The CONCENTRATION AND INSIGHT STUDY GROUP will meet by Zoom Thursday evenings, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, beginning April 7 through May 12.We will read and discuss The Experience of Samadhi: An In-depth Exploration of Buddhist Meditation, by Richard Shankman. In this book Shankman discusses samadhi, frequently translated as “concentration”—including the jhanas—and vipassana, usually translated as “insight;” he delves into these aspects of meditation, relationships among them, ways in which the understanding of them has changed over the centuries, and controversies that have arisen about all of this.
For questions or to sign up for the study group please contact Jim Whiteside.