Monthly Archives: March 2023

I. Foundations of Meditation: Lovingkindness, Class I A.  We are a community! Community Guidelines: to the best of your ability, consistently think well of the other members of class please feel free to break as needed please feel free to stop me and ask a question The most important part of the class! individual check ins: name and intention to be here. B. Lakeland Insight Meditation Group Overview Upcoming activities: please sign up for the newsletter About donation (generosity) there is a box in the back of the room and one can can to our website and make a donation C. [...]

On Wednesday evenings, our Lakeland Insight Meditation Group (LIMG) has been studying and practicing the teachings of the Satipatthana Sutta, the four abidings in mindfulness. This week, we continue in the fourth foundation, mindfulness of  dhammas (mental processes.) To this point in the dhammas, we have studied the five hindrances, the five aggregates, and the six senses. We are now studying the seven factors of awakening. We have studied the first four awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation, energy and joy. Investigation, energy and  joy are more activating in energy. The last four of tranquility, concentration and equanimity are more deactivating in energy. Mindfulness balances these awakening factors. Mindfulness is [...]