Sister Dipankara Spring
2007 Miami
Retreat
A ten-day meditation retreat led by Sister Dipankara, a major disciple
of Ven Pa Auk Sayadaw in Southern Burma, will be held in Miami,
Florida.
What: This retreat will focus on the development of strong and powerful
concentration (i.e. jhanas) as the foundation for the deep Vipassana
practice that Sayadaw teaches when the meditator is sufficiently
concentrated.
Sister Dipankara teaches Samatha and Vipassanà meditation
based on the Tipitaka and its commentaries, notably the Visuddhimagga.
Beginning with ànàpànasati and four-
elements meditation, the teaching is organized into the 3 trainings of
sila, samadhi and panna, further
refined into the seven stages of purification. With sila as foundation,
strong samadhi is developed to discern ultimate materiality and
mentality, and the workings of dependent origination. In
Vipassanà, through the systematic discerning of the five
aggregates as impermanent, suffering and non-self, progress is made
through the insight knowledge while purifying the mind of defilements,
to attain Nibbana.
When: April
16, 2007 through April 25, 2007
Where:
Miami, Florida
Participants:
Only 20 spaces are available; register early to reserve
your space.
Format: This
is a monastic retreat. Yogi’s will be required
to follow the 8 precepts, including eating two meals a day. Meditation
will start from 4:30am and last until 8:30 or 9:00pm. Experience with
at least one silent 10-day retreat is highly recommended.
Cost: To be
determined. Teachers and staff will offer their services on
a dana basis.
Reservations:
A non-refundable deposit in the amount of $100 is due on
or before March 20, 2007. The balance will be due on April 10, 2007.
All spaces are reserved only upon receipt of the deposit payment. We
are not able to accommodate persons with special medical needs. All
registrants must be able to engage in sitting meditation for extended
periods of time.
Questions:
Please
send messages to:
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indicate: "Re:
Meditation Retreat"
Send applications and checks, made payable and sent to Florida Buddhist
Association, 12815 SW 119 Terrace, Miami, FL 33186. Phone 305-385-2866
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