Is silent retreat really healthy? (Part 14 of 15)

In this fifteenth video in the “Śamatha in the 21st Century” series, Dr. Eva Natanya answers the question: Is silent retreat really healthy? She specifically discusses the importance of solitude and silence, and how the CCR has continued to refine its approach to balancing this with social interactions during long-term retreat.

Additional Resources

• For more information on long-term retreat at the CCR, including recommended reading, talks, and guided meditations, please visit our retreat page.
• The CCR offers in-depth guidance for those preparing for or already in long-term retreat through the Seeds of Wisdom Library—sign up here.
• For an engaging talk on śamatha meditation, please see “Crucial Points in the Practice of Shamatha”
• For the Buddha’s analogy of the cat and the elephant, see the Upāli Sutta (Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.99)