Dhamma Group organises several intensive retreats a year, under the direction of eminent teachers, in the pure vipassana tradition of Burma.
• From Friday 29 october to Sunday 07 november 2010
Intensive vipassana retreat with study of Abhidamma and Suttas under the direction of Ven. Sayadaw U Ottara Nyana.
• From Friday 24 december 2010 to Sunday 09 january 2011
Intensive vipassana retreat in the Mahasi’s method, under the guidance of Ven. Sayadaw U Thuzana from Burma.
• From friday 4 to Sunday 13 march 2011
Intensive vipassana meditation retreat in the Mahasi’s method, under the guidance of Ven. Sayadaw U Pannasami from Saraniya meditation centre – Manchester.
• From friday 27 mai au saturday 18 june 2011 (to be confirmed)
Intensive vipassana meditation retreat in the Mahasi’s method, under the guidance of Ven. Sayadaw U Paññathamibhivamsa from Panditarama Meditation centre of Sydney.
From Friday 29 october to Sunday 07 november 2010
Intensive vipassana retreat with study of Abhidamma and Suttas under the direction of Ven. Sayadaw U Ottara Nyana.
Dr. U Ottara Nyana, present head of the Birmingham Buddhist Vihara, was born in Myanmar in 1949. He has studied Theravada Buddhism since childhood under several eminent scholar monks. He passed the higher examination in scriptural studies and was awarded several prestigious titles. In 1992, he went to India for further study in Delhi University. He stayed at Mahasi Meditation Centre in Yangon for three years (1984 / 1986) as meditator and meditation instructor. Myanmar government conferred on him the Religious tittles Mahaganthavacaka Pandita (1992) and Aggamahaganthavacaka Pandita (2002) for his academic activities. He now teaches Majjimanikaya, Pali Grammar, Abhidhamma and Vipassana meditation in Birmingham Buddhist Vihara.
See : http://www.birminghambuddhistvihara.org/
The retreat
The meditator accepts the general rules of order of the centre (that includes the observation of the 9 precepts) ; He/she will only practise vipassana, in a conscientious manner and follow the instructions of the professor. He/she will stay in the centre until the end of his retreat. He/she recognizes that the centre or dhammagroup asbl are not responsible in case of physical, mental or psychological problems that can take place during the training course.
Language
The retreat will take place in English with a translation into French.
Program
Wake up 04.00 – 05.00
05h00 Wake-up/Walking meditation
05h45 – 06h30 Sitting meditation
06h30 – 07.00 Morning chants
07.00 - 08h00 Breakfast
08h00 – 09h00 Meditation in action/Walk
09h00 – 10h00 Teaching on Abhidhamma
10h00 – 11h00 Walking meditation
11h00 – 12h00 Vegetarian lunch
12h00 – 13h00 Personal study
13h00 – 14h00 Walking meditation
14h00 – 15h00 Sitting meditation
15h00 – 16h00 Study of Suttas
16h00 – 17h00 Drinks and walk
17h00 – 18h00 Sitting meditation
18h00 – 18h30 Walking meditation
18h30 – 19h30 Sitting meditation
19h30 – 20h00 Walking meditation
20h00 – 21h00 Discussion
Each person is requested to follow the schedule as much as they possibly can.
Place
Dhammaramsi Meditation Centre
Route de Floreffe, 22, 5170 RIVIERE
If you can share your car then please let us know
If you are coming by train then a car will be waiting in front of Lustin train station on the Friday evening
More information will be given on registration.
Cost
27€ per day.
This amount is calculated so that it covers only the running costs, the travel costs of the monk and his attendant, insurance… The teaching is free. Meditators are invited to make an offering to the monk at the end of the retreat.
Information/Registration
To register, please contact Caroline Jeandrain
: carolinejeandrain@hotmail.com
of +32(0)473 717 016 (after 17.00)
of 00.32.(0)2.736.11.01 (after 17.00)
from Friday 4 to Sunday 13 march 2011
The Venerable Pannasami was born in Myanmar, on 21 october 1966. Graduated from Mandalay Sasana University and trained at the Pandita Rama ( Shwe Taung Gon Sasana Yeiktha ) in Yangon, he joined the Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre on May 2005 as resident monk. The Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre was set up by Venerable Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa of Myanmar (Panditarama Shwe-taung-gon Sasana-yeiktha) and was inaugurated on July 14, 2002.
The retreat
The meditator accepts the general rules of order of the centre (that includes the observation of the 9 precepts) ; He/she will only practise vipassana, in a conscientious manner and follow the instructions of the professor. He/she will stay in the centre until the end of his retreat. He/she recognizes that the centre or dhammagroup asbl are not responsible in case of physical, mental or psychological problems that can take place during the training course
Language
The retreat will take place in English with a translation into French.
Place
Dhammaramsi Meditation Centre
Route de Floreffe, 22, 5170 RIVIERE
If you can share your car then please let us know
If you are coming by train then a car will be waiting in front of Lustin train station on the Friday evening
More information will be given on registration.
Cost
27€ per day.
This amount is calculated so that it covers only the running costs, the travel costs of the monk and his attendant, insurance… The teaching is free. Meditators are invited to make an offering to the monk at the end of the retreat.
Information/Registration
To register, please contact Caroline Jeandrain : carolinejeandrain@hotmail.com
of +32(0)473 717 016 (after 17.00)
of 00.32.(0)2.736.11.01 (after 17.00)
Wake up 04.00 – 05.00
Sitting meditation and morning chants 05.00 – 06.00
Breakfast 06.00 – 07.00
Meditation in action 07.00 – 08.00
Sitting meditation 08.00 – 09.00
Walking meditation 09.00 – 10.00
Sitting meditation 10.00 – 11.00
Vegetarian lunch 11.00 – 12.00
Rest and individual practice 12.00 – 12.30
Walking meditation 12.30 – 13.00
Sitting meditation 13.00 – 14.00
Walking meditation 14.00 – 15.00
Sitting meditation 15.00 – 16.00
Drinks and Walking meditation 16.00 – 17.00
Dhamma talk and evening chants 17.00 – 18.15
Walking meditation 18.15 – 19.00
Sitting meditation 19.00 – 20.00
Walking meditation 20.00 – 20.30
Sitting meditation 20.30 – 21.30
Each person is requested to follow the schedule as much as they possibly can.
FROM FRIDAY 27 may to Saturday 18 june 2011 (dates to be confirmed)
Intensive vipassana meditation retreat in the Mahasi’s method, under the guidance of Ven. Sayadaw U Paññathamibhivamsa from Panditarama Meditation centre of Sydney.
The Venerable Sayadaw U Pannathami was born in the village of Kawmhu, near Yangon, Burma on May 27th 1948. At the age of 12 he became a novice (young monk). In 1968, at age 20, he was ordained as a full-fledged monk (bhikkhu) with the Late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw as preceptor.As a novice, he studied the Buddhist Scriptures. Between 1966 and 1969 he undertook his first intensive retreat at the Mahasi Meditation Center in Yangon, under the guidance of Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa and Sayadaw U Nandavamsa, among others. He passed the Dhammacariya exams (equivalent to Masters degree in Pali) in 1973. After that, he passed a further level of examination, which endowed him with the title of Abhivamsa (equivalent to PhD).
He resided at the Mahasi Center from 1978 to 1983, during which time he started helping Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa as assistant meditation teacher. In 1983 he was sent to Sri Lanka, where he taught meditation.
In 1985, he was transferred to the Malaysian Buddhist Meditation Center, in Penang. After a year’s service, having been invited by the Britain Burma Buddhist Association, he went to London, to the Buddhist Vihara, where he lived until 1991.
In 1991, he founded the present Panditarama Saraniya Meditation Center, Manchester, which was then located in Billinge, near Wigan. Since then, Sayadaw U Pannathami has continued to guide this center, where he has remained the spiritual director, despite his duties elsewhere.
From 1991 to 2000, he was the resident monk and meditation teacher at the Blue Mountains Meditation Center in Australia. In 1996, he became the senior spiritual advisor of Vipassana Meditation Center, Singapore, where he resided on a part-time basis until 2000. In 2000, at the request of Burmese devotees, the Venerable Sayadaw U Pannathami founded Panditarama Meditation Centre, Sydney, and in 2001, Panditarama Meditation Centre, Melbourne, Australia. At present, he is as well the spiritual director of Dhamma Group of Brussels.
Sayadaw U Pannathami, fluent in English, endowed with both theory and practice, and much metta, has been teaching vipassana meditation in the East and the West for more than 20 years.
The retreat
The method followed is that of Mahasi Sayadaw. In this tradition, meditators practise throughout the day and combine sitting, walking and daily activities.
The retreat is held in silence. Meditators are expected not to leave the property without informing the organisers.
In accordance with tradition, meditators take refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, and undertake to observe the Nine Precepts, which includes abstaining from solid food after midday.
Meditators are expected to abide by the daily schedule as far as they are able, to follow the instructions given and to practise only vipassana.
It should be clearly understood that the commitment that one takes to stay for a certain number of days should be respected.
Program
Wake up 04.00 – 05.00
Sitting meditation and morning chants 05.00 – 06.00
Breakfast 06.00 – 07.00
Meditation in action 07.00 – 08.00
Sitting meditation 08.00 – 09.00
Walking meditation 09.00 – 10.00
Sitting meditation 10.00 – 11.00
Vegetarian lunch 11.00 – 12.00
Rest and individual practice 12.00 – 12.30
Walking meditation 12.30 – 13.00
Sitting meditation 13.00 – 14.00
Walking meditation 14.00 – 15.00
Sitting meditation 15.00 – 16.00
Drinks and Walking meditation 16.00 – 17.00
Dhamma talk and evening chants 17.00 – 18.15
Walking meditation 18.15 – 19.00
Sitting meditation 19.00 – 20.00
Walking meditation 20.00 – 20.30
Sitting meditation 20.30 – 21.30
Each person is requested to follow the schedule as much as they possibly can.
Language
The retreat will be in English with a translation into French.
Place
Dhammaramsi Meditation Centre
Route de Floreffe, 22, 5170 RIVIERE
If you can share your car then please let us know
If you are coming by train then a car will be waiting in front of Lustin train station on the Friday evening
More information will be given on registration.
Costs
27€ per day.
This amount is calculated so that it covers only the running costs, the travel costs of the monk and his attendant, insurance… The teaching is free. Meditators are invited to make an offering to the monk at the end of the retreat.
Information/Registration :
To register, please contact Caroline Jeandrain
carolinejeandrain@hotmail.com
of +32(0)473 717 016 (apr§s 17.00)
of 00.32.(0)2.736.11.01 (na 17.00)
