Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Rob Burbea’s Seeing That Frees–Part II… Or “How Rob Burbea’s approach helped me survive a firing squad” with Mark Rabil A few weeks ago (April 8), Tess Wise offered a memorable talk on Rob Burbea’s approach to “radical emptiness” in Seeing that Frees, a teaching not about detachment or nihilism, but about freeing perception itself. This week, Mark Rabil will follow up with his own reflections on Burbea’s seminal teachings and their impact on his practice. “As a continuation of our discussion of Seeing that Frees,” Mark shares, “Burbea’s verb ’emptiness’ and his Middle Ways of seeing and meditative practices have helped me relax into less suffering as I traverse the sea of small changes and stories in life and work.”  For those interested, you can access Tess’s talk and presentation handout HERE on our WSDC website.

Schedule (Tues., April 29) 6:30-6:35: Announcements 6:35-7:05: Sitting Meditation 7:05-7:15: Walking Meditation 7:15-8:00: “How Rob Burbea’s approach helped me survive a firing squad” (Mark Rabil)

Upcoming Schedule
May 6: How to Read a Sutta–Pt. I (Jay Ford)
May 13: How to Read a Sutta–Pt. II (Jay Ford)
May 20: On the Paramitas (Perfections) (Joanna Kelly)
May 27: Mindfulness in Nature (Marc Farrow)
June 3: The Nyingmapa Order of Tibetan Buddhism (Pam Harrod)
June 10: Topic TBA (Vann McCoy)
June 17: The Five Hindrances (Kris Grapes)
June 24: Ahyashanti (Jim Garrido)