Vipassana - The Interplay of Love and Liberation in Mindfulness Practice

• Explore the concept of love as a liberating force in Buddhist practice, delving into its various facets like compassion, loving-kindness, and respectful care
• Understand the transformative power of Zen and Vipassana meditation techniques in cultivating compassion and self-acceptance
• Learn about the significance of ethics in Buddhist practice, transitioning from external impositions to deeply felt inner states of purity and non-harm
• Discover the nuanced relationship between thought processes and emotional states in meditation, revealing the importance of acknowledging and addressing underlying emotions
• Examine the evolution of meditation practice from a state of personal agency to a more effortless, Dharma-guided experience, emphasizing the importance of deep understanding and familiarity

Gil Fronsdal, PhD, is the primary teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California and the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, California. He has practiced Zen and Vipassana in the U.S. and Asia since 1975. Gil began training with Jack Kornfield to be a Vipassana teacher in 1989 and an authorized teacher in two traditions: the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia, and Japanese Soto Zen.

He is the author of The Issue at Hand: Essays on Mindfulness Practice, A Monastery Within, and is the translator of The Dhammapada. His website is insightmeditationcenter.org

10 minute guided meditation practice with Gil Fronsdal