Lotus Insight Sangha: Returning to Our True Refuge, 5-day hybrid retreat at Camp Samish, Bow, Washington, with Arinna Weisman and Ian Challis, March 2025

Morning instructions on vedana (feeling tone) by Arinna Weisman, followed by a guided meditation:

"Why is noticing feeling so important? This feeling of pleasant, unpleasant or neutral? It actually is the direct link between whether we go on to suffering, or not. And why is that? Because [...] the habitual response when we go to pleasant feeling is for the mind to forget [...] The mind forgets and moves out and says — I want more of this."

This recording is also available as a video on Arinna's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlK7EqF6Ng

Lotus Insight Sangha: Returning to Our True Refuge, 5-day hybrid retreat at Camp Samish, Bow, Washington, with Arinna Weisman and Ian Challis, March 2025 Morning instructions on vedana (feeling tone) by Arinna Weisman, followed by a guided meditation: "Why is noticing feeling so important? This feeling of pleasant, unpleasant or neutral? It actually is the direct link between whether we go on to suffering, or not. And why is that? Because [...] the habitual response when we go to pleasant feeling is for the mind to forget [...] The mind forgets and moves out and says — I want more of this." This recording is also available as a video on Arinna's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVlK7EqF6Ng

Morning Instruction & Guided Meditation: Vedana - The Feeling Tone of Experience (03-24-25)

Dharma talks and guided meditation offered by Arinna Weisman and co-teachers.

Recordings were made during Vipassana insight meditation retreats, and have been graciously provided by Lotus Insight Sangha of Seattle, Dhamma Dena of Joshua Tree, Dharma Seed, and others.

About Arinna Weisman

Arinna has been studying insight meditation since 1979 and teaching since 1989. Her root teacher is Ruth Denison, who was empowered to teach by meditation master U Ba Khin. 

Arinna founded the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts and, with Eric Kolvig, was the first to lead insight meditation retreats for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender-queer community. 

She is co-author of the book A Beginners Guide to Insight Meditation and a contributor to Women Practicing Buddhism: American Experiences, edited by Peter Gregory and Susanne Mrozik. 

Her practice and teachings are infused with her political and environmental activism. She leads "Uncovering the Heart" retreats which integrate the awareness of the social dynamics of inequity with the dharma practice of liberation.

Arinna's website and schedule
www.arinnaweisman.org

To give Dana to Arinna
www.arinnaweisman.org/donate/

Affiliated Sanghas
Dhamma Dena (Joshua Tree, CA): www.dhammadena.org
Lotus Insight Sangha (Seattle, WA): www.lotusinsightsangha.org

Blessings and gratitude to all of those who have recorded Arinna's teachings over the years. Particular gratitude to Lotus Insight Sangha and Dharma Seed, who have provided many of the recordings compiled here.

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Dharma talks and guided meditation offered by Arinna Weisman and co-teachers. Recordings were made during Vipassana insight meditation retreats, and have been graciously provided by Lotus Insight Sangha of Seattle, Dhamma Dena of Joshua Tree, Dharma Seed, and others. About Arinna Weisman Arinna has been studying insight meditation since 1979 and teaching since 1989. Her root teacher is Ruth Denison, who was empowered to teach by meditation master U Ba Khin. Arinna founded the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts and, with Eric Kolvig, was the first to lead insight meditation retreats for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender-queer community. She is co-author of the book A Beginners Guide to Insight Meditation and a contributor to Women Practicing Buddhism: American Experiences, edited by Peter Gregory and Susanne Mrozik. Her practice and teachings are infused with her political and environmental activism. She leads "Uncovering the Heart" retreats which integrate the awareness of the social dynamics of inequity with the dharma practice of liberation. Arinna's website and schedule www.arinnaweisman.org To give Dana to Arinna www.arinnaweisman.org/donate/ Affiliated Sanghas Dhamma Dena (Joshua Tree, CA): www.dhammadena.org Lotus Insight Sangha (Seattle, WA): www.lotusinsightsangha.org Blessings and gratitude to all of those who have recorded Arinna's teachings over the years. Particular gratitude to Lotus Insight Sangha and Dharma Seed, who have provided many of the recordings compiled here.

Dharma talks and guided meditation offered by Arinna Weisman and co-teachers.

Recordings were made during Vipassana insight meditation retreats, and have been graciously provided by Lotus Insight Sangha of Seattle, Dhamma Dena of Joshua Tree, Dharma Seed, and others.

About Arinna Weisman

Arinna&nbsp;has been&nbsp;studying insight&nbsp;meditation since 1979 and teaching since 1989. Her root teacher is Ruth Denison, who was empowered to teach by meditation master U Ba Khin.&nbsp;

Arinna founded the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts and, with Eric Kolvig, was&nbsp;the first to lead insight meditation&nbsp;retreats for the gay, lesbian, bisexual,&nbsp;transgender, gender-queer community.&nbsp;

She is co-author of the book A Beginners Guide to Insight Meditation&nbsp;and a contributor to&nbsp;Women&nbsp;Practicing Buddhism: American Experiences, edited by Peter Gregory and Susanne Mrozik.&nbsp;

Her practice and teachings are infused with her political and&nbsp;environmental activism. She leads "Uncovering the Heart" retreats which integrate the awareness of the social dynamics of inequity with&nbsp;the dharma practice of liberation.

Arinna's website and schedule
www.arinnaweisman.org

To give Dana to Arinna
www.arinnaweisman.org/donate/

Affiliated Sanghas
Dhamma Dena (Joshua Tree, CA): www.dhammadena.org
Lotus Insight Sangha (Seattle, WA): www.lotusinsightsangha.org

Blessings and gratitude to all of those who have recorded Arinna's teachings over the years. Particular gratitude to Lotus Insight Sangha and Dharma Seed, who have provided many of the recordings compiled here.

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