The safe liberation of the heart - a long weekend with study led by Lila Kimhi and Keren Arbel

A long weekend of Vipassana practice and direct study of the Buddha's teaching, allowing clarity on the path and in our meditation practice.

The weekend will be held in noble silence while practicing sitting and walking meditation. Everyday we will dedicate 2 hours to close examination of the words of the Buddha, words which are aimed towards liberation of heart and mind.

This weekend is a unique synthesis and a direct plunge into the heart of the practice. Through mindfulness of body and mind and by meeting the words of the Buddha and his direct instructions to liberation seekers of his time, we will deepen our understanding of reality as it is.

This weekend will include:
- How to cultivate liberating mindfulness.
- learning about the footprint of the elephant.
- The lion's roar - 4 types of attachment.
- What is a lone and wonderul night

The morning session will be based upon reading from the classic Buddhist dicourses ("suttas"). These discourses carry the words of the Buddha: his discoveries on the source of unsatisfactoriness, pain and suffering and the many creative ways to be liberated from them.

Direct and umediated reading from these texts allows a personal glimpse into a deep and rich spiritual world, creates a source of inspiration and gives us effective instruments in the cultivation and development of wisdom, peace, joy and equanimity.

This weekend retreat is open to all those who have sat in at least one silent vipassana retreat (including weekends).

About the teachers:

Lila Kimhi

Has practiced and taught meditation and Buddhist thought in the vipassana tradition in Tovana and other places in Israel and abroad. Lila spent extended periods in monasteries and meditation centers in the East and the West, where she studied and practiced with different teachers, in various Buddhist and Nondualist Hindu traditions.

Keren Arbel

Studies and practices the on the Buddhist path since 1997, when she met her first Vipassana teacher in India. Since then she has practiced and studied with many teachers in the Theravada and Mahayana traditions worldwide, in long and short retreats. Keren is writing her Doctorate in Tel Aviv University on the theory of meditation in early Buddhism. In her personal practice she sees the study of Buddhist wisdom as a complementary and supporting component of the meditation practice, a study which allows clarity and depth in the practice.

For more details visit her website:www.kerenarbel.com

For details on registration please contact: weekemds@tovana.org.il