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Meditation Retreat 2009

Meditation location    Sri Ratana International Buddhist Center
                                 2780 West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801

Sleeping location       Find your own place to stay

Start date                 December 01

End date                   December 06

Daily time schedule  

 Finalized Anaheim Meditation Retreat Program

When: Dec 01-Dec 06

Location:

Sri Ratana International Buddhist Center, 2780 West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92801

Monday November 30:

Morning: Bhante Vimalaramsi and Sister Khema arrive in Orange County

Lunch: at Chitra’s home

Evening: visit Sri Ratana International Buddhist Center

Accommodation:  Your choice (Temple or Chitra’s home for Bhante) Sister Khema will stay with Chitra

Tuesday Dec 01 (first day of retreat) to Saturday December 05:

*Daily program can be like this (please feel free to make changes):

6:30 – 8:00 AM Take 8 precepts and start meditation

8:00-8:30 AM Breakfast

8:30 -9:00 AM Clean the breakfast area

9:00- 11:00 AM meditation (sitting, walking)

11:00 - Noon: Lunch

12:00 - 12:30 Cleaning

12:30 - 2:00 PM resting

2:00 - 5:30 PM Meditation and Bhante talk to meditators individually from the second day (10-15 min each)

5:30 - 6:00 evening tea

6:00 - 8:30PM Dhamma talk and discussion
8:30- 9:00PM- Bhante requests you do meditation immediately following the talk for ½ hr before leaving.

Saturday Dec 05: 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Women’s program by Sister Khema
    A talk about “Life, Family, Young People, and Smiling with the Cessation of Stress and Suffering”.
  A good time to share and to ask questions together and to understand how the Dhamma can work today.

Sunday Dec 06: 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Children’s program by Bhante Vimalaramsi- A Surprise time with Bhante Vimalaramsi

Sunday Dec 06: noontime following lunch meal.

Release of Precepts, Final Blessing and End of retreat

Cost                          Requesting $100 to secure yourplace in this retreat and to help support  costs for Bhante and Sister's transportation.

Register, more info?        mailto:chitra_ratnayake@yahoo.com