Please note: As of April 1, this class is full.

Using the Correspondence Course formulated by Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, Jude Rozhon will be offering a two hour beginning meditation class instruction, at 10 AM on Saturday mornings from April 5th to May 17th at Nalanda West annex. Jude has been the lead mentor, corresponding with hundreds of people using this course. The course is appropriate for new students or students who are seeking to refresh their practice. The cost is $60 for the series plus dana for the teacher. This series can be used as the prerequisite for attending Tuesday nights.

Space is limited for this class, so pre-registration is necessary. To register, please email JudeRozhon@msn.com with your name, email contact address and telephone number. The course fee will be collected at the first session April 5th.

Jude has been an instructor for the Insight Meditation Correspondence Course (authored by Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg and published by Sounds True) for eleven years. This class presents the fundamentals of Insight meditation based on that course material.

Insight meditation also known as mindfulness or vipassana meditation comes from the Buddhist tradition. It aims to free the mind from the distortions of self-centeredness, negativity, and confusion. Seeing life as a constantly changing process, one begins to accept pleasure and pain, fear and joy, and all aspects of life with increasing balance and equanimity. This balanced awareness, grounded in the present moment, leads to stillness and a growing understanding of the nature of life. Out of this seeing emerges wisdom and compassion.

It is a moment-to-moment investigation of the mind and body process. Our experience is explored from a balanced and spacious awareness which allows the heart to flower in love. During these six weeks there will be meditation instructions, talks about the philosophy of the practice, homework assignments, and time for discussion and questions. Register at the door on the first class of the series.

Insight meditation also known as mindfulness or vipassana meditation comes from the Buddhist tradition. It aims to free the mind from the distortions of self-centeredness, negativity, and confusion. Seeing life as a constantly changing process, one begins to accept pleasure and pain, fear and joy, and all aspects of life with increasing balance and equanimity. This balanced awareness, grounded in the present moment, leads to stillness and a growing understanding of the nature of life. Out of this seeing emerges wisdom and compassion.

It is a moment-to-moment investigation of the mind and body process. Our experience is explored from a balanced and spacious awareness which allows the heart to flower in love. During these six weeks there will be meditation instructions, talks about the philosophy of the practice, homework assignments, and time for discussion and questions. Register at the door on the first class of the series.

The Dharma Foundation Series is intended for practitioners who have two or more years of Vipassana practice with regular Tuesday night SIMS attendance and a sincere interest in deepening their understanding of Dharma practice through the exploration of key Buddhist concepts, canon and practices. Although each class in the series may be taken on a stand alone basis without having completed prior courses in the series, it is recommended that participants try to attend the entire series.

This class will explore the First Noble Truth of Suffering including an examination of the three marks of existence, five aggregates and two truths through readings, discussion and practice.

You may register at the first class. However, in order to receive readings for the first class, or for more information, please pre-register by sending an email to: craigr.sims@gmail.com with your name and phone number.