Sun September 21, 2014
Transforming the Judgmental Mind, Cultivating the Wise Heart
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Judgments of a reactive and often automatic nature are very strong in most of our lives, and in the dominant culture. They can distort our perceptions, make relationships with others difficult, and undermine our work in the world.
In this weekend retreat, we will explore the nature of such judgments (and their difference from non-reactive discernment) and how to transform them. We will cultivate mindfulness, inquiry, and heart practices such as lovingkindness, forgiveness, and compassion. We will also explore the somatic and social dimensions of judgments and the role of cultivating awakened qualities in transforming judgments. These tools will help us to preserve the intelligence and energy often found in judgments, using them for discernment and compassionate action, while working through judgments' destructive and compulsive aspects.
This retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, including instructions for several guided practices, talks and group discussion, and some basic movement practices, all in the context of a small, supportive community.
Prerequisites: All are welcome
Registration: No registration required but your full attendance is requested for the entire retreat.
Info about the Teacher: Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., is a member of the Teachers Council at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California, and has practiced Insight Meditation since 1976. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, and Saybrook University, he currently teaches and writes on meditation, daily life practice, spirituality and psychology, and socially engaged spirituality. Donald is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World and is currently working on a book on Transforming the Judgmental Mind.
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In this weekend retreat, we will explore the nature of such judgments (and their difference from non-reactive discernment) and how to transform them. We will cultivate mindfulness, inquiry, and heart practices such as lovingkindness, forgiveness, and compassion. We will also explore the somatic and social dimensions of judgments and the role of cultivating awakened qualities in transforming judgments. These tools will help us to preserve the intelligence and energy often found in judgments, using them for discernment and compassionate action, while working through judgments' destructive and compulsive aspects.
This retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, including instructions for several guided practices, talks and group discussion, and some basic movement practices, all in the context of a small, supportive community.
Prerequisites: All are welcome
Registration: No registration required but your full attendance is requested for the entire retreat.
Info about the Teacher: Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., is a member of the Teachers Council at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California, and has practiced Insight Meditation since 1976. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, and Saybrook University, he currently teaches and writes on meditation, daily life practice, spirituality and psychology, and socially engaged spirituality. Donald is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World and is currently working on a book on Transforming the Judgmental Mind.
Judgments of a reactive and often automatic nature are very strong in most of our lives, and in the dominant culture. They can distort our perceptions, make relationships with others difficult, and undermine our work in the world.
In this weekend retreat, we will explore the nature of such judgments (and their difference from non-reactive discernment) and how to transform them. We will cultivate mindfulness, inquiry, and heart practices such as lovingkindness, forgiveness, and compassion. We will also explore the somatic and social dimensions of judgments and the role of cultivating awakened qualities in transforming judgments. These tools will help us to preserve the intelligence and energy often found in judgments, using them for discernment and compassionate action, while working through judgments' destructive and compulsive aspects.
This retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, including instructions for several guided practices, talks and group discussion, and some basic movement practices, all in the context of a small, supportive community.
Prerequisites: All are welcome
Registration: No registration required but your full attendance is requested for the entire retreat.
Info about the Teacher: Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., is a member of the Teachers Council at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California, and has practiced Insight Meditation since 1976. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, and Saybrook University, he currently teaches and writes on meditation, daily life practice, spirituality and psychology, and socially engaged spirituality. Donald is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World and is currently working on a book on Transforming the Judgmental Mind.
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In this weekend retreat, we will explore the nature of such judgments (and their difference from non-reactive discernment) and how to transform them. We will cultivate mindfulness, inquiry, and heart practices such as lovingkindness, forgiveness, and compassion. We will also explore the somatic and social dimensions of judgments and the role of cultivating awakened qualities in transforming judgments. These tools will help us to preserve the intelligence and energy often found in judgments, using them for discernment and compassionate action, while working through judgments' destructive and compulsive aspects.
This retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, including instructions for several guided practices, talks and group discussion, and some basic movement practices, all in the context of a small, supportive community.
Prerequisites: All are welcome
Registration: No registration required but your full attendance is requested for the entire retreat.
Info about the Teacher: Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., is a member of the Teachers Council at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California, and has practiced Insight Meditation since 1976. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, and Saybrook University, he currently teaches and writes on meditation, daily life practice, spirituality and psychology, and socially engaged spirituality. Donald is the author of The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World and is currently working on a book on Transforming the Judgmental Mind.
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