Vipassana: Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation Retreat

A 10-dayTranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM) residential retreat, led by Dhammacariya Delson Armstrong.

He offers clarity in teaching meditation as described in the earliest Buddhists texts. Participants are instructed and guided in the practice of tranquil wisdom insight meditation (TWIM). This is the method taught by the Buddha and described in the earliest Buddhist texts. TWIM is ideal for beginning students or advanced meditators seeking to cultivate greater clarity leading to nibbana. The primary focus in this retreat is on individual meditation practice. Each evening Delson presents a selected discourse by the Buddha with analysis and discussion. On multiple days there will be individual interview sessions.

The retreat is neither difficult nor a test of endurance, but rather a joy-filled journey on the middle path of clarity and wisdom. Every day an instructional talk, based on early Buddhist texts from the Majjhima Nikāya, along with anecdotes from personal experience, is shared as the evening Dhamma talk. A daily one-on-one personal teacher interview provides each participant with individualized guidance and instruction. The retreat program provides an integrated and supportive environment for optimizing meditation practice. Eight precepts comprising a code of moral conduct are maintained during the retreat, which is conducted in mindful silence with an emphasis on ease and lightheartedness.

About the Teacher—

Dhammacariya Delson Armstrong is from Indian descent and grew up in the US. With his interest in spiritual development, he attained all six degrees of Kriya Yoga under the lineages of Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, and Paramahamsa Hariharananda. He has studied Upanishadic contemplative practices and through study and application of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, he has attained all ten levels of Samadhi. He has also practiced Jnana Yoga through the lineages of Ramana Maharishi and Nisargadatta Maharaj, attaining the level of Sahaja Samadhi (effortless absorption).

Since he completed an online retreat in 2016 with David Johnson based on the suttas and tranquil wisdom insight meditation, Bhante Vimalaramsi specifically asked him to teach. Currently he is providing dhamma talks, participates in interviews, writes books and guides online and physical retreats. His teachings are freely available to all and Dhammacariya lives by the dhamma.

Indicative Daily Schedule—
5:30 AM Wake up
6:00 AM Sitting meditation and taking precepts
7:00 AM Breakfast
7:30 AM Yogi Job
8:00 Self-directed meditation
11:30 Lunch
12:00 pm Rest
13:00 Daily Interviews
13:00 Meditation on your own
17:30 Tea time
18:00 Dhamma talk
20:00 Self-directed meditation
22:00 Further practice or sleep