Buddhist Meditation and Psychology

Post date: Aug 14, 2019 3:26:13 AM

A Review of Buddhist Meditation and Psychology

Offered by Thanh and Xuan Huynh

Time: Monday, Aug 19, 26, Sep 2 & 9, 2019, 6:30-8 pm (4 weekly sessions)

New course: Monday, Sep 26- Oct 24 , 7-9 PM

Place: Bodhi Tree Dharma Center

Cost: Free (Donation to Bodhi Tree Center is appreciated)

Course highlights:

-Different types of meditation: calm/concentration (Samatha bhavana) vs insight/mindfulness (Vipassana bhavana).

-Conceptual reality (pannati) vs Ultimate Reality (Paramattadhamma).

-Four establishments of mindfulness (Satipathana)

1-Body (Kayanupassana)

2-Feeling tone (Vedananupassana)

3-Mind/consciousness (Cittanupassana)

4-Phenomena (Dhammanupassana)

-Introduction to Buddhist Psychology (Abhidhamma):

-Dependent origination (Paticcasamuppada)

-Mind and mental factors (Citta and Cetasika)