Generosity/Dana
Half-Day Retreat, via Zoom
with Manny Mansbach
Saturday, November 19, 2022; 10:30am-1:00pm
Suggested donation: $15-30 registration + teacher donation (we encourage you to consider giving teacher dana equal to or greater than what you gave for registration)*
Description: Generosity is one of the Buddha’s foundational teachings. Most of us naturally practice generosity in a multitude of ways in our lives, but still yearn to be able to open or give with more ease. Investigating generosity requires that we examine the ways in which we hold on and perpetuate the suffering of the contracted self. The exploration of generosity is a path to discovering our interconnectedness and the selfless nature of the liberated heart, of relinquishing, of letting go and unleashing the beauty and joy of the non-grasping heart.
In this half-day retreat we will study the Buddha’s teachings on generosity and also distinguish between these wider teachings and the specific practice of supporting dharma centers and teachers that is commonly known as dana. We’ll include the commonly recognized and also the subtler facets of generosity--offering up presence, safety, benevolence, patience, restraint, consideration, helpfulness, service, wealth and more for ourselves, each other, and for all beings.
Manny Mansbach has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1980. He is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leader Program, and has decades of experience as a mindfulness-based psychotherapist working with couples, a teacher of therapists in training, and a social activist. Manny is committed to helping people remember and express their basic goodness, and to gain confidence in the beauty and power of the Buddha’s teachings of profound understanding and boundless kindness. He is passionate about integrating the wise speech teachings of the Buddha with western-based practices of skillful communication. For Manny's website visit mannymansbach.com.
*In keeping with the Buddhist tradition of dana (generosity), the suggested registration amounts for our classes and retreats do not include any payment for the teacher. The teachers are paid entirely out of the students' generosity. Please consider giving a donation to the teacher in order to support their ability to continue to share the dharma. We encourage you to consider teacher dana equal to or greater than the amount you gave for registration. You may give a donation at the time of registration and/or give later donations through our teacher dana link or in-person at the course/retreat. Everyone is welcome to all of our offerings regardless of ability to donate.
You can give online, in-person, or send checks to Insight Western Mass, 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 242, Easthampton, MA 01027. FYI: we check for mail once per week.
Zoom Link
Password: 242.
Dial in by phone for audio only: Call (646) 558-8656. Meeting ID: 943 156 1684. Password: 242
