Online Retreats
ONLINE RETREATS are guided by Rev. Khanti Khema (private only), David Johnson (bio), Mark Berger (bio), John Parlett and Teri Pohl with supervision by Most Ven. Bhante Vimalaramsi. If you can't come for a physical retreat, why not do a retreat at home with guidance online?
Free of charge -donate if you wish at the end of the retreat to support the project.
A few actual quotes from the progress reports (from this years online retreats with David Johnson)
- " I was able to generate loving-kindness and radiate the feeling to my spiritual friend. Within a few seconds I felt an overwhelming wave of joy. It was like my spiritual friend was radiating metta back to me; I cried out of joy..... Again I returned to my meditation object (spiritual friend) but again I felt the wave of joy, this time I just felt and tremendously grateful." E.M. California
- "After the infinite space dissipated I relaxed again and I began to see objects like lights street across my view. I relaxed again and bubble of pure joy enveloped me. Inside this bubble was dark and featureless. The joy was the most complete and intense I have ever experienced. Then it faded and I came out of the meditative state." M.R. Japan
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DSMC Online Retreats -Description
The DSMC Online Retreat Project was started in 2005 by Sister Khema. These retreats are designed to introduce people to a simple meditation practice called TWIM which actually is a Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation found in the earliest Buddhist texts. This goal of the meditation is to help you keep this special kind of observation practice going all the time in your life to assist you no matter where you are or what you are doing. These retreats are designed so that you can continue working in any occupation while learning to develop a greater potential of your mind. You will experience how meditation can become an integral part of your life and how you can continuously purify and retrain mind so that personal reactions begin to slow down and clear responses to life increase. The practice leads to a comfortable change in most people’s behavior and a smile.
Meditation is known to relieve stress, lighten life’s load, and bring relief in many ways. Beginners will find this online approach a nice way to learn such a practice. If the instructions are followed closely, all meditators will sharpen their observation power; go deeper than ever before in their practice to see and understand more clearly how your mind actually works. You are likely to reclaim some wonderment in our life and smile a whole lot more often when you learn this practice. This new knowledge helps mind to open up and relax more often. So this can be a very interesting and fun opportunity.to try something different.
We will be working our way through what is called in Buddhism, the Brahma Viharas (the heavenly Abodes). We will begin with METTA for our first meditation object. METTA means LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION. We will also experience COMPASSION, JOY, and EQUANIMITY along the way. Nibbana is the ultimate goal of this practice. Each retreat is 8 days long with one additional Q&A day added onto the end to ask any open questions you may have about Meditation in general or about the early foundation Buddhist teaching. During your retreat, you are asked to take 6 Precepts in the morning and to read a few supportive verses found in a book called the Dhammapada. Students do this online with Bhante V himself via a recording for a total of about 10 minutes before you begin your day. You are required to sit in meditation for a minimum of 30 minutes twice a day (AM and PM) and to take a short walk each day for at least 15 minutes as possible. Many people take a lunchtime walk or after an evening meal, whatever is possible is fine. You agree to listen to one Dhamma talk each evening given by Audio or Video format (your choice) online. Talks are taken from a Retreat collection by Venerable Bhante Vimalaramsi, our Abbot. These talks are given in simple clear English. Each day you are required to answer short questions in a Daily report you send to the teacher to which they will reply. Their job is to monitor where you are in your progress and to coach you on your next step in the meditation. As a guide they are responsible to keep you on track for the 8 days. This helps you to make the best possible progress.
This is a Dana project at our center and is totally supported by your grateful donations given at the end of each retreat time. This is how the Maha Sangha ( group of Buddhist monks and nuns worldwide) are supported to provide their basic requisites of Food, Shelter, Clothing, and Medicine for their survival, It also pays for online connections and space for this and other research work to continue. Please note that there is no set amount asked for and people offer whatever they can comfortably do to help this project continue based on their experience and the value of this practice they have gained.
Subjects covered in the Dhamma talks:
Day 1 Friday - Orientation and Instruction Video -Watch Friday evening at your leisure. Do one sitting.
Day 2 Saturday - MN 20 The Buddha's advice on how to handle Distractions/Hindrances during practice;
Day 3 Sunday - MN 111 Anupada Sutta - How the deeper levels of meditation work-What are the Jhanas
Day 4 Monday - MN 10 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta - Part 1
Day 5 Tuesday - MN 10 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta - Part 2
Day 6 Wed - MN 43 The Greater Series of Questions and Answers - Mahāvedalla Sutta
Day 7 Thurs - MN 38 ...the Destruction of Craving (Seeing Dependent Origination) - Mahātaṇhāsankhaya Sutta
Day 8 Friday - MN 44 The Noble 8-Fold Path and DhammaDinna
Day 9 Saturday - Taking Metta Meditation into Daily Life.
Day 10 Sunday - Optional Day - You can submit questions
Once you are registered, you will receive a link explaining, in full, all links and instructions and noting how this Dana based event is supported through your donations following the retreat.
David and the rest of the online teachers are supported by Bhante Vimalaramsi, Abbot for the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center should there be questions that with which he needs help.
Apply for an Online Retreat Below -
Teachers - and more information
The DSMC Online Retreat Project was started in 2005 by Sister Khema. These retreats are designed to introduce people to a simple meditation practice called TWIM which actually is a Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation found in the earliest Buddhist texts. This goal of the meditation is to help you keep this special kind of observation practice going all the time in your life to assist you no matter where you are or what you are doing. These retreats are designed so that you can continue working in any occupation while learning to develop a greater potential of your mind. You will experience how meditation can become an integral part of your life and how you can continuously purify and retrain mind so that personal reactions begin to slow down and clear responses to life increase. The practice leads to a comfortable change in most people’s behavior and a smile.
Meditation is known to relieve stress, lighten life’s load, and bring relief in many ways. Beginners will find this online approach a nice way to learn such a practice. If the instructions are followed closely, all meditators will sharpen their observation power; go deeper than ever before in their practice to see and understand more clearly how your mind actually works. You are likely to reclaim some wonderment in our life and smile a whole lot more often when you learn this practice. This new knowledge helps mind to open up and relax more often. So this can be a very interesting and fun opportunity.to try something different.
- "I felt a lot of relief during this meditation. There was a moment where everything became a little bit lighter... It felt very healing and I thought I was going to breakthrough if that word makes sense... At that point I started to tear up, but not out of sadness, maybe more out of relief or joy." J. G. Michigan
We will be working our way through what is called in Buddhism, the Brahma Viharas (the heavenly Abodes). We will begin with METTA for our first meditation object. METTA means LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION. We will also experience COMPASSION, JOY, and EQUANIMITY along the way. Nibbana is the ultimate goal of this practice. Each retreat is 8 days long with one additional Q&A day added onto the end to ask any open questions you may have about Meditation in general or about the early foundation Buddhist teaching. During your retreat, you are asked to take 6 Precepts in the morning and to read a few supportive verses found in a book called the Dhammapada. Students do this online with Bhante V himself via a recording for a total of about 10 minutes before you begin your day. You are required to sit in meditation for a minimum of 30 minutes twice a day (AM and PM) and to take a short walk each day for at least 15 minutes as possible. Many people take a lunchtime walk or after an evening meal, whatever is possible is fine. You agree to listen to one Dhamma talk each evening given by Audio or Video format (your choice) online. Talks are taken from a Retreat collection by Venerable Bhante Vimalaramsi, our Abbot. These talks are given in simple clear English. Each day you are required to answer short questions in a Daily report you send to the teacher to which they will reply. Their job is to monitor where you are in your progress and to coach you on your next step in the meditation. As a guide they are responsible to keep you on track for the 8 days. This helps you to make the best possible progress.
- "Of all the things I learned this week, maybe the most valuable is not to get too serious and force things. D.S. New York
This is a Dana project at our center and is totally supported by your grateful donations given at the end of each retreat time. This is how the Maha Sangha ( group of Buddhist monks and nuns worldwide) are supported to provide their basic requisites of Food, Shelter, Clothing, and Medicine for their survival, It also pays for online connections and space for this and other research work to continue. Please note that there is no set amount asked for and people offer whatever they can comfortably do to help this project continue based on their experience and the value of this practice they have gained.
Subjects covered in the Dhamma talks:
Day 1 Friday - Orientation and Instruction Video -Watch Friday evening at your leisure. Do one sitting.
Day 2 Saturday - MN 20 The Buddha's advice on how to handle Distractions/Hindrances during practice;
Day 3 Sunday - MN 111 Anupada Sutta - How the deeper levels of meditation work-What are the Jhanas
Day 4 Monday - MN 10 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta - Part 1
Day 5 Tuesday - MN 10 The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta - Part 2
Day 6 Wed - MN 43 The Greater Series of Questions and Answers - Mahāvedalla Sutta
Day 7 Thurs - MN 38 ...the Destruction of Craving (Seeing Dependent Origination) - Mahātaṇhāsankhaya Sutta
Day 8 Friday - MN 44 The Noble 8-Fold Path and DhammaDinna
Day 9 Saturday - Taking Metta Meditation into Daily Life.
Day 10 Sunday - Optional Day - You can submit questions
Once you are registered, you will receive a link explaining, in full, all links and instructions and noting how this Dana based event is supported through your donations following the retreat.
David and the rest of the online teachers are supported by Bhante Vimalaramsi, Abbot for the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center should there be questions that with which he needs help.
Apply for an Online Retreat Below -
Teachers - and more information
