Shaila Catherine

Mountain View, CA, USA

1.4k Followers

Shaila Catherine is the founder of Bodhi Courses, an online Dhamma classroom, and Insight Meditation South Bay, a Buddhist meditation center in Silicon Valley in California. She has authored two books, Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity and Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhāna and Vipassanā to help make traditional approaches to samadhi and vipassana accessible to western practitioners. Her third book, Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways To Focus The Mind, will be published in May 2022.

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François

Aug 19, 2026

Very good for the practice. The repetition of "Do not cling to" stays in mind for long after the meditation. So it's a very powerful meditation. Thank you for that.

Rita Ornelas

Jul 24, 2026

muito bom. medicação clara, detalhada e precisa.

Jennifer

Jul 16, 2026

As others have commented this teaching was more of a talk, than a meditation. I was left with questions, should I not cling to wanting the answers? I will be a witness to my clinging…

Jackie

Dec 7, 2025

Thank you so much for this clear instruction on equanimity. Exactly what I need to hear & practice now 🙏

Sandra Weller

Nov 22, 2025

This practice if used regularly will dismantle suffering. Thank you🙏

Judith Ehrman-Shapiro

Nov 1, 2025

Excellent!

Alexa

Oct 2, 2025

Excellent talk/teaching and delivery as well. Thank you so much 🙏☸️

Scott

Aug 20, 2025

Along as there is an I, there is work to be done. Loved that. Also, when you said this is India, I thought about the horrid condition of the USA today and thought if I could only keep that in mind while working for social justice as Thay taught, I would be closer to the Oneness I seek by experience and not just by intellectual knowing. Thank you.

Leslie

Jul 28, 2025

🙏🏼🕊️♥️

Leslie

Jul 28, 2025

🙏🏼🙏🏼🕊️🕊️ Deep bows to this teacher!

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