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Monty Cook

July Retreat with Brian Lesage

We will have a two-day non-residential meditation retreat in Prescott on July 18 and 19, 2009. For details, click here.

Annual Retreat with Howard Cohn

We are in the initial stage of planning our 2009 retreat. The retreat will be four days--Thursday afternoon, October 8, through lunch on Sunday, October 11.

We plan to hold this retreat at the Garchen Buddhist Institute, near Chino Valley, Arizona.

Please check back later for more information on this retreat. We are likely to begin registration in mid-July.


Our notions about happiness entrap us. We forget that they are just ideas. Our ideas of happiness can prevent us from actually being happy. We fail to see the opportunity for joy that is right in front of us when we are caught in a belief that happiness should take a particular form.

--Thich Nhat Hanh, from Teachings on Love

About our Sangha

Sangha is a word in Indian languages that can be translated as community or association. Vipassana is a non-sectarian practice that develops concentration, insight, and compassion.

Our primary activity is silent meditation that is held on Tuesday evenings at 134 Garden Street in Prescott, Arizona.

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Schedule--Tuesday Evening
  • 6:30 to 6:55 p.m.  Open sit

  • 7:00 to 7:25 p.m.  Formal sit

  • 7:30 to 7:55 p.m.  Formal sit

  • 8:00 to . . .  Tea and discussion

You may participate in any or all sits. During the open sit, you may enter or leave at any time. During the formal sits segment, we ask that you enter and leave only during the breaks. Please bring your cushion, if you like, or you can sit in one of our chairs.

Instruction is not required, but is available upon request.

There is no charge for our sits or instruction in this practice.