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AUGUST
2010 ACTIVITIES!!!
1.
Vipassana Meditation Retreat: 1 – 31 Aug 2010
We are pleased to announce that a
Vipassana Meditation Retreat will be conducted by
Venerable Sayadaw U Rajinda as follows:
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Retreat Information |
| Date |
1 Aug
– 31 Aug 2010 |
| Venue |
Satipatthana Meditation Centre
40 Jalan Malu-Malu,
Sembawang Springs Estate |
| Medium of Instruction |
English / Burmese |
| Cost |
Free. Yogis and well
wishers are welcome to sponsor food and
utilities. |
The
Centre will be opened for meditation for the above
period. Interested yogis can choose the days to suit
their schedule with a minimum stay of 3 days.
Please register by email sati_patthana@yahoo.com.sg
or on the notice board at the centre. The course is
free.
REGISTER NOW! Places are limited.
Five rounds of application : 28 July, 4, 11, 18 & 25 Aug
2010.
| REGISTRATION: |
Please email application form to
smc.retreat@gmail.com by 28 July, 4, 11, 18 & 25
Aug 2010. |
| Contact person: |
Zaw Moe San / Kang Siew Hua |
Please refer to http://www.smcmeditation.org/retreat.htm
for registration form and more information about the
retreat.
2. Meditation for Beginners (English): 8 sessions, Every
Sat, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm on 7, 14, 21, 28 Aug, 4, 18, 25
Sept, 2 Oct 2010
Vipassana meditation is an
awareness meditation. It teaches you to be with the
present moment, to live in the present moment. Through
this practice, one can purify one’s mind of mental
defilements of greed, hatred and delusion, overcome
sorrow, lamentation, pain and grief, as well as to cope
better with the stress of daily living.
Meditation classes for beginners will be conducted in
English by Sayadaw U Rajinda every Saturday for 8 weeks
from 7 Aug to 2 Oct at 7.30 pm.
Please register by email sati_patthana@yahoo.com.sg
or on the notice board at the centre. The course is
free.
| Course
outline is as follows: |
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Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Vipassana
Meditation) |
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7 & 14 Aug |
Contemplation of the Body (Kayanupassana) |
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21 & 28 Aug |
Contemplation of the Feelings (Vedanupassana) |
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4 & 18 Sept |
Contemplation of the Mind (Cittanupassana) |
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25 Sept & 2 Oct |
Contemplation
of the Mental Objects
(Dhammanupassana) |
3.
Meditation for Beginners (in Burmese): Every Sun, 7.00
pm – 9.00 pm
Meditation classes for
beginners will be conducted in Burmese by Sayadaw U
Rajinda every Sunday during Vassa period at 7.00 pm. All
are welcome to attend the class.
4. Group Meditation Sessions:
1 Aug (Sun) & 15 Aug 2010 (Sun), 8.30 am - 5 pm
Two sessions of group
meditation on 1st Sunday and third Sunday of the month
will be conducted. All are welcome to join us in the
group meditation session at 40 Jalan Malu-Malu. Lunch
will be provided. Please email us your registration
details (name, contact number) or register at the notice
board at SMC. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
5.
Uposatha Observance of 9 Precepts cum Retreat: 26
July-23 Oct 2010 at 9 am
Uposatha observance days will
be conducted at SMC during vassa period. We are pleased
to invite lay devotees who wish to take 3 Refuges and
observe 9 Precepts on new moon, 1st quarter, full moon &
last quarter. The sessions will be conducted in Burmese.
Please register by email or at the notice board in SMC.
| Program: |
| 9.00 am |
Taking 3 Refuges & 9 Precepts |
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Meditation (optional) |
| 11 am |
Lunch (provided) |
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Meditation (optional) |
| Uposatha Observance
Days: |
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New Moon |
First Quarter |
Full Moon |
Last Quarter |
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26 Jul (Mon) |
3 Aug (Tues) |
| 10 Aug (Tues) |
18 Aug (Weds) |
25 Aug (Weds) |
2 Sept (Thurs) |
| 8 Sept (Weds) |
16 Sept (Thurs) |
23 Sept (Thurs) |
1 Oct (Fri) |
| 8 Oct (Fri) |
16 Oct (Sat) |
23 Oct (Sat) |
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6.
Pindapata (alms food offering): 25 July 2010, Sunday, 9
am
Vassa Robe Offering Ceremony: 25 July 2010 (Sun), 10
am
On Sunday 29 August, our two Venerables, Sayadaw U Rajinda and Bhante Mahacara will
be going on pindapata (collection of alms food) at
9-9.30am in the vicinity of the market (near platform
area) at Chong Pang City, Yishun Ring Road. Giving alms
food or food dana is one of the meritorious deeds.
Everyone is welcome to participate in this meritorious
event and share the merit. Please do not offer money
during the alms round as the monks will accept food
only. Puja will be held at SMC, 8 Jalan Shaer after the
pindapata.
7.
Sharing of Merits in the Seventh Lunar Month
(Ullambana): 29 Aug (Sun) at 10 am (盂兰盆节)
A memorial service to share merits
in the seventh lunar month will be conducted on 29 Aug
at 10.00 am. Lights, flowers and robes will be available
for offering. Please join us to share our merits with
our dear departed ones and all past relatives, followed
by a potluck lunch dana.
8. Burmese Language Class (Reading &
Writing) for Children: Every Sun, 2 - 5 pm
A Burmese Language class on
reading and writing is conducted by lay teachers for
children every Sunday from 2 – 5 pm.
9.
Weekly Activities:
Thursday, 7.30 pm - Meditation & Dhamma Talk (English)
Sunday, 7.30 pm - Meditation & Dhamma Talk (Burmese)
Sådhu! Sådhu! Sådhu! |
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