Movement within Emptiness

As part of the SFBC Rainy Season Retreat Jayachitta is offering this weekend at Dharmadhara for Order Members only.

To follow the middle way means practicing with the understanding that, yes, the sense of self arises — but no, it is not separate. It co-arises with the world, freshly and contextually, unique in every moment. It’s always part of this moment, with self and world participating equally: a pattern, continuously in flow.

We often try to make sense of ourselves, our actions, others, and the world through definitions. We rely on a sense of agency and define ourselves as someone who succeeds or fails. We draw conclusions about others — and this habit becomes the very basis of division and conflict in the world.

Can we notice the tightening, the fixing, the reification in this habit? It seems to offer certainty and clarity, yet it confines us.

The emptiness of self doesn’t deny that the sense of self arises — only its supposed independence and continuity. Can we experience ourselves directly, noticing how “me” comes into being as part of the flow, a constantly changing, non-dual expression of what is unfolding?

We’ll explore this in meditation practice, supported by some improvisational movement and short readings from the Dzogchen tradition.

This is a rare opportunity for us to simply practice together. Hope you can join us!

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