2015 Vipassana Retreat Schedule

According to the Chinese Zodiac, this year is the year of the Goat (or Sheep or Ram). I have the notion that the Goat will have to climb a steep hill for a greener pasture. So, this year retreat will start on the 4th of day of Chinese New Year in Peace House. Below is the schedule for the 2015 retreat.

1) Peace House, Penang. 22 Feb - 1 March 2015 (8 days)
Contact Person: Sis. Cheah Swee Im
Contact No: 012-488 2290

Notes: This retreat is mainly for Peace House devotees and can only cater for 7-8 yogis due to limitation of space in Peace House

2) Yayasan Satipatthana Indonesia (YASATI), Bakom, Indonesia. 17 - 30 Apr 2015 (2 weeks)
Contact Person: Sis Cecelia Lim
Contact No: 016-315 7722
Contact Email: cecelialim@gmail.com
Website: http://www.yasati.com/

Notes: Arrangements of yogis registration, flights and transport are coordinated by Sis Cecelia. Also, please take note of yogi's dressing as according to their website (hopefully you can understand Bahasa Indonesia!!).

3) Buddhist Wisdom Centre, PJ. 6 - 10 May 2015 (5 days)
Contact Person: Bro Lee Lee Kim
Contact No: 012-210 7119
Contact Email: iddhi8@gmail.com

Notes: This is an introductory and non-residential retreat.

4) Buddhasasananuggaha, Bukit Beruang, Melaka. 31 May - 13 June 2015 (2 weeks)
Contact Person: Sis Lim Bee Hua
Contact No: 012-623 1099
Contact Email: bhlim06@gmail.com

5) Matang, Kuching. 12 July - 26 July 2015 (2 weeks)
Contact Person: Mdm Sim
Contact No: 016-864 8839

6) Santisukharama, Kota Tinggi, Johor. Vassa Retreat. 1 Aug to 23 Oct 2015 (2 months 3 weeks)
Contact Person: Sis Sam Kau Ling
Contact No: 019-731 8418
Contact Email: kaulingsam390@gmail.com

7) Bodhiyarama, KKB, Selangor. 30 Nov 2015 - 3 Jan 2016 (1 month plus)
Contact Person: Sis. Flora Tan, Sis Ng Kim Lian
Contact No: 013-369 7531 (Flora), 012-203 2118 (Kim Lian)
Contact Email: kimlian_ng@yahoo.com

a) Pre-registration for this KKB retreat is required. Walk-ins maybe rejected due to lack of space (or over the limit of number of yogis) 

b) New yogis are strongly advice to come on the first day of retreat and stay at least for 10 days or more.

c) Seasoned yogis (those who do not need basic instructions) are advice to come after 11 Dec if the yogi is able to adjust his/her time of the retreat.

d) Seasoned yogis who wish to stay for the full length of the retreat, of course, could start on the 1st day of the retreat.

e) Seasoned yogis are encouraged to stay at least 7 days or more.

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For all the retreats above, new yogis are encouraged to come on the first day of the retreat in order to receive the basic meditation instructions.

Yogis are encouraged to stay 10 days or more (except for Peace House and Wisdom Centre).

Dress code: 
Top: T-shirts, shirts or blouse of plain white without messages or images (Dhamma, pictures, logo, brands etc.)
Bottom: White or dark coloured pants, longyi, sarungs, skirts of a single colour (brown, beige etc) and below knee length,

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Talks from Santisukharama, Kota Tinggi from 22 Nov 2014 - 3 Jan 2015

Talks from Matang, Sarawak from 2 to 16 Nov 2014

These talks are in English and translated to Mandarin.