A day of vipassana (insight) meditation practice with English-born Theravada Buddhist monk Bhante Bodhidhamma. The day is both an introduction for beginners and a kick-start for the those who lag. For practitioners, it is a fillip. The main practice is vipassana (insight) meditation, with instructions in the Mahasi Method (but established meditators can continue in their preferred style). To bring insights into fruition we develop metta (goodwill). There will be opportunities for questions and answers as we go through the day. At the end of the retreat, there will be an opportunity to discuss more day-to-day issues.
Bhante Bodhidhamma started training in Soto Zen in 1977, then in the Mahasi Theravada Tradition with Sayadaws U Rewata Dhamma, U Janaka and U Pandita. In 1986 he ordained, subsequently spending eight years at Kanduboda Mahasi Meditation Centre in Sri Lanka. He has been teaching in England, Ireland and internationally since 1998. From 2001- 2005, he was the Resident Teacher at Gaia House. He founded Satipanya Buddhist Retreat in Wales, a meditation centre devoted to the Mahasi tradition. For more information about Bodhidhamma and Satipanya Buddhist Retreat, please visit www.satipanya.org.uk.
Leigh Brasington has been practising meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema, who confirmed his practice and requested that he begin teaching. Leigh assisted Ven. Ayya Khema starting in 1994, and has been leading retreats on his own since 1997 in both Europe and North America.
You will be able to book this retreat from 31-Aug-2013
Bhante Bodhidhamma started training in Soto Zen in 1977, then in the Mahasi Theravada Tradition with Sayadaws U Rewata Dhamma, U Janaka and U Pandita. In 1986 he ordained, subsequently spending eight years at Kanduboda Mahasi Meditation Centre in Sri Lanka. He has been teaching in England, Ireland and internationally since 1998. From 2001- 2005, he was the Resident Teacher at Gaia House. He founded Satipanya Buddhist Retreat in Wales, a meditation centre devoted to the Mahasi tradition. For more information about Bodhidhamma and Satipanya Buddhist Retreat, please visit www.satipanya.org.uk.
You will be able to book this retreat from 30-Mar-2014