Thanissaro Bhikkhu | The Five Reflections (9:00 am – 4:00 pm; PT, US)

The Buddha taught five reflections that people should engage in every day to foster heedfulness and the skillful qualities that are rooted in heedfulness: reflections on aging, illness, death, separation, and kamma. These reflections are not just for old or sick people. They’re  recommended for people who want to use their youth and health wisely as well. They’re the reflections that inspired the young prince who later became the Buddha to search for a happiness that didn’t grow old, didn’t get sick, and didn’t die.

This daylong–through talks, readings, discussions, and meditation–will explore the skills taught by the Buddha to face, with an undaunted spirit, the dangers highlighted by the first four reflections, and to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the fifth, to follow the path to the deathless happiness he found.

In-Person at the Insight Meditation Center and Online via Zoom. Co-sponsored with students of Ajaan Geoff in the Bay Area.

 Thanissaro Bhikkhu Event