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July 8-15: Metta Retreat
Spirit Rock Residential Retreat - Sylvia Boorstein, Guy Armstrong, James Baraz, Sally Clough
FULL with a waiting list. Open to commuters.
Friday, July 8 - Friday, July 15 (7 nights)
July 15-24: Vipassana
Spirit Rock Residential Retreat - Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Steve Armstrong, Kamala Masters
(lottery) - FULL with a waiting list. Open to commuters.
Friday, July 15 - Sunday, July 24 (9 nights)
July 16: Jack's 60th Birthday Sitting & Dharma Celebration
 To Benefit the Scholarship fund - with teachings by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Sylvia Boorstein, James Baraz, Anna Douglas, Wes Nisker, chanting with Jai Uttal
Saturday, July 16, 9:30am - 5pm
Spirit Rock Community Hall & Meadow
 July 24: An Evening with Jennifer Berezan
A joyful evening of chant and song with Jennifer Berezan, Julie Wolf (keyboard), Kim Rosen (poetry) and others
Sunday, July 24, 7-9:30pm, upper Retreat Hall
Additional Details
July 15-24: Vipassana
This retreat emphasizes the continuity of mindfulness, along with some daily practice of metta. The teaching is in the style of Mahasi Sayadaw, refining the quality of precise open awareness as a way of deepening the wisdom and compassion within us.
Cost $810 - $540, sliding scale or $675 - $405 for commuters. Fee is for room and board (commuter fee does not include a room). Teaching and staffing of the retreats is by donation made at the end of the retreat. Please pay at the highest level of the sliding scale that you can afford. This allows others who need to pay less the opportunity to attend.
The lottery for this retreat was pulled on March 11th. Please call the info line listed below for further information. If you did not enter the lottery and would like to be added to the waiting list or register as a commuter, please download the registration form and liability waiver here. Further information about the waiting list and attending as a commuter is included with these registration forms.
For more information call the infoline (415) 488-0164 x 361.
Joseph Goldstein is a co-founder and guiding teacher of Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts. He has been teaching vipassana and metta retreats worldwide since 1974, and in 1989 helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. He is the author of The Experience of Insight, and Insight Meditation, One Dharma, and co-author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom.
Sharon Salzberg is the co-founder and guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society, a retreat center in Barre, Massachusetts. She has studied with spiritual teachers in India, Tibet, Burma and Nepal, and has been leading retreats worldwide since 1974. She is the author of Loving-Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness and, 'A Heart as Wide as the World: Living with Mindfulness, Wisdom and Compassion.'
Steve Armstrong has practiced mindfulness since 1975, and has led vipassana and metta retreats grounded in the Buddha's understanding of mind since 1990. A co-founding director and guiding teacher of Ho'omalamalama, a Dhamma sanctuary and hermitage on Maui, he offers the Dhamma internationally.
Kamala Masters began practicing in 1975. Under the guidance of Anagarika Munindra and Sayadaw U Pandita she has been trained in vipassana and metta meditations. She is cofounder of the Vipassana Metta Foundation on Maui and is currently developing Ho’omalamalama, a sanctuary-hermitage for longterm practice.
July 16: Jack's 60th Birthday Sitting & Dharma Celebration
Join these outstanding teachers and friends of Jack on his birthday in a day of sitting, walking, reminiscing, and storytelling in honor of Jack’s many years of service to the Dharma. Jack has invited each teacher to give a short 15-minute dharma talk on their favorite topic. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with others in the meadow and cushions and a blanket if you wish to sit on the lawn. Chairs will be available. Birthday cake will be provided.
In the spirit of generosity, this benefit is offered on a donation basis. We suggest a $60 donation in honor of Jack's birthday and in appreciation of the outstanding line-up of teachers. Whether you can give $6, $60 or $600, please be as generous as you can, as all proceeds will go to benefit our dwindling scholarship fund. We ask that you pre-register so we know how many participants to plan for. Online registration is available (at various levels beginning at $6) or you may register for any amount by mailing in your donation to SRMC with the code JK2B05. Register online now. Online registration will close on Thursday, July 14 at 1pm, or before, if the event is full.
Carpooling is required, we expect a capacity crowd. A carpool is a minimum of 3 per car.
To find a ride online, click here.
Jack requests no gifts, please make a donation to the scholarship fund.
July 24: An Evening with Jennifer Berezan
A joyful evening of chant and song with Jennifer Berezan. Jennifer will share chants for opening the heart and embracing the world. She will also weave in songs from her new recording "End of Desire". The evening will culminate in a community chant to her renowned "Praises for the World".
Jennifer Berezan is a unique blend of singer/songwriter/teacher, ritualist and activist. She weaves the sacred into heart achingly beautiful original contemporary musical styles, including folk, rock, chant and pop. Her work is deeply imbued with Buddhist and earth based themes. Jennifer creates cross- cultural community concert rituals in devotion to the world. Her CD "Praises for the World" is often played at Spirit Rock's Monday night sitting. She performs and teaches internationally.
Cost $20 pre-registered; $25 at the door. Code JE1E05. Space is limited; please preregister and bring a cushion. Carpooling required. As this is a benefit event, full scholarships and reduced rate admission is not offered. For partial work-exchange scholarships call (415) 488-0164 x 224.
Register online now. Online registration will close on Thursday, July 21 at 1pm. Please do not register online after this time.
Please do not wear any scented products to a class, daylong or retreat at Spirit Rock, including natural or essential oils.
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