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Online Retreat

(Using Joshua Retreat -I Talks)

ON YOUR OWN ONLINE RETREAT


brought to you by the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center with Bhante Vimalaramsi and Sister Khema

 

"SPECIAL NOTICE FOR 'SINGLE STUDENT' HOME RETREATS:
Doing the "Online Home Retreat" outside of the normal online group retreats
can only be done when a teacher agrees to do interview support  writing
each day. This is only done by a Teacher's request to help an individual student. SK

 

GUIDELINES

 

1. You will be asked to agree to keep the BASIC precepts, link posted below, but also please do not listen to music and refrain from other entertainment (TV, RADIO, BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, etc.) for the duration of the retreat. Please put your attention into the meditation for real. We realize you will probably keep working and going to school and such and that’s fine. We can talk about how to do the practice there as we go along. You will be learning engaged Buddhism for real.
 
2.  Download the instructions as linked in the PRE RETREAT section below.
 
3. Next, you listen to the instructions and begin doing your meditation. If you have any questions before starting about how to sit or about your "spiritual friend" to choose or anything you can ask in the beginning.
 
4. You MUST agree to do the meditation for ½ hour minimum in the morning and once at night before bed (longer if you have time and are comfortable to do it).
 
5. DO it once in the middle of the day too if you can do this, so you have three sessions per day as we go along.

6. We need to hear from you all once a day, how you are doing in your sessions. Keep it short and ask questions as we go along.  For retreat correspondence, core members should e-mail: bvretreat2012@yahoo.com

7. Each night you will be asked to listen to a Dhamma talk online that Bhante has done. This is the same as our retreats. YOU MUST ALL LISTEN TO THE SAME TALK so we can discuss questions as we go along for that talk. If you sit in a chair instead of cross-legged on a cushion, then please sit with your feet flat on the floor, and do not cross your legs or arms.

8. About sitting on a chair - always please note that the most important thing is not to sit back into the back of the chair! Best to put a rolled towel at the base of your back to keep you to the front and not sitting back into the chair. It's important not to cut off the natural energy flow of the back.

 

9. There is also in the PRE RETREAT section a link to the instructions for walking meditation . Don’t do overly slow walking with this practice. Do natural walking. The article tells you why.

10. When available, talks are posted in several formats. We suggest that you download the highest quality available unless you have a slow connection to the internet. Note, when downloading the "high" quality mp3 files, it may appear that nothing is happening for awhile while the download gets started.
 

PRE RETREAT

 

For general information on Dhamma Sukha retreats please read: info

The audio Instructions for Metta as presented by Bhante
Vimalaramsi are located at:
Metta, the Complete Instructions

 

The Instructions for the Breath Meditation is found at: booklet 

 ( These instructions are not recorded yet, so, you need to read them over if you are asked to use the Breath Meditation because they will seem a little different then you are used to hearing.  If you have been practicing the Breath meditation before this retreat, most likely you will be asked to stop that practice during this time and use the METTA to start fresh at the beginning.  This is also because Metta, when taken as a primary meditation, is the fastest and clearest for steady progress on the path.)

 

Walking meditation instructions: Walking Meditation  En Español

   Audio 

 

Morning Online Retreat – Morning Refuges, 6 Basic Precepts & Dhammapada verses

 

 

Note: Taking the Refuges and Precepts each day is done to remind us to keep them as part of our meditation practice and life. We say things three times so that we never forget there are three parts to Buddhism: The Buddha who was the original Master teacher, The Dhamma is the teaching itself, and The Sangha are those monks and nuns of all traditions who have sacrificed everything to preserve and keep the Dhamma going.    
Taking the Refuges means that you are paying respect to the Buddha for figuring  out the way to the cessation of suffering.  You are paying respect to the teachings which still work and can still set you free from suffering. And you are paying respect to the Monastics who constantly work to research, practice, preserve and teach others in hopes of leading a way to more Peace in this world.     

You are also asking for the protection of the powerful energy left by the Buddha in this world while you are practicing. We have developed a recording for you to listen to and recite along with it each morning. It is not necessary to have a monk to take these precepts just as it is not necessary have a priest to be present for you to say the Lord’s prayer if you were a Christian.  But it’s nice. Without one, you can say these out loud to yourself each morning to remind yourself to stay on track each day. Doing helps to steady and reinforce your practice of meditation as you develop it and it helps you in life all the time.

 

Please sit with your backs straight, calm your mind, and repeat these with the recording online.

 

Recording location:  Online Retreat 1    (First two talks)
     

PS I am going to try to get a new recording of the Dhammapada verses for you to use too. SK

 


 

Schedule

Link for alternate selection of talks on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA82ACF2749E73118&feature=edit_ok

 

INTRODUCTORY  TALK You may like to review this talk about the Five Precepts, and basic instruction for Loving-Kindness Meditation prior to the retreat (Davis, Feb-07  ~ 45 min, audio - video, no transcript)

 

EVERY MORNING:

ONLINE MORNING SERVICES  (First talk)

 

You may use this video snippet for taking the precepts for the first day only:

Precepts Snippet Video

 

iPad, iPhone test 

meditate

 

AROUND NOON:

meditate  (if possible)

 

EVENING:

 Around 6PM (your local time- don't worry about time zone differences) each day please listen to a Dhamma Talk. It is very essential that you meditate immediately following listening to the talk. Try not to have any breaks. Go right to the cushion (or chair) and have a session.  

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENING DHAMMA TALKS:  (Alternate Page for English) Contains all the talks.

 

DAY 1:

MN#20 The Removal of Distracting Thoughts - Vitakkasanthana Sutta

(1:35:04) 
MN-020-JT1-060219 mp3, 24,628 kb -


Transcript    

 

MN-20 La Eliminación de Pensamientos Distractivos - Vitakkasaṇhāna Sutta

 

DAY 2:

MN#111 - One by One as They Occurred - Anupada Sutta 

 

(1:45:12)
MN#111 20-Feb-06 mp3, 27,199 kb

 

Transcript 

MN-111 FEB06 UNO A UNO COMO FUERON OCURRIENDO - Anupada Sutta

Day 3:

MN#10 - The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta - Part 1

This is one of the fullest and most important suttas by the Buddha dealing with meditation, with particular emphasis on the development of insight. The Buddha begins by declaring the four foundations of mindfulness to be the direct path for the realization of Nibbana, then gives detailed instructions on the four foundations: the contemplation of the body, feelings, mind, and mind-objects.

This talk was given at Joshua Tree, Ca, Feb. 2006:

  (1:31:09)
MN#10 P1 21-Feb-06 mp3, 23,289 kb

 

Transcript  
 

5 Aggregates (Chart referred to in the talk)   
 

of first 45 min of this talk.

 

MN-10, P1, Las Fundaciones de la Atención/Observación – Satipatthana Sutta

Los 5 Agregados (Cuadro mencionado en la charla)

 

Day 4:

MN#10 - The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta - Part 2

(1:43:26)
MN#10 P2 22-Feb-06 mp3, 26,269 kb

Transcript 

MN-10, P2, Las Fundaciones de la Atención/Observación – Satipatthana Sutta  

 

Day 5:

MN#148 - The Six Sets of Six - Chachakka Sutta

An awakening discourse on contemplating the six senses in a manner that can be observed during meditation and which leads to an understanding of the impersonal nature of the process or Anatta perspective.

 (1:21:46)
MN#148 23-Feb-06 mp3, 21,154 kb


Transcript  

MN-148 Los Seis Grupos de Seis - Chachakka Sutta

 

Day 6:

MN#38 The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving  - Mahātaṇhāsankhaya Sutta

(includes: section in Nidanavagga Samyutta - Book of Causation (page 534))

  (1:52:45)
MN#38 24-Feb-06 mp3, 28,863 kb

Transcript 

MN-38 El Discurso Mayor sobre la Destrucción del Ansia - Mahātaṇhāsankhaya Sutta

Day 7:

The 8-Fold Path

  (1:15:25)
8 FOLD PATH 25-Feb-06 mp3, 19,129kb

Transcript  

El Noble Camino Octuple

 

Day 8:

Metta in Daily Life  mp3, 12,687 KB

Transcript 

 

Day 9:

Final report to teachers

Feedback

 

 

 

Page last edited: 29-Aug-12

 
   
 
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