Resolve:
A Daylong Meditation Retreat with devon + nico hase
Saturday, June 10th
10 am to 4 pm pacific time
Is genuine awakening possible? For you? For me? In these times? In this life?
Twenty-six hundred years ago, in a time just as challenging as the one we live in today, the Buddha had a simple answer: yes, if we apply ourselves.
But that takes hutzpah, otherwise known as adhiṭṭhāna parami ("resolve"), and there are ten thousand cultural forces hellbent on weakening our determination, dispersing our attention, and convincing us that enlightenment isn't even a thing.
We have to push back. Like the Buddha did, when he put his hand on the earth, and decided he wasn't going to take Mara's shit anymore.
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In this one-day online retreat, devon + nico will explore the parami of adhiṭṭhāna ("resolve"), and unpack how cultivating this most beneficial of heart states can jumpstart our meditation practice, set us on the path, and propel us all all the way to the end of suffering.
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 sixth in a series of twelve online daylong retreats on the paramis.
The ten paramis (“furtherances” or “perfections”) 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.
The first 24 people to register for the retreat will have an opportunity to meet with devon + nico during the sitting and walking periods.
For scholarship information, or if you have any questions about this retreat, please email retreat manager Rachael Smith at rtannersmith@gmail.com.
devon hase began intensive meditation training in 2000. After spending a decade teaching English and social studies in high school and college classrooms, she entered a two-year period of retreat. She has studied at monasteries in Nepal and India, and practices in the Insight and Vajrayana traditions. Currently, Devon teaches at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and throughout North America and Europe. Along with her life partner nico, she co-authored their first book, How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Survival Guide for Modern Life, which offers six really good pieces of semi-Buddhist advice to keep you anchored and steady amidst the chaos of modern life. Devon loves long retreat and is passionate about creative ways to bring depth practice into the daily spin of things
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.