Meditation Retreat Jul 2002
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Meditation Retreat
20 - 22 July 2002
There will be a weekend meditation retreat from Fri,
20 22 July to be conducted by Ven. Vissudhachara in
Singapore. Please check the website for an update.
Registration forms will be available at the Sunday
Morning Service one month before the retreat and on
the website.
Vipassana Meditation Retreat
19 July 2002 (Fri, 7pm) 22 July 2002 (Sun, 4pm)
at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
Registration Closing Date: 12 July 2002
Limit: 60
(Open to Members Only)
Our mind is so untamed, out of control, constantly
creating memories, prejudices, mental commentaries.
Its like a riot act for most people! Anarchy within.
We have no way of choosing how to think and the
emotions engulf us. Meditation is where you begin to
calm the storm, to cease the never-ending chattering
of the mind. Once that is achieved you can access the
deeper levels of consciousness which exist beyond the
surface noise. Along with that comes the gradual
disidentification with our thoughts and emotions. You
see their transparent nature and no longer totally
believe in them. This creates inner harmony which you
can then bring into your everyday life.
Tenzin Palmo: Cave in the snow: A Western womans
quest for enlightenment
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Insight Meditation (Vipassana) is a simple and direct
practice - the moment-to-moment observation of the
mind/body process through calm and focused awareness.
This practice originates in the Theravada tradition of
the teachings of the Buddha. It has its source in the
Maha Satipatthana Sutta, the Buddhas Great Discourse
on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Learning to
observe experiences from a place of stillness enables
one to relate to life with less fear and clinging.
Seeing life as a constantly changing process, one
begins to accept pleasure and pain, fear and joy, and
all aspects of life with increasing equanimity and
balance. As insight deepens, wisdom and compassion
arise. Insight meditation is a way of seeing clearly
the totality of one's being and experience. Growth in
clarity brings about penetrating insight into the true
nature of our experience and increases peace in our
daily lives.
A Vipassana Retreat is an opportunity for cultivating
mindfulness, calm and insight. A typical daily
schedule starts at 5am and ends at 10pm. The entire
day is spent in silent meditation practice with
alternate periods of sitting and walking meditation.
This regular schedule, the silence, group support,
nightly Dhamma talks and regular interviews with the
teacher combine to provide a beneficial environment
for developing and deepening meditation practice.
About the Teacher:
Ven. Visuddhacara is a Theravadan Buddhist monk of
Malaysian nationality. He was born in 1953 on the
island of Penang in Malaysia. He has been practising
Vipassana (Insight) meditation and studying and
following the Buddhas teachings since 1982. He took a
year's leave from his job as a journalist to become a
novice monk in 1983 under the guidance of Venerable
Sujiva in Kota Tinggi, Malaysia. Later he resigned his
job and went to Burma where he was ordained by Sayadaw
U Pandita at Mahasi Meditation Centre, Rangoon, in
1987. He was trained in Vipassana and Samatha
meditation by Sayadaw U Pandita together with Sayadaw
U Lakkhana and Sayadaw U Jatila. He returned to Penang
in 1991 where he continued his study and practice of
Dhamma and meditation besides doing some teaching.
Recently he had led vipassana retreats in Australia,
Hong Kong, Italy and Czech Republic. The Venerable is
the author of several books: Curbing Anger Spreading
Love; Drinking Tea Living Life; Loving and Dying; and
Hello with love and other meditations.
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