After sixteen years of vipassana meditation practice, I’ve heard a sizable swath of the dhamma. So it’s not very often that I run into something new: an idea that provides an exciting ah-ha satori moment of discovery, which happened so often when the teachings were new to me. So it’s a precious surprise when I find a new nugget of wisdom.

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Last year at this time, I reported back from my first Buddhist retreat, CIMC’s “Sandwich Retreat”, so called because it has all-day sessions on two consecutive weekends, and three-hour sessions every weekday evening in between. If you care, last year’s length summary can be found here.

It’s now been a week since this year’s Sandwich Retreat, and ( Read more... )