"What will it take for us to stop grasping hold of things we already know are not ours? Contemplating impermanence is not a depressing experience of loss, and it should not produce feelings of insecurity. The contemplation of impermanence instead leads to non-attachment, and this non-attachment is peaceful. It's the peace that comes with liberation, the peace of a free mind. Trust your capacity to be with the truth of things—to see the impermanence of all things and be unshaken by it."
Shaila Catherine
Guest Teacher
SHAILA CATHERINE taught retreats worldwide since 1996. She founded Bodhi Courses, an online Dhamma classroom, and Insight Meditation South Bay in Silicon Valley. She authored three books on jhāna and vipassanā—Focused and Fearless, Wisdom Wide and Deep and Beyond Distraction. Shaila teaches practical skills for deep concentration and awakening.