"What will it take for us to stop grasping hold of things we already know are not ours? Contemplating impermanence is not a depressing experience of loss, and it should not produce feelings of insecurity. The contemplation of impermanence instead leads to non-attachment, and this non-attachment is peaceful. It's the peace that comes with liberation, the peace of a free mind. Trust your capacity to be with the truth of things—to see the impermanence of all things and be unshaken by it."
Shaila Catherine
Guest Teacher
Shaila Catherine is the founder of Bodhi Courses, an online Dhamma classroom, and Insight Meditation South Bay, a Buddhist meditation center in Silicon Valley. She has authored three books on meditation, concentration, and insight—Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity, and Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana and Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind. She began practicing meditation in 1980 and has dedicated more than nine years to silent retreats. Shaila has taught meditation internationally since 1996 with emphasis on deep samadhi, jhāna, and the path of liberating insight.
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Shaila Catherine through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.