Lesson
Sam offers advice on how to get the most out of the retreat.
Preview
Meditation
Explore your direct experience, with guidance and pointers from Sam.
Focus on the feeling of lifting, moving, and placing your feet.
Exercise
Find a mirror—and explore the illusion of the self.
Intro
Sam introduces Joseph Goldstein.
Talk
Explore the deeper motivations for practicing mindfulness.
Sam introduces David Whyte and Jayasāra.
Contemplation
Explore the "movement" of silence with the poet David Whyte.
Don't recall; don't imagine; don't think; don't examine; don't control; rest.
Walk back and forth slowly, and recognize that awareness itself doesn't move.
Practice sinking into the feeling of loving-kindness, with guidance from Sam.
Qa
Sam and Joseph Goldstein answer questions from retreat participants.
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