Mindfulness of Feeling (vedana)
With Martine Batchelor
Saturday 17th February online 10.00 AM – 4.00 PM
During this online day retreat Martine would like to explore mindfulness of feeling tones, which is the second foundation of mindfulness. First Martine will present the different aspects of mindfulness. Second, she will define feeling tones and thirdly how to be mindful of them. The Pali term vedana refers to the affective tone of experience. When we come into contact through one of the six senses with the environment, we experience a pleasant, unpleasant or neither a pleasant or unpleasant feeling tone. It is important to see that feeling tones are constructed, they are not a given, they do not reside in the object we come into contact with. It is vital to be aware of feeling tones as they arise extremely fast and have a profound impact on our behaviour.
Martine Batchelor
Martine lived in Korea as a Seon nun under the guidance of Master Kusan for ten years. She is thee author of Meditation for Life, The Path of Compassion, Women in Korean Zen and Let Go: a Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits. She teaches meditation retreats worldwide and lives in France. Her latest works are the Spirit of the Buddha, What is This? and The Definition, Practice and Psychology of Vedana.
How to Book
You can book onto this retreat through Brown Paper Tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6182287
Please note that this retreat will be held online via Zoom. Early Bird booking costs £20 (waged) and £10 (unwaged). Tis price is for tickets bought in advance up to one month before the event. Tier 1 bookings are £25 (waged) and £12.50 (unwaged). These are for tickets bought closer to the event (3 weeks before the event).
The day will run from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Please arrive from about 9.45 to allow yourself time to settle in before the start at 10.00. The booking fee covers the administration costs for the day. Dana will be invited as a donation to the teacher.
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