Author: <span>Ken Morley</span>

Intro to Mindfulness Meditation: A Tool for Personal Transformation

Mindfulness is a gateway to lasting personal change and growth. In this class, you will learn about mindfulness and concentration in a kind and supportive environment as you take the first steps toward establishing your meditation practice. There will be a strong emphasis on cultivating an open heart as you …

A Daylong Meditation Retreat: Intention, Action, Care

The Buddhist map – Choosing the Right Road Towards Liberation in Our Lifetime When: Saturday September 28, 9:00am – 3:00pm Where: Turner Senior Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Ann Arbor, Mi 48105 Wise intention is about honoring the heart space that guides everything we undertake. It’s about awakening our readiness to …

(BEGINNING) MEDITATION INSTRUCTION-Revised

The Teachers’ Council is offering meditation instructions prior to Sunday Sitting on a monthly basis. These instruction sessions begin at 9:00 am and conclude about 9:45. Anyone in the sangha who would like to speak with Still Mountain teachers about their meditation practice is welcome, from folks who are just …

BEGINNING MEDITATION INSTRUCTION

The Teachers’ Council is offering beginning meditation instructions prior to Sunday Sitting on a periodic basis. The instructions include mindfulness, basic focus on the breath meditation, and the importance of being as compassionate and patient with ourselves in the practice as we can. Instruction is geared mainly toward beginning meditators …

Basic Insight Meditation For Mindful Living

Mindfulness is a gateway to lasting personal transformation. In this class, develop mindfulness using insight and concentration meditation techniques. The class provides a kind and supportive environment for practicing and discussing these techniques. There is also a strong emphasis on cultivating the open heart as a support to experiencing the …

BEGINNING MEDITATION INSTRUCTION

The Teachers’ Council is offering beginning meditation instructions prior to Sunday Sitting on a periodic basis. The instructions include mindfulness, basic focus on the breath meditation, and the importance of being as compassionate and patient with ourselves in the practice as we can. Instruction is geared mainly toward beginning meditators …

The Second Noble Truth of the Origin of Dukkha (Suffering)

Ken Morley gave this Dharma Talk on the Second Noble Truth on March 17, 2024. What follows below is a summary of the Four Noble Truths. A followup discussion of this topic is scheduled for March 24. THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS For each of the Four Noble Truths, there are …

Retreat in Michigan: Loving Kindness, Concentration, & Jhana Factors

August 22 @ 5:30 pm EDT – August 31 @ 3:00 pm EDT Cultivating Loving Kindness, Concentration, and the Jhana Factors with Shaila Catherine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – Thursday, August 31, 2023Partial attendance can be arranged for the first 3 nights. LOVING KINDNESS (mettā) is a profound quality of friendliness toward all of …