What is the role of in-person meetings in retreat? (Part 10 of 15)

In this tenth video in the “Śamatha in the 21st Century” series, Dr. Eva Natanya answers the question: What is the role of in-person meetings while in retreat at the CCR? She specifically describes how the availability of in-person meetings has increased in recent years due to a variety of factors.

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)