4-Week Metta Bhavana Program

* * * The Heart Awakening into Universal Friendship * * *

Note: Program application at the very bottom of this page

Dates: April 13th to May 11th, 2014

Description: A small group of 12-16 students will meet twice a week during the four week program to explore the teachings and practices within the the Buddha's Four Noble Truths. We will focus on Metta (Loving Kindness) as a path of liberation.

This Program consists of three daylong retreats, two weekly classes, and meeting privately with the teacher throughout the program.
Daylongs from 9:45am-6pm on Sundays 4/13, 4/27 and 5/11
Sunday classes from 6pm-8pm in Briones
Wednesday classes from 7pm-9pm in Berkeley
Cost: $495-$295 sliding scale (work scholarships offered for those with lower incomes, no one turned away for lack of funds)
Prerequisites: At least one silent week-long mindfulness, insight or loving-kindness retreat within the last two years.

For more information please contact Tempel Smith at tempel108@gmail.com

Tempel Smith began practicing intensive Insight and Metta retreats in 1989 under the guidance of Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Michele McDonald. He spent a year as a monk in Burma with Sayadaw U Pandita and Pa Auk Sayadaw, and has been teaching since 1997. He is the founder of BASE House, a collective of Buddhist activists and service providers. He also leads pilgrimages to Burma and India.

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