Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on February 23, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.
Description:
There are many ways for us to know joy in our Dharma practice, including muditā (joy for another’s happiness), the embodied energy of pīti, and the “bliss of blamelessness.” Even recognizing when we are entangled in a hindrance can be joyful. We are also intimate with sorrow: the dukkha of being separated from those we love, association with the unbeloved, and the fear and anxiety that arises around aging and sickness.
Often our joy and sorrow are felt as separate experiences that don’t have a connection to each other, yet they’re inherently intertwined. In our forward movement toward freedom and liberation, we must not deprive ourselves of the experience of joy—it is what lubricates our momentum. And we must not succumb to sorrow, as it shows what is dear. Join us for a day of meditation, discussion, and inner inquiry around the fundamental experiences of joy and sorrow.
Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.
Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.
Benefactor – $200
Sustainer – $120
Basic – $95
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $45
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org by 4:00pm PT on the day prior to the program date.
Tentative Schedule: (subject to change)
10:00am – 12:30pm PT: Morning Session
12:30pm – 2:00pm PT: Lunch Break
2:00pm – 4:30pm PT: Afternoon Session
*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.
Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:
- NO REFUNDS
- Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
- No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond
