Forms for the Heart”
When the heart is happy, at ease, and safe, the mind will follow. Frequently, however, we try to force the mind to quiet and clear while the heart is not yet there. The heart is the leader on the way to peace and putting the mind ahead of it is like putting the cart before the horse – it doesn’t get us where we want to go.
Offered freely on a donation basis.
DATE: Friday Feb 28
TIME: Friday night talk, 7-9 pm
LED BY: Janice Cittasubha Sheppard, Madison Insight Meditation
LEVEL: All Levels
LOCATION: Insight Meditation Ann Arbor Meeting Room
Jan has been practicing meditation since 1995 and teaching meditation since 2002. She was trained by the Abbots of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery as a Lay Buddhist Minister in the Theravada Thai Forest lineage and as a Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She teaches meditation, leads meditation retreats, offers a weekly meditation group, and teaches a year-long intensive program, Form and Freedom in Theravada Buddhism, for individuals seeking to deepen their understanding of the Buddha’s teachings and meditation practice.