Spirit Rock Daylong - Luang Por Pasanno: The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety

Location: Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 5000 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Box 169, Woodacre, CA 94973, United States

Description: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm An exploration of anicca (impermanence) and how it can be contemplated in a way that leads to the end of suffering, rather than as a cause of anxiety. The nature of the world is one of constantly changing conditions, and insight into anicca spans across long periods of time as well as in the present moment. There will be periods of sitting and walking meditation, dhamma reflections, and time for questions and answers. Lunch: Please bring lunch and, if you wish, food to offer the monks. As in the time of the Buddha, the Abhayagiri monks do not grow or buy food and are completely dependent on donations of food. The monastics eat one main meal a day in late morning and monastic regulations require that they finish by midday. Offering food to the monastics during the daylong provides an opportunity to participate in the tradition. Other donations are also gratefully accepted for Abhayagiri Monastery, though are by no means required. You can request a current list of needed items by contacting the monastery at (707) 485-1630.