Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Meditation Retreat Opportunities (NY)



There will be two retreats at Chuang Yen Monastery (CYM) in English and another in Connecticut. Home of BAUS (the Buddhist Association of the United States in Carmel, upstate New York), CYM sponsors Bhikkhu Bodhi, the Dalai Lama, scholars, and a wonderful free Dharma-book distribution system.

1) Join Ven. Thich Tri Hoang for a three-day retreat April 24-26, at CYM. Open to all practitioners. There will sitting and walking meditation, sutra recitation, chanting, prostrations, and a Dharma Festival for students. A $45 donation to the monastery includes overnight accommodations in the single-sex dormitories and three vegetarian meals per day.

2) Join Ven. Dhammadipa (the remarkable European monk versed and ordained in both Theravada and Mahayana traditions) for a 5-day loving-kindness (metta) retreat at CYM. Open to all interested meditators, with Dharma talks, sitting and walking mediation, and various exercises. There will be teachings and meditation instructions on the Four Sublime Abidings (brahma-viharas) that accompany spiritual development: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathy, and equanimity. May 21st evening to 26th morning.

  • Details and application forms available from CYM.

3) Join Ven. Xin Xing for a Day of Mindfulness at Hai An Pagoda, New Britain, Connecticut on Saturday June 13.

  • For more details contact Julie Wagner at juwagner@uchc.edu. Sponsored by the Hai An Pagoda Sangha.

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