Seattle Vipassana Hall

03/23/2022

The Seattle Vipassana Hall is officially closed.

Stay tuned for information about the potential of small, home group sittings in the future. When Dhamma Kuñja center teachers advise it is safe to resume these gathering we will let everyone know.

In the mean time, please join us for daily virtual sittings at 8 am & 6pm or, 1-day virtual courses. Access to the daily sittings and dates for upcoming 1-day courses can be found at:
https://kunja.dhamma.org/virtual/

Our best wishes to you and for your practice.

07/03/2020

As the Seattle Vipassana Hall winds up its operations, we wanted to share our gratitude for nine years of sitting together on Lake Union in Seattle. Hundreds of students made use of the hall over the years, many already well-established students, many students just getting started in their practice, and many students coming back to their practice after years away.

May all this Dhamma practice serve you well. And thank you for contributing to the community of old students through your presence at SVH events, from Friday night potluck sittings, to "sitting in the New Year" with late night meditations on December 31.

We are fortunate indeed to live in a time when the Dhamma is available to us, when the teachings of the Buddha are still extant in the world. From time to time, where we practice, when and with whom we practice, may change. But the practice itself is what's most important. If we keep practicing, the place will arise, community will arise, wisdom will arise.

The larger community of Dhamma Kuñja, of which SVH has been a part, very much carries on. Though courses had to be suspended through the pandemic, plans are actively underway for opening the center again. Best wishes for the continuity of your efforts, and for your growth in dhamma.

With metta,
SVH Hosts

06/12/2020

Dear Seattle area meditators,

Amongst the many things that are changing in our lives right now, sadly, it is time to close down the Seattle Vipassana Hall. Between the ongoing expenses, the relentless city traffic, and now the pandemic, SVH is not sustainable. Another factor is the remarkable success of the Virtual Group Sittings. Most days, morning and evening, there are more meditators sitting together on those Zoom calls than ever joined in at SVH. No doubt in the future, if the community of old students wants another hall, one will arise.

The timing of this closure comes one year into a five year lease. As we are responsible for the rent until a new occupant can be found, we ask that if you know or hear of anyone who might be interested in renting the space, please have them contact Dean at jdtgen@gmail.com.

Thank you to all the many people who helped make SVH possible these past nine years. To those of you who served directly at the hall, and you who contributed your dana, either financially, or with the hard work of developing your paramis, may you enjoy the fruits of those many merits. And may you carry on, and continue to walk the path of dhamma.

Things: Last chance to reclaim Lost&Found items

6 Coats (women’s, men’s, and children’s)
Water bottles
Tennis shoes
Hats and gloves
Ext. hard drive (Joshua)

If you think any of these items might be yours, contact Dean at jdtgen@gmail.com by June 19. After that, they will be donated.

Be Happy! Stay safe. And help keep everyone else safe as well.

With metta,
SVH Hosts

06/02/2020

Virtual One-Day Meditation Program

We are very happy to announce two upcoming virtual One-Day Meditation Programs for Old Students on
Saturday, June 6 and Saturday, June 27.

The Program will be from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm with a lunch break from 12:30 - 1:30 pm. These One-Day Meditation Programs will be conducted by local Assistant Teachers (ATs). There will be an opportunity for a private interview with conducting ATs during the lunch hour. All Old Students are invited to join by following the Virtual Group Sitting Zoom info below.

One-Day
Meditation Program (Hosted by Dhamma Kuñja)

Join
Zoom Meeting from Web, all locations: https://zoom.us/j/2873725986

Meeting ID: 287 373 5986 Password:
(usual old student password)

Or, join by phone:

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

+1 253 215 8782 US (NW)

+1 778 907 2071 (Canada)

For other locations, find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/afR3xn9OX

05/02/2020

Hi everyone,

We are happy to announce that Paul Fleischman has recently recorded a new talk, Meditating in Troubled Times. We'd like to offer this to you as a special event on our Zoom channel at 9:15 AM this Sunday, May 3rd, following the 8-9 Group Sitting. We will offer it again on Wednesday, May 6th at 7:15 PM, and again on Sunday the 10th at 9:15 AM. The talk is 1 hour, 14 minutes.

The Zoom link is https://zoom.us/j/2873725986 , use the usual old student password.

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04/11/2020

Dear Seattle Area Meditators,

We hope that you, and your family and friends, are healthy and staying connected through these extraordinary times. As meditators, such times offer both an appreciation of what strength our development in Dhamma already provides us, as well as a unique opportunity to deepen our practice of Vipassana. In service of those efforts, as hopefully you have heard, we now have the option of meditating together online. A system has been sponsored both through Dhamma Kunja (WA) and Dhamma Mahavana (CA) to provide our West Coast community with four options per day to sit together with an AT. A number of these sittings will be broadcast locally here in Seattle, many from SVH. We hope that working together in this way, we will persevere in walking this path, and support each other through whatever difficulties lie ahead.

With best wishes and much metta,
SVH Hosts

Group Sittings at 8 am / 6 pm PDT (Hosted by the Northwest and BC centers)
Join Zoom Meeting from Web, all locations: https://zoom.us/j/2873725986
Meeting ID: 287 372 5986
Password: [usual oldstudent password]
These Virtual Group Sittings require a Meeting Password. This is the usual oldstudent password that you'd use on any dhamma.orgwebsites. You can email emailregistration@kunja.dhamma.org for password help.

Or, join by phone:
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (NW)
+1 778 907 2071 (Canada)
For other locations, find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/afR3xn9OX

Group Sittings at 7 am / 7 pm PDT (Hosted by the California centers)
Join Zoom Meeting from Web, all locations: https://zoom.us/j/9720994605
Meeting ID: 972 099 4605
Password: [usual oldstudent password]
Or, join by phone:
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 778 907 2071 (Canada)
For other locations, find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/agzK2TFQt
If you have any questions, please feel free to email dhamma-service@kunja.dhamma.org.
May all beings be happy and healthy!

04/03/2020

Assistant Teacher-Led Virtual Group Sittings - Morning & Evening

In these unprecedented times, the 'reality as-it-is' presents us as Vipassana meditators with unusual challenges and opportunities to put our practice into practice. Many of us find ourselves with a greater need to connect with the larger Vipassana meditation community during the worldwide absence of courses, Vipassana halls, and local group sittings. The situation has inspired us to stretch beyond the bounds of our usual format by offering Assistant Teacher (AT) led virtual group sittings. Below you'll find the information you need to connect for daily group sittings remotely, as well as the guidelines.

As an old student, you are invited to participate in these virtual group sittings. These sittings are now offered every day at 7 am, 8 am, 6 pm and 7 pm PDT. After the hour sitting and Metta meditation, the ATs may take a few minutes to answer meditation-related questions. Even if you don't have a question, you are welcome to stay on to listen.

Guidelines for Virtual Group Sittings

Virtual group sittings are open to those who have taken a 10-day course with S.N. Goenka or one of his assistant teachers.
Participants at virtual group sittings should practice only the meditation technique taught by S.N. Goenka.
Please dial in 3-5 minutes before the virtual group sitting begins.
You may sit part-time. The host mutes everyone once meditation starts so meditators will hear only the audio and nothing else.
Please observe noble silence during the virtual group sittings.
No other chanting or praying audio files should be played.
Virtual group sittings are not a forum to network, solicit or share contact information, or engage in discussion.
How to join the Virtual Group Sittings

Virtual group sittings will use the Zoom meeting app. To join the group sitting you will need to use Zoom and if you haven't used it before, please sign on 5-10 minutes early to make sure that you are set up before the group sitting starts.

Some ATs may offer a few minutes of Q&A at the end of the virtual group sittings. At the end of the group sitting, if you'd like to ask a question, type it as a message in Zoom Chat. Your question will be received privately.

Group Sittings at 8 am / 6 pm PDT (Hosted by the Northwest and BC centers)
Join Zoom Meeting from Web, all locations: https://zoom.us/j/2873725986

Meeting ID: 287 372 5986

Or, join by phone:

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (NW)
+1 778 907 2071 (Canada)
For other locations, find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/afR3xn9OX

Group Sittings at 7 am / 7 pm PDT (Hosted by the California centers)
Join Zoom Meeting from Web, all locations: https://zoom.us/j/9720994605

Meeting ID: 972 099 4605

Or, join by phone:

+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 778 907 2071 (Canada)
For other locations, find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/agzK2TFQt

Additional Virtual Sitting Options

In addition to the AT-led virtual group sittings, you're welcome to join sittings with a community of old students across the globe using the existing Virtual Daily Group Sitting (VDGS) platform. You may complete the registration form here to get information on how to join these sittings: http://www.bit.ly/virtualregistration.

Old students already established in their daily practice are invited to host one-hour VDGS slots. Those interested in hosting may email dhamma-service@kunja.dhamma.org.

May all beings be happy and healthy!

03/27/2020

In need of some vipassana support and encouragement? Consider checking out:

Meditating in Troubled Times (Download and Streaming Audio)

Meditating in Troubled Times (Download and Streaming Audio) Vipassana- Dr. Paul R. Fleischman gave this talk in Cologne, Germany (2017). Listen as streaming audio. It should be noted that the audience consisted entirely of English-as-a-second-languag

03/22/2020

Dear Seattle Area Old Students,

As we all navigate our way through this uncharted space, may we enjoy the fruits of the practice we already have established, and may we use this unusual time to develop further in dhamma. As with any storm, practicing now has its own special benefits.

As meditators who have sat together in the NW, know that others will be meditating with you. Many of us will be keeping the same schedule as we have had for sometime at SVH, including today from 9:00 am to noon. Join in if you can.

Also, there are world wide virtual group sitting at many times of the day. The link below will take you to the sign up page.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckM2SZAhepNY-4Nl78Auu9KfAQKs9I2Qs0k-i9RoHwC308TQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

Be healthy. Be happy.
SVH Hosts

If you wish to participate in the Virtual Daily Group Sitting Program then please provide the following information so details about the program can be sent to you. If you have already registered in the program please do not register again. Please note: your email address will eventually be added to...

03/15/2020

Dear Seattle Area Old Students,

We hope you are all staying healthy in these challenging times.

Following current COVID-19 recommendations and an abundance of caution, all official Seattle-area Vipassana group activities are temporarily suspended. This includes all upcoming group sittings and one-day courses.

Additional news will be forthcoming. This is effective immediately and for a duration to be determined later.

We wish you well, and hope your Vipassana practice is a good support to you through this experience. May your knowing that so many others are meditating on their own help to strengthen your efforts. You may participate in virtual group sittings through the following link:

https://bit.ly/virtualregistration

Much metta,
SVH Hosts

If you wish to participate in the Virtual Daily Group Sitting Program then please provide the following information so details about the program can be sent to you. If you have already registered in the program please do not register again. Please note: your email address will eventually be added to...

02/09/2020

Flash Sit Tonight! Sunday 2/9, 6-7:15 pm

Come for a spontaneous group-sit tonight at our Seattle Vipassana Hall. (This sit is not regularly scheduled).

Be happy!