Have you encountered periods of difficulty, emotional intensity, or disorientation in meditation or in life – experiences that raise questions about your progress on the path?
In the Buddhist insight tradition, these experiences are not mistakes or failures, but natural stages in the unfolding of wisdom.
What is often called the “Dark Night of the Soul” is a universal yet often misunderstood phase of awakening – described in the Vipassanā tradition as the Dukkha Ñāṇas – where suffering becomes more visible as understanding deepens.
In this Day of Practice, insight meditation and mindfulness teacher Miles Kessler will guide us in discovering how the dark night of the soul can become a powerful gateway to liberation – loosening clinging, softening identification, and supporting a more embodied relationship to experience.
