tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post2312715300311811005..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Mindfulness of the BodyMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-8991410490221644682012-05-20T17:08:33.885-07:002012-05-20T17:08:33.885-07:00Thank you. I wish you well in your continued pract...Thank you. I wish you well in your continued practice.<br /><br />With metta,<br /><br />margueriteMarguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-33521800371772070682012-05-20T02:34:44.025-07:002012-05-20T02:34:44.025-07:00Thanks. I wish more people who discussed the Dham...Thanks. I wish more people who discussed the Dhamma on the Internet shared your approach. If you ever feel drawn to a Goenka-style retreat, I would like to hear your perspective on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-45554886545246716862012-05-15T07:24:15.202-07:002012-05-15T07:24:15.202-07:00Sorry for that! I usually keep my responses to mos...Sorry for that! I usually keep my responses to most recent posts.<br /><br />I am glad you have found the Goenka retreats useful for your practice. I do not pretend to include all resources on this website, only the ones I feel personally drawn to. I also tend to not engage in debates around matters of preference on the various schools. Last, I also see my point of view as just that, a point of view that makes room for many others . . . :) not to be clung to as anything else.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-89027820071042816492012-05-14T22:15:14.519-07:002012-05-14T22:15:14.519-07:00Still curious for any response, Marguerite. I do ...Still curious for any response, Marguerite. I do not know how to interpret your lack of response, or what message (if any) you are trying to send. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-4464359734621270412012-04-25T09:01:24.778-07:002012-04-25T09:01:24.778-07:00Your blog is wonderful, thanks for doing it! I al...Your blog is wonderful, thanks for doing it! I also have benefited from Gil's teachings.<br /><br />Question: Your reply above from last year, along with the absence of Dhamma Mahavana and the two other California centers from your Meditation Center list on the main page, suggest to me that you might have reservations about giving full recognition to SN Goenka's style of retreat. May I ask why?<br /><br />In my experience, many people benefit greatly from these non-sectarian retreat experiences. In addition, the three California retreat centers are places for serious Dhamma work, with some retreats lasting 30 days. It seems strange to me that at least one of the California centers is not on your list, and that the SN Goenka approach has received cursory treatment on your excellent blog, as if you are stepping around the topic.<br /><br />No criticism intended, just curious. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-5771141543501131782011-03-09T07:51:37.659-08:002011-03-09T07:51:37.659-08:00I know about SN Goenka and his style of retreat. B...I know about SN Goenka and his style of retreat. Better yet for me has been retreating with Ruth Denison, one of U Ba Khin's other senior students. If interested, you may research the many posts I wrote about her in this blog, including many on her teachings about the body.<br /><br />I am glad the Goenka style worked for you! So many different styles of teaching, and one for every student . . .Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-16630048720943206722011-03-09T05:19:32.909-08:002011-03-09T05:19:32.909-08:00Ever tried the free 10-day retreats of vipassana f...Ever tried the free 10-day retreats of vipassana from SN Goenka? http://www.dhamma.org<br />Even as a non-Buddhist I certainly did. And I feel it matches your interest on Satipatthana, Theravada and attention to the body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-47557104584276617932011-03-08T15:05:05.391-08:002011-03-08T15:05:05.391-08:00Doris, much metta to you!Doris, much metta to you!Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-42967276550587016272011-03-08T15:04:46.547-08:002011-03-08T15:04:46.547-08:00Carole, Laura, yes, Gil is a very gifted teacher, ...Carole, Laura, yes, Gil is a very gifted teacher, indeed. And I am very grateful for his teachings. I am also glad that so many can access his talks through the web . . . <br /><br />Also, if that is of interest to you, please know that you can ask Gil a question through the IMC Community site and he will answer in his next recorded Q&A session. I am the one who collects the questions and then get to ask him for the rest of the community:<br /><br />http://insightmeditationcenter.ning.com/<br /><br />Laura, what a wonderful way to share the evening with your husband! I bring mine to Gil's talks on Monday nights :)Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-86491439544866478832011-03-08T14:00:30.444-08:002011-03-08T14:00:30.444-08:00"Making the choice to plant myself in this pl..."Making the choice to plant myself in this place here and now. Taking the time to remind myself, 'I am here'. We are putting aside our life as usually lived, to instead examine life now."<br /><br />Wow Marguerite, I really like this phrasing, "I choose to plant myself in this place here and now" is a mantra I will sit with this evening. I'm looking forward to listening to this dharma talk of Gil's with my husband. This is something we do at night sometimes after the house quiets down and the kids go to bed...he is such a gifted teacher.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-44891231333122676102011-03-08T13:58:49.801-08:002011-03-08T13:58:49.801-08:00Deep bow, Marguerite
:-)Deep bow, Marguerite <br /><br />:-)Dorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-12919348027010695842011-03-08T10:58:17.465-08:002011-03-08T10:58:17.465-08:00Very helpful post. I am sitting with a Vipassana ...Very helpful post. I am sitting with a Vipassana group here on Salt Spring and so relate to these instructions very much.<br /><br />I have to listen to Gil's talks. Your description makes them sound very enticing. He will do a 5 day retreat here in July which I hope to attend.<br /><br />Yes, a relaxed body! A rare business as we see when we start to tune in. I do find myself being aware more often in daily life.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.com