Clarity and Kindness in an Unstable World - Daylong Meditation Retreat

Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Bodhi Tree Meditation Center
654A North Judd St., Honolulu, HI 96817

Admission:
Free - Dana Option
$25.00 - Base Price Option
$50.00 - Donor Option
(3 options for registration fees are available, depending on your ability to pay; All registration fees will be split between Vipassana Hawaii and the Bodhi Tree Meditation Center.)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Questions - Email dbodhitree@gmail.com

The Buddha taught that it is the misperception of our direct experience that leads to the habits of greed, hatred, and delusion which cause so much suffering in our lives and world. Using simple, ancient methods of awareness - such as mindfulness, investigation, love, and equanimity - we will try to observe and understand the stream of direct sensory experience more clearly to access deeper freedom, peace, clarity and kindness in the constantly changing conditions of life. Instructions in sitting and walking meditation will be offered, as well as teachings on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (satipatthana).

Times are hard. No need to run. Try to sit. Get stronger. Get kinder.

* Appropriate for all levels of experience *
* Please bring your own bag lunch *
* Wear/bring comfortable clothing for indoor and outdoor conditions *
* Cushions and chairs are available *
* Parking is limited, so please try to carpool*

TEACHER
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey's teaching aims to inspire the skills, determination, and faith necessary to realize the deepest human freedom. He is a student of Michele McDonald and his approach is rooted in the tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. As a teacher of Vipassana (insight) meditation within the broader context of Theravadan Buddhism his teaching encourages an exploration of the relationship between ethics, insight, and action. Perpetually intrigued by the dynamics between inner and outer change, Jesse is a writer of numerous essays and author of Insurgent Heart: A Vipassana Manual for the Guerrilla Yogi. Links to his writing can be found on his website: www.dolessforpeace.org . He is a spoon carver who loves to teach people about how to work with their hands and explore the relationship between labor, ownership, and kamma. He is the Resident Teacher for Vipassana Hawai’i and teaches around the world.