Dennis Maurer to Lead Insight Meditation Retreat
- Nick Wallwork
- 5 days ago
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Dennis Maurer will lead the MUUF Buddhist Sangha’s Insight Meditation Retreat in Chu Family Hall on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (A morning half-day option is available.) Beginners and experienced meditators alike are welcome!
Dennis Maurer has been practicing meditation and yoga since 1972. He lived and practiced and taught as a monk at the Integral Yoga Institute for eight years. He began practicing and studying Insight Meditation in 2000. His teachers include Narayan Liebenson and Michael Grady. He has been teaching in the Insight tradition since 2006 and is the guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of New Jersey.
Insight meditation (“vipassana” in Pali), is the simple and direct practice of moment-to-moment mindfulness. Through careful and sustained observation, we experience for ourselves the ever-changing flow of the mind/body process. This awareness leads us to accept more fully the pleasure and pain, fear and joy, sadness and happiness that life inevitably brings. As insight deepens, we develop greater equanimity and peace In the face of change, wisdom and compassion increasingly become the guiding principles of our lives.
The retreat will provide an opportunity for extended silent group practice, with both sitting and walking meditation.
Please bring your own lunch; water and green tea will be available throughout the day. You may bring your own sitting equipment (cushions etc.), or use the chairs and cushions provided in the Hall.
For more information, please contact Amy Cartwright and Lisa Hatala at meditation@muuf.org.
