We are organizing a two-day retreat for the November Poya Program (Il Poya) with Bhante Thapovanaye Sutadhara from Ventura Buddhist Society, California. We invite all devotees to attend this two-day retreat conducted by this very knowledgable monk and reap benefits. We will also have a kids program on Sunday, November 17th in place of the dhamma school.
Please take your breakfast prior to arrival at the Vihara. Venerable Bhanthes will have their breakfast early in order to start the program on time. Saturday program will be conducted in Sinhalese. The Sunday program will be conducted in English. Kids Program is from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m.
Please note that there will be only Bhante Sutadhara who will be at the Vihara on Sunday as the other three monks have to leave for another event.
| Schedule (Saturday, November 16th) | |
|---|---|
| Time | Event |
| 8:30 am | Observance of Eight Precepts and/or Five Precepts and start of Noble Silence other than for Dhamma discussions and questions |
| 8:45 am | Dhamma sermon |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | Meditation |
| 10:45 am | Buddha Pooja |
| 11:00 am | Dana offering to the Bhantes and those who observed eight precepts and Lunch Break |
| 12:30 pm | Discussion on Benefits of Metta Meditation |
| 1:00 pm | Metta Meditation in practice |
| 1:30 pm | Sermon on mindfulness and its benefits |
| 2:00 pm | Vidharshana Meditation |
| 3:00 pm | Tea Break |
| 3:30 pm | Walking Meditation |
| 4:00 pm | Dhamma Discussion by a venerable Bhanthe |
| 5:00 pm | Observing the five precepts for those who want to and punnyanumodana |
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| Schedule (Sunday, November, 17th) | |
|---|---|
| Time | Event |
| The schedule will be the same as Saturday until 12:30 p.m. | |
| 12:30 pm | Sutra Discussion on Dependent Origination. |
| 2:00 pm | Kids Program with a discussion on kindness to oneself, family and others. |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm | Metta Meditation for kids |
| 4:00 pm | Discussion on Refraining from harmful actions for oneself and others and the benefits of Seela (virtue, moral discipline) in the long run. |
| 4:30 pm | Mindfulness Meditation |
| 5:00 pm | Five precepts and Punnyanumodana (Sharing of Merits) |
We are kindly asking kids to not bring any electronic devices (cell phones, video games, etc.) to keep the distractions to a minimum.
Bhante Wajirabuddhi,
Ajith & Shyamalie Wijeratne (the Sponsors and Organizers of the event)