How has retreatant support changed at the CCR? (Part 8 of 15)

In this eighth video in the “Śamatha in the 21st Century” series, Dr. Eva Natanya answers the question: How has retreatant support at the CCR changed over the years? In particular, she describes how the reporting process between retreatants and their teachers has developed and been clarified over time.

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)