Exploring Dependent Co-arising as Presented in “Under the Bodhi Tree”
with Santikaro
August 29 - September 2, 2018
Dependent co-arising is the heart of Buddha’s awakening experience. We, too, can use this teaching for our own awakening, day by day. Drawing on Buddhadasa Bhikkhu’s teachings in Under the Bodhi Tree, along with Pali suttas on which it is based, Santikaro will guide explorations of these teachings through meditations, talks, and discussions.
In our daily experience, including meditation, various kinds of “birth” occur. These are available for mindful examination. Everything that dependently co-arises also falls apart, like Humpty-Dumpty. Such “deaths” are also open to mindful scrutiny. We will practice with these births and deaths, along with reviewing important suttas that shine light on the most important examples of dependent co-arising (paticca-samuppada).
This retreat is suitable for meditators who already have a basic mindfulness practice and are familiar with teachings of the four noble truths (ennobling realities). Knowledge of the Pali suttas is not required. Reading Under the Bodhi Tree (Wisdom, 2017) is recommended.
**2 work scholarships available! email [email protected] for info**
Leader
Santikaro and his partner Jo Marie are caretakers at Liberation Park in southwest Wisconsin, where he is also the guiding teacher. There, he guides students of Buddha-Dhamma and meditators in their cultivation of the noble eightfold path. He teaches actively around the Midwest and further a field, leads retreats, and encourages study groups. His Dhamma roots are at Suan Mokkh, the Southern Thai monastery of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, where he lived for 14 years, and his Dhamma understanding is grounded in the teachings of Early Buddhism. When he has the time and energy, he also contributes to work for social justice…
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