The retreat was from Dec 4th to Dec 18th lead by well respected and beloved meditation master Ven. Seelananda. We had a total of 20 practitioners and some attended the full course while others were partial attendance. The first 7 days of the retreat Ven. Seelananda taught Anapana Meditation (Breath Meditation) and the remainder of the retreat he guided the teaching of vapassana (insight) meditation. Bhikkhu T. Seelananda is a meditative monk living in US for about 10 years rendering a wonderful service by sharing the meditation technique of the Buddha (both Samatha and Vipassana). He is presently the Vice Abbot and Vice President of Bhavana Society Forest Monastery in West Virginia, which is the first theravada forest monastery in USA. Bhikkhu Seelananda was ordained at the age of 11 and after completing his monastic training, received higher ordination in 1984 as a Theravada monk in Sri Lanka. He has successfully completed his university undergraduate - B.A. (Major - Buddhist...
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...
Staying On The Path Satipațțhāna Retreat Program - Online, for 3 days with Ven. Bhante Gavesi . Satipațțhāna Meditation (Mahasi Sayadaw Tradition) Time:Day: Friday, Saturday, Sunday (December 25 to 27, 2020) Program ( 13 hours ahead of Houston, Texas ): - 25 Dec: 8.00-21.00 WIB (Jakarta Time) - 26 Dec: 4.00-21.00 WIB (Jakarta Time) - 27 Dec: 4.00-10.00 WIB (Jakarta Time) The Indonesia Satipațțhāna Foundation (Yasati) has been holding Satipațțhāna meditation retreats, both long-term intensive and short retreats from 2003 to the present. Due to the Covid 19 outbreak, Yasati is trying to keep meditation retreats running without breaking health protocols urged by the government through this online retreat program. In this online retreat program, all participants are required to observe the 8 Precepts (Atthasila), obey the discipline, and participate fully according to the daily schedule of this program, including sitting meditation, walking meditation and daily activities mindfully. ...