Standing in Integrity:
A Daylong Meditation Retreat with Rhonda Magee & nico hase
Saturday, October 14th
10 am to 4 pm pacific time
The world is spinning, tumbling, toppling. Sometimes it's tough to know where you stand, or how to stand at all.
This is where sila parami (integrity) comes in. Sila starts with five principles to live by. From there it deepens into a living sensitivity, a momentary knowing of what benefits you, others, and the bigness.
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In this one-day online retreat, Rhonda and nico will delve into sila ("integrity" or "ethics") as the foundation from which all other happy states of the heart arise, with a special emphasis on the experience of sila, the feel of it, and its nuts and bolts development in a world that often feels at odds with the goodness we seek.
The day will begin with an hour of conversation and an opening talk around the theme. We’ll then sit and walk for four hours in lightly guided practice, before reconvening for a closing talk and further dialogue.
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This daylong is the ninth in a series of twelve online daylong retreats on the paramis.
The ten paramis (“furtherances” or “completions”) are foundational to the Buddhist path of awakening. Spanning states of the heart from kindness and equanimity to resolve and renunciation, they offer us a time tested way forward, a manner of cultivating what most truly benefits ourselves and others, both right now, in this moment, and as a stepping stone to final liberation.
For scholarship information, or if you have any questions about this retreat, please email retreat manager Rachael Smith at rtannersmith@gmail.com.
Rhonda V. Magee is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and a leading mindfulness teacher and practice innovator with a focus on applying mindfulness to the hardest challenges of our times. She is an internationally-recognized teacher, guide and mentor, focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law and social change work. A prolific author, she draws on law and legal history to weave storytelling, poetry, analysis and practices into inspiration for changing how we think, act and live better together in a rapidly changing world. Visit rhondavmagee.com to find out more.
nico hase lived in a monastery for six years before earning a PhD in counseling psychology and becoming an Insight Meditation teacher full time. He currently mentors mindfulness teachers, teaches online and in-person retreats, and speaks with students in one-on-one sessions. He and his beloved life partner devon are the authors of How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Survival Guide for Modern Life.