2019 Vipassana Retreat Schedule

Javorie Meditation Centre, Slovakia
Date: 1 - 15 March 2019
Contact Person: Natalía Macháčková or Jan Valakovič, info(at)javorie.com, www.javorie.com, +421911639609

Buddhist Wisdom Centre (BWC)
Date: 3 - 7 April 2019
Contact Person and No.: Bro. Lee Lee Kim, 012-2107119, iddhi8(at)gmail.com
Note: A beginner's retreat. Non-Residential.

American Bodhi Center, Houston, USA.
Date: 22 April - 3 May 2019
Contact Person: Lee-Wen, Teh. +1 (832) 874-1935, leewen_teh(at)yahoo.com

Indonesia Satipatthana Meditation Centre (ISMC), Bakom, Java, Indonesia.
Date: 30 May - 9 June 2019
Contact Person: Sayalay Paññacari, +62 878-8946-9305, www.yasati.com

Nalanda Buddhist Society, Seri Kembangan.
Date: 19 - 23 June 2019
Contact: 04-89381500 (Office), nalanda.org.my
Note: A beginner's retreat. Non-Residential.

Santisukharama, Kota Tinggi.

Date: 17 18 July - 13 Oct 2019 (Vassa Retreat) (tentative)

Contact Person: Sis. Sam Kow Ling, 019-7318418, kaulingsam390(at)gmail.com

Note: Further updates in near future.

Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society
Date: 18 July - 28 July 2019
Venue: Santisukharama, Kota Tinggi.
Contact Person: Sis Chew Woon 012-212 0872

Note: This retreat organise by the society above is doing a retreat in Santisukharama, KT. After this retreat finish, Santisukharama retreat will carry on until 13 Oct.

Notes:

1. Pre-registration for ALL RETREATS are required. Walk-ins will not be accepted.  Due to limited spaces, please check with the retreat organizers or the contact persons above.
2. New yogis are to check-in from first day of the retreat and required to stay for at least 10 days. The teacher will not accept any new yogis in the middle of the retreats. 

Bodhiyarama, KKB - 2018 Vassa Retreat

These  are the talks from 2018 Vassa Retreat.

Dhamma Talks -- Click here!

01 Introduction and Dos n Don'ts

02 Basic Instructions on Walking and Sitting

03 Mindfulness – The Clear Present Mind

04 Mindfulness - Prominency of Objects

05 Clear Comprehension and Wisdom - Intentions

06 Clear Comprehension and Wisdom - Actions and Objects

07 Q n A 1 - Walking, Craving

08 The Four Noble Truth - Overview

09 The 1st Noble Truth - Bodily Painful Feelings

10 The 1st Noble Truth - Unpleasant Mental Feelings

11 The 1st Noble Truth - Change and Formations

12 Q n A 2 - Faculties, Reflections etc.

13 The 2nd Noble Truth - Craving for Sensual Desire

14 The 2nd Noble Truth - Craving for Becoming and Non-Becoming

15 The 3rd Noble Truth - The Different Concepts of Nibbana

16 The 3rd Noble Truth - Before and During the Realization

17 Q n A 3 - Buddhahood, Sotapanna, etc.

18 The 3rd Noble Truth - After the Realization

19 The 4th Noble Truth - Discerning the Right and Wrong Views

20 The 4th Noble Truth - Different Types of Wrong Views

21 The 4th NT - Right Intentions and Its Development

22 Q n A 4 - Knowing Mind, Proper Conditions, Sotapanna etc.

23 Right Thought - Renunciation

24 Right Thought - Development of Metta

25 Right Thought - Different Ways to Overcome Resentment

26 Right Thought - Development of Compassion and 4 Brahmaviharas

27 Q n A 5 - Pains, Chi, Insights etc.

28 Right Action, Speech and Livelihood - Overview

29 Morality - The 4 Kinds of Virtue

30 Morality - 8 Precepts and Refinement of Conduct

31 Morality - Impediments to Sever

32 Q n A 6 - Samatha vs Vipassana, Nimitta

33 Morality - Guarding the Senses

34 The 4th Noble Truth - Right Effort, Mindfulness and Concentration

35 Right Effort - It's Nature and Overcoming Sloth and Torpor

36 Right Effort - Sloth and Torpor and Understanding Restlessness

37 Q n A 7 - Lights, Mindfulness, Middle Path etc.

38 Right Effort - Overcoming Restlessness

39 Right Mindfulness - Overview of Mindfulness

40 Right Mindfulness - Characteristics

41 Right Mindfulness - Arousing the Mindfulness

42 Q n A 8 - Mind, Consciousness’, Buddho, Kamma etc.

43 Right Mindfulness - The Suitable Objects

44 Right Concentration - Samatha and Vipassana Concentration

45 Right Concentration - Balancing the Concentration

46 Right Concentration - Samatha and Vipassana Jhanas

47 Right Concentration - Arupa Jhanas

48 Right Knowledge - Development of Insight Part 1 of 3

49 Right Knowledge - Development of Insight Part 2 of 3

50 Right Knowledge - Development of Insight Part 3 of 3

51 Right Liberation - Nibbana and Higher Development

52 Q n A 9

Guided Meditation

A - Guided Mudita

B - Qualities of the Buddha 1

B - Qualities of the Buddha 2

D - Mindfulness of Death

E - Guided Equanimity

K - Guided Karuna

L - Loathsomeness of the Body

M - Guided Metta

Javorie Meditation Centre, Slovakia. May 2018

These are the Dhamma lectures with Slovak translation from Javorie retreat from 4 to 18 May 2018.

Dhamma Lectures

Texas Buddhist Society (SMG Houston) April 2018

These are the Dhamma lectures in American Bodhi Society from April 13 to 24. Also included the '12 Closing and Daily Practices' and lectures from Jade Buddha Temple on April 8 and 22.

Dhamma Lectures

Peace House 2018 March Retreat

These are the Dhamma Talks delivered in Santarama, Penang from 17 -31 March 2018.
Please take note that these talks are in English and partially Hokkien dialect.

Dhamma Talks

BWC Chin Swee Cave Temple 3 - 9 March 2018

Here are the Dhamma Talks which includes '08 Q and A' which was not in the original CDs. Also, includes some photos of the retreat.

Dhamma Talks

Photos