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Day Meditation Workshop with Nick Scott
Day Meditation Workshop with Nick Scott
Saturday 30rd of November
9.30am - 5.00pm
Today it seems our world is particularly divisive, intolerant and aggressive. However, humans have always been like this. 2,500 years ago the Buddha lived in a land dominated by two warring empires, Magadha and Kosala, and much of his teaching was concerned with how to find peace in difficult times. He taught inner skills for changing our attitudes and way of responding so that we could live in harmony despite the difficulty. Through developing an inner wisdom that is based on not identifying, we are able to see that all views, opinions and beliefs are not actually ‘true’ and do not need to be defended, and that the way to deal with the ‘four worldly winds’ of Praise & Blame, Fame & Disrepute, Gain & Loss and Pleasure & Pain is to develop an ability to reside unattached to anything. This retreat will explore how we go about this.
This day is suitable for both those experienced and those relatively new to meditation. It is free, with everyone bringing a contribution to a shared lunch.
To book a place and for more information please write to Teachnat@gmail.com.
Nick Scott has been teaching short and long retreats for over 20 years with the endorsement of senior monks in the Thai Forest tradition. His teaching is wise and humorous, and illustrated with personal stories and insights from 45 years of meditation, including long solitary retreats and residing for 10 years at Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in England. He is the author of several Buddhist travel books recounting adventures with Buddhist monks. These can be downloaded for free at: www.nickscottbooks.com
Nick is by profession an Ecologist and has spent his life working for environmental charities. He now lives with his partner, Micheline, in Co Galway.
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