In the fourth sessions of the TBA IMG meditation, VenK read and discussed the paragraphs on walking meditation as was taught by Sayādaw U Pandita in his book- " In This Very Life: The Liberation Teachings of The Buddha ". Most of us feel that meditation is "just sitting" and does not pay heed to the practice of walking meditation. It was quite reviewing with the discussion that the group had in our last lecture. For those who miss this lecture and discussion you can get some of the jest of our lively discussions and explanation from VenK. Hope that you can get as much out of it as we did. As usual, per VenK's request the videos are for limited distribution. If you are interested, please let us know ( contact us ). The following are some teachings of the about walking meditation from Sayādaw U Pandita's book: "... One can observe very profound aspects of the Dhamma while walking,and even get enlightened!" "In fact a yogi who does not...
The one day Zen retreat held at the American Bodhi Center was Saturday, July 11, 2014. The retreat was a great opportunity to experience this type of mediation. Many of us on there had never meditated in the Zen Tradition before. One of the differences noted about Zen tradition was that we would all move into walking meditation every 30 minutes. We walked for 10 minutes all together as a group and then we returned back to sitting meditation. As we sat in our meditation positions, the teacher talked us through many Zen teachings. The teachings brought up all kinds of insightful thoughts for me. As a Buddhist it is always refreshing to learn a new way to meditate. I look forward to another Zen retreat sometime in the near future. With Metta, Damon
Mark your calendar for a 7 day meditation retreat February 2014 Seven day Metta meditation retreat lead by experienced masters Ven. Kaiyin, Ven. Kaizhao and Ven. Zhihan from 2/22 to 3/1 2014. The masters will lead us step by step to develop soft, kind and forgiving heart and to achieve concentration, calm and peaceful mind. Participation of all seven days is required. Call the front office at 281-498-1616 . Date : 02/22 - 03/01/2014 Requirement : full course participation Download: Application Contact: 281-498-1616 Benefits of Metta : There are 11, some of them are: bright & pleasing complexion, sleeps & wakes easily with no nightmares, dear to human beings, animals & non-humans, protected by angels & spirits, gain concentration quickly, peaceful passing on.