Week-long Teacher In-Residence with Matthew Brensilver
Daylong, Intersection of the Three Characteristics and Love
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Insight San Diego Welcomes
Matthew Brensilver
Daylong
Intersection of the Three Characteristics and Love
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Note: The Pride Parade is help on July 20. See information below about getting to the location.
Daylong Summary: The three characteristics of existence – impermanence, incompleteness and selflessness – occupy a special place in the Insight Meditation tradition. It is said that understanding these aspects of experience help us let go into deep wisdom. While classically considered wisdom teachings, these understandings are supported by love and leave love in their wake. During this day, we’ll explore the intersections between core wisdom teachings and the heart. The daylong will include sitting and walking meditation, guided practice, dharma talks and time for dialogue. All are welcome.
This offering is part of Insight San Diego’s week-long teacher in residence program with Matthew Brensilver.
Matthew Brensilver, MSW, PhD teaches retreats at the Insight Retreat Center, Spirit Rock and other Buddhist centers. For more than a decade, was a core teacher at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Before committing to teach meditation full-time, he spent years doing research on addiction pharmacotherapy at the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine. He has taught extensively about the intersection between mindfulness and psychotherapy at UCLA and other universities. He serves on the Board of Directors at Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Center. Matthew is the co-author of two books about meditation during adolescence and continues to be interested in the unfolding dialogue between Buddhism and science.
Daylong Information
Saturday, July 20, 2024. 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Date & Time:
Location:
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, Bard Hall
4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA. 92103 (GPS: 298 W Arbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92103)
July 20 is also the Pride Parade. Best way to get to the church is to approach from the west. From the church staff:
From 1-5, use the Washington St exit, go east and come up the hill, and turn left on First Ave (just after Front St).
Avoid the 163 between I-8 and I-5. Either use I-8 to get to I-5, or stay on I-5, and get to the Washington St exit.
If you're on surface streets coming from the south, get to First Ave south of Balboa Park, and then go north. Use Ash or Beech, Cedar or Elm or Fir, to get to First Ave and it's usually easy to follow that all the way up to Arbor Drive. If you find yourself on an alphabetically more-advanced street such as Laurel, don't panic - just head west as soon as you can, get to First, and you should be good.
Do not use 6th, 5th, or 4th Ave anywhere near Balboa Park.
Do not use Washington or University to approach from the East.
Registration Info:
The cost to attend the retreat is on a sliding scale: $25 and $50. Please pay what you can afford. We are offering a sliding scale in hopes that the retreat is accessible to all.
Should finances be an obstacle, please visit our scholarships page for information about financial assistance. To be considered for a scholarship, applications need to be received no later than 7/6/2024.
Registration fees cover expenses. If you wish to help support Matthew's teachings you may donate via PayPal or Venmo at https://www.matthewbrensilver.org/support.
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