Recorded at Insight Meditation Satsang
Online,
June 27, 2023
DESCRIPTION
The sangha beautifully held the meditation and check-ins while I was on the road coming back from a goodbye visit to my dad. While we were there, his priest came and did last rites. I got back in the middle of our gathering and reflected some on heaven, liberation, and the dialectic between engagement and cessation, or eros and thanatos.
SEAN OAKES
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD (he/they, queer, Puerto Rican & English, living on Pomo ancestral land in Northern California), teaches Buddhism and somatic practice focusing on the integration of meditation, trauma resolution, and social justice. He received Insight Meditation teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield, and wrote his dissertation on extraordinary states in Buddhist meditation and experimental dance. Sean holds certifications in Somatic Experiencing (SEP, assistant), and Yoga (E-RYT 500, YACEP), and teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, East Bay Meditation Center, Insight Timer, and elsewhere.
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