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Awakening-The Path of Friendship: An Insight Dialogue Retreat with Dave Leggatt and Anna-Brown Griswold

SIMS welcomes everyone to this non-residential retreat
with Dave Leggatt and Anna-Brown Griswold

Dave Leggatt, Guest Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Anna-Brown Griswold at Seattle Insight Meditation Society

This is a set of webpages to help you navigate your online retreat experience. Please take the time to look through them. Thank you!

Meeting ID: 890 3941 1582
Passcode: 995990

To join by telephone audio only, use a local dial-in number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdngZU6TZv

We will begin admitting from the waiting room about 10 minutes before the retreat starts so you can get settled in.

Description

This is a 2 day non-residential retreat, being held online and in person at Bastyr University.

Dates and Times
Saturday, Oct. 14 – 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (PDT)
Sunday, Oct. 15 – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PDT)

When asked about his Path to Awakening, the Buddha declares the first essential condition to be finding a good and virtuous friend (kalyāṇamitta). In the Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.1, he follows the conditions of friendship and virtue with the third essential condition of talk on ten topics. In this retreat we will explore these topics of conversation using the guidelines and practice of Insight Dialogue.

Participants will find it supportive to have meditation experience, but experience in Insight Dialogue is not required as we will offer an introduction to the practice as part of the retreat.

Teacher Bios

Dave Leggatt practiced in the Vipassana tradition for many years. He was introduced to Insight Dialogue in 2011 and joined the Insight Dialogue facilitator program in 2016. Since then Dave has been facilitating and teaching in-person workshops, retreats and online offerings. Aware of the importance of spiritual friendship and the power of Insight Dialogue practiced in daily life, he enjoys expanding the boundaries of practice for himself and others. He founded the annual Kalyanamittata retreat and offers practice in the global Insight Dialogue community. He is active on a number of community teams. Dave lives in Toronto, Canada.

Anna-Brown Griswold fell in love with Insight Dialogue practice in 2012 after nearly twenty years of practice and study in the Tibetan and Zen koan lineages of Buddhism, including monastic practice and extended solitary retreats. For most of her adult life she’s been experimenting with how to integrate the awakening power of dharma practice, the skills of psychotherapeutic healing, and an embodied lens of social justice. Anna-Brown currently shares Insight Dialogue practice online and locally in Seattle, WA, where she works as a trauma therapist and facilitator.  As a mom to a toddler, bringing Insight Dialogue into the whole beautiful mess of parenting is an ongoing practice.

Retreat Schedule

All times are in Pacific.

Saturday

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 
12:00 – 1:00    Lunch
1:00 – 4:30 

Sunday

9:00 – 11:00 AM
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 4:00

Insight Dialogue Buddhas - insightdialogue.org

Learn more about SIMS

For more information about SIMS, calendar of events, and to join our mailing list please be sure to visit the SIMS homepage or call (206) 659-5546.

If you need help during the retreat, you can send an email to retreatmanager@seattleinsight.org

How to Support the Teachings with Dana

Dana for Dave and Anna-Brown

https://insightdialogue.org/dana-for-teachers/
(choose the teacher from a drop-down list)

Dana for SIMS

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Mail a check to SIMS here:
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
4001 9th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
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Volunteer Needs/Opportunities

Your support is greatly appreciated!

 

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