Class: Dependent Origination

Designed for meditators with some experience, this class, taught by Suzanne Colón, will begin with the teachings on the Five Aggregates and build up to an understanding of the chain of Dependent Origination – the Buddha’s map for what’s going on in human experience, how we get caught and why we suffer. The series is designed to be sequential but anyone is welcome to attend sporadically or singly as their schedule and interests allow. No registration necessary.

  • March 14: The Five Aggregates and the Importance of Vedana (feeling tone)
  • March 21: With guest Pamela Weiss: the Genjo Koan exploring paradox and different ways to view this whole enterprise (Zen vs Insight perspectives)
  • March 28: Perception and Mental Formations/Reactivity
  • April 4: The Chain of Dependent Origination, how we get hooked and how we can unhook
  • April 11: The Liberative chain spiraling toward wisdom, insight, compassion and freedom