Audio Downloads & Information on Thanisarro Bhikkhu's 2009 Saskatchewan Retreat "Head & Heart Together: Bringing Wisdom to the Brahmaviharas"

Introduction: The brahmaviharas - attitudes of limitless goodwill, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity - are the Buddha's primary "heart" teachings. Yet he never distinguished between issues of heart and head: The more you can get your head around his explanation of causality, the easier it is to make the heart's attitudes more expansive. This course - using readings, talks, discussion, and meditation - is devoted to exploring how this is so. Topics will include exploring how an understanding of kamma helps in removing limits from one's goodwill and equanimity; understanding the conditions needed for fostering healthy emotions from a Buddhist perspective; and finally, discussing the role of the brahmaviharas in the context of Buddhist practice as a whole.

Time & Location	The retreat took place June 19-21, 2009 at the Albert Community Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Reading Material	Discussions centered around two sets of readings. The first reading was Thanissaro Bhikkhu's essay Head & Heart Together: Bringing Wisdom to the Brahmaviharas. The second reading was a collection of passages from the Pali Canon.
Audio	Day 1 Public Talk Public Talk Question & Answer Session Day 2 Morning Discussion Early Afternoon Meditation Early Afternoon Discussion Later Afternoon Discussion Day 3 Morning Meditation Morning Discussion Early Afternoon Discussion Later Afternoon Discussion Entire Retreat Archive (zip) file of all retreat sessions
Sponsor	Saskatchewan Kammatthana
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