Right Concentration with Leigh Brasington

When:
@ 3:00 am – 3:00 pm America/Denver Timezone
2016-09-10T03:00:00-06:00
2016-09-10T15:00:00-06:00
Where:
Bozeman Dharma Center
1019 E Main St #202
Bozeman, MT 59715
USA

Day-Long Retreat:
Introduction to Right Concentration –The Jhanas

Saturday, September 10th
9:00 am – 9:00 pm

with
Leigh Brasington

About This Saturday Retreat

This unique daylong course will provide an introduction to the Jhanas (the Meditative Absorptions), which are a method of one-pointed concentration taught in Theravada Buddhism.  The course will cover what exactly the Jhanas are, how the Buddha intended them to be used, and a brief introduction to how one goes about entering these states. No one should expect to learn or even experience a deep Jhana state during such a short course-  a longer retreat is usually needed for this.  But this course will provide a detailed overview and will include time for meditation when the basic instructions can be tried out.

This is a unique opportunity to deepen your meditation practice. Don’t miss this opportunity.

Supper will be provided on Saturday evening.
Please bring your own lunch.

Participants are encouraged to attend Leigh’s talk on the Friday evening prior to this day, titled “Understanding is the First Step: Buddha’s Teachings on Right View/RightUnderstanding.” 

Costs and The Practice of “Dana”
Retreats at the Dharma Center have a 2-part “cost:”  Because the teachings are considered priceless and are to be supported by Dana (a voluntary, anonymous offering of no specified amount) we ask that you make a Dana offering to the teacher, in gratitude and support of the teachings – as best fits your circumstances and brings you joy in giving.  This will be collected at the retreat.
 
Secondly, we ask a sliding-scale registration fee to cover Leigh’s expenses and the cost of putting on the retreat.  Scholarships are always available and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds.  If you would like to ask for a scholarship, please register with the “pay later” option and then email us and let us know.
More information and rates on the registration page, accessed by this button:
  
Online Registration for this retreat has now closed.
You are welcome to register at the event on Friday night or at the door on Saturday morning.  Please arrive by 8:45 am to do so, and don’t forget to bring a lunch!
About Leigh Brasington

Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khemma in 1994, and began teaching retreats on his on in 1997. He teaches in Europe and North America and is the author of the book Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas. He is regarded as one of the foremost teachers on Jhana Concentration. We are extremely fortunate that he is coming to Bozeman. Find more about Leigh’s teaching schedule, and much more information on
 his website here…

About Leigh’s Book

Right Concentration book cover

The Buddhist jhanas—successive states of deep focus or meditative absorbtion–demystified. A very practical guidebook for meditators for navigating their way through these states of bliss and concentration.

One of the elements of the Eightfold Path the Buddha taught is Right Concentration: the one-pointedness of mind that, together with ethics, livelihood, meditation, and so forth, leads to the ultimate freedom from suffering. The Jhanas are the method the Buddha himself taught for achieving Right Concentration. They are a series of eight successive states, beginning with bliss and moving on toward radically nonconceptual states. The fact that they can usually be achieved only during prolonged meditation retreat tends to keep them shrouded in mystery. Leigh Brasington is here to unshroud them. He takes away the mystique and gives instructions for them in plain, accessible language, noting the various pitfalls to avoid along the way, and then providing a wealth of material on the theory of jhana practice–all geared toward the practitioner rather than the scholar.

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