2022 Sunday Talks

Posted on March 9, 2022December 5, 2022 by Susan Weir

2/3, The Perception of Impermanence with Tara Mulay 3/6 Noble friendship: A Pathway to Freedom with Shelly Graf 4/3 The perception of Impermanence with Tara Mulay 6/5 Generosity and Giving with Rachel Lewis 7/3 Non-Doing and Effortless Effort with Lou Weir 8-7 Mindfulness of Feeling with bruni davis 9-4 Cultivating an Attitude of Acceptance with Walt Opie

Online

Posted on February 6, 2022September 23, 2025 by Susan Weir

Weekday Morning Sittings Join us for a 30-minute ONLINE group sitting from 7:30-8:00 am, offered Monday through Friday via Zoom. Days: Monday through FridayTime: 7:30 -8:00 am, option to continue sitting until 8:30 Enjoying this sitting? Please consider offering a donation to support it. To attend, please click on this link. Or you can join the Zoom meeting manually Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82121861257?pwd=WkFhc09yb2FtOXIvT0FhR25WRkpDZz09 Meeting ID: 821 21...

IN PERSON RETREAT: October 14-16, 2022 – Presence

Posted on February 6, 2022October 24, 2022 by Susan Weir

A retreat is a time to both “take a break” from your normal daily activities and also be able to take a closer look at your life and practice. Please join us for the Fall retreat at Columbiere Retreat Center in Clarkston. The theme of this retreat is presence. Being present in each moment as a doorway to the spacious awareness that is us. The retreat will be a combination of silent sittings and led sittings with some time for questions and personal exploration. It is aimed at experienced me...

Sunday Dharma Series April 2022 ~ Tara Mulay: The Perception of Impermanence

Posted on February 3, 2022September 6, 2022 by Susan Weir

Tara Mulay speaks about The Perception of Impermanence. Tara Mulay teaches and mentors Insight Meditation practitioners to refine their mindfulness practice, both on the meditation cushion and in daily life. Her practice and teachings stem from the lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw, and she has gratefully drawn influence from many other teachers within and outside of the Mahasi lineage, including Howard Cohn, Kamala Masters, Gil Fronsdal, Joseph Goldstein, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, and Ayya Anandabodh...

Sunday Dharma Series March 2022 ~ Shelly Graf : Noble Friendship: A Pathway to Freedom

Posted on February 2, 2022December 5, 2022 by Susan Weir

Shelly Graf speaks about Noble Friendship: A Pathway to Freedom. Shelly has been practicing in the Insight Meditation tradition since 2003. They are a graduate of Insight Meditation Society’s four-year teacher training program and currently serve as one of the Guiding Teachers at Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis, MN. Shelly has an interest in integrating the teachings of the Buddha as deeply as possible into the fabric of our lives and as such, they have a special interest ...

Cultivating Awareness and Understanding; February 25-26, 2022

Posted on February 1, 2022March 9, 2022 by Susan Weir

This non-residential online weekend retreat will emphasize a gentle continuity of mindfulness in daily life. Through continuous mindful awareness accompanied by discernment, we can come to understand more clearly the causes that lead to wellbeing, and those that lead to distress. This practice period will also emphasize the inter-related practices of ethical conduct, stability of awareness, and the development of wisdom. Vance Pryor has practiced Insight Meditation since 1999 in both the Unit...

Living the Essential Paradox

Posted on August 21, 2021April 18, 2022 by Susan Weir

In continuation of Ann's most recent talk regarding the Two Truths - Relative Truth and Ultimate Truth, as taught by the Buddha - she is now offering the following course, Living the Essential Paradox. The practice which may open us to directly experience the Two Truths is Mindfulness, which supports seeing clearly the impermanent, unsatisfactory, and selfless nature of Relative Truth of everyday experience. The Ultimate Truth is indefinable and without these characteristics. This series of ...

Fundamentals of Insight Meditation

Posted on July 20, 2021October 11, 2021 by Susan Weir

A 6-week long class that will cover concentration meditation and insight meditation instructions, mindfulness, working with difficult emotions and mental processes, and how to establish and continue with an on-going practice. For those new to meditation or looking for a refresher on the fundamentals of insight practice; suitable for all levels of experience with meditation. Wednesday Evenings: 6:00-8:00pm Dates: Aug 11, 25, Sep 1, 15, 22 and 29 (6 classes*) *Please note, classes are not con...

June 4-5, 2021 – Working with Right Effort, Right Concentration, and Right Mindfulness: The Heart of our Practice

Posted on April 30, 2021July 20, 2021 by Susan Weir

The Buddha's prescription for freedom from suffering is the Eightfold Path. The eight elements of the path are divided into three sections: panna (wisdom), sila (ethical behavior), and samadhi (one-pointedness of mind). The elements of the samadhi section are the core of our meditation practice. In this retreat, we will explore the elements of samadhi - right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. The focus will be on experiencing these elements deeply so that we can integrate th...

Fundamentals of Insight Meditation

Posted on March 18, 2021July 20, 2021 by Susan Weir

A 6-week long class that will cover concentration meditation and insight meditation instructions, mindfulness, working with difficult emotions and mental processes, and how to establish and continue with an on-going practice. For those new to meditation or looking for a refresher on the fundamentals of insight practice; suitable for all levels of experience with meditation. Wednesday Evenings: 6:00-8:00pm Dates: April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19 2021 (6 classes) Led by Lou Weir Class size vi...