We humans are a process. There's nothing static. And we have this thing we call time that we look at sequentially. That’s how we accept in life that one thing happens and then the next thing happens. In this tradition, we talk about causes and conditions, which have to do with how something precedes something else in order for it to be. The oak tree is conditioned by the acorn; seeing is conditioned by there being light. All the phenomena we call life are part of conditioned reality. And the main condition of conditioned reality is that it changes. As the Dharma says: “All conditioned things are impermanent.” And we humans are a part of that.
Konda Mason
Residential Retreat Teacher
Konda Mason is a social entrepreneur, eco-spiritual thought leader, mindfulness teacher and justice advocate working at the intersection of social and financial justice and planetary healing. Konda was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism in 1982. Her love for Vipassana began in 1996, working with Jack Kornfield at the Vallecitos Retreat Center. She has taught at Spirit Rock since 1997, starting as a yoga teacher. Konda’s dharma training includes the East Bay Meditation Center Commit to Dharma program, Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader and she is a graduate of the 2020 Spirit Rock Teacher Training program. Konda teaches daylongs, retreats and workshops.
Dharma Library
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