number of sentient beings in the Sacramento area benefit from the presence of Dr. Wallace. We need your generous support to make this event a big success. Please visit the page dedicated to Dr. Wallace's teaching at http://www.onebodhitree.org/alanwallace and sign up to attend the event and volunteer. Please share this information with your friends, family members and colleagues. We hope for your participation. |
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