Vipassana retreat with Ajahn Amaro
Vipassna retreat with Ajahn Amaro on the subject of:
The Non-dual teachings of the Buddha
The retreat take place in: Ein-Dor
Ajahn Amaro — Abbot
Born in England in 1956, Ven. Amaro Bhikkhu received his BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual searching led him to Thailand, where he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a Forest Tradition monastery established for Western disciples of Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah, who ordained him as a bhikkhu in 1979. He returned to England and joined Ajahn Sumedho at the newly established Chithurst Monastery. He resided for many years at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, making trips to California every year during the 1990s.
In June of 1996 he established Abhayagiri Monastery in Redwood Valley, California, where he was co-abbot with Ajahn Pasanno until July, 2010. Ajahn Amaro has written a number of books, including an account of his 830-mile trek from Chithurst to Harnham Vihara called Tudong - the Long Road North, republished in the expanded book Silent Rain. Other works published by him include Small Boat, Great Mountain (2003), Rain on the Nile (2009) and The Island - An Anthology of the Buddha’s Teachings on Nibbana (2009) co-written with Ajahn Pasanno. Ajahn Amaro returned to Amaravati in July, 2010. At that time, he then moved back to Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in England to take up the position of abbot of this large monastic community.
- The course will be held mainly in English. Translation will be given if necessary.
The retreat is open for those who sat at least 2 week long silent retreat or practicing the Dhamma for at least two years. Arrival at Ein-Dor is during 14:00-16:30 for registration and setting up. The course will end on Saturday at 14:00.
In order to maintain and ensuring their success, there is a need for many helping hands, both as kitchen stuff, and mainly for course and kitchen administration.
The volunteers experiencing "service retreat", and it’s a great opportunity to combine giving and meditating and is being a rich practice and a bridge between sitting on the pillow and practicing in day to day life.
Tovana is based and managed mostly by volunteers. During the yearlong around 200 yogis are volunteering aside to 50 activists in permanent roles.
You are welcome to volunteer and practice while doing.
Rides board (giving and recieving)