(Remote) Daylong Retreat – Heather Sundberg – Suchness: Understanding Conditions…

An Online, Daylong Retreat with visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg

Suchness: Understanding Conditions, Responding with Compassion

From the perspective of Suchness we understand causes and conditions which lead to suffering and to freedom, and from that we can connect with what Ajahn Amaro calls ‘the texture of experience’, opening our hearts with a caring attitude to things as they are. Enjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation, which allow our body & mind to settle down and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom. In addition to insight meditation practice, Heather will offer teachings & guided meditations on the theme, as well as optional Qi Gong practice & discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives. In this daylong we will explore this Subtle Characteristic of Suchness from the following perspectives:

• Using the Buddha’s teaching to Bahiya as well as the teaching of the Two Arrows, and teachings on Conditionality.
• Exploring practices from the Thai forest tradition, including Ajahn Sumedho’s famous teaching ‘It’s like this’.
• Deepening the Heart Practice of Compassion.
• Deepening inner Resiliency through Somatic Practices.

Note there will be a lunch break from Noon to 1:00 pm.

HEATHER SUNDBERG has taught insight meditation since 1999, has completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training, and is currently on the Spirit Rock Teacher’s Council. Beginning her own meditation practice in her late teens, for the last 25 years Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and Tibetan (Vajrayana) traditions and has sat 1-3 months of retreat a year for the last 25 years. She was the Spirit Rock Family & Teen Program Teacher & Manager for a decade. Between 2010 and 2015 she spent a cumulative one-year in study, practice, and pilgrimage in Asia. Since 2011, she has been a Teacher at Mountain Stream Meditation Center and sister communities in the Sierra Foothills, and teaches retreats nationally and internationally. Her teaching emphasizes embodiment, compassion, awareness, and practical wisdom. For more information about Heather visit www.heathersundberg.com.

The Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves. Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity, the first step toward freedom. You may donate for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account.

Summary of Important Dates

• 02/23/2021 – Registration opens.
• 04/24/2021 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (There will be a lunch break from Noon to 1:00 pm.) Registration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Apr 24.

Registration Details

Registration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. Before registering to this event, click here to review the terms of use for this website.

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How to attend this online retreat

Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to participate in the retreat. Additionally, the evening before or the morning of the retreat, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting.

Join online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.
Join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )
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