Monday, September 21, 2009, 04:46 PM - All About Meditation
As usual I am behind in my writing, but not in my practice, these last few days have been as follows:* Thursday standing practice 15:40 pm - 17:40 pm
* Thursday Recitation of Earth Store Sutra 18:30 - 22:45
* Friday standing meditation practice 07:30 - 09:30
* Friday sitting meditation practice 21:30 - 22:00
* Saturday 07:30 - 08:30 chanting Shurangama Sutra & singing Great Compassion Mantra
* Saturday 10:30 - 12:30 standing meditation practice
* Saturday 14:00 -14:30 prostrations
* Saturday 14:30 - 15:30 sitting meditation
* Saturday 15:45 - 16:45 second sitting meditation
* Saturday 19:30 - 21:40 recitation of Earth Store Sutra
* Sunday 07:30 - 08:30 chanting Shurangama Sutra & singing Great Compassion Mantra
* Sunday 10:30 - 12:30 standing meditation practice
* Sunday 14:00 -14:30 prostrations
* Sunday 14:30 - 16:00 sitting meditation
* Sunday 16:15 - 17:15 second sitting meditation
* Monday 04:30 - 06:30 standing meditation practice
What an excellent retreat, and I am so proud of all of us for taking this precious time to cultivate and work towards purifying our minds and hearts. The weekend gave each of us a wonderful experience to churn up those unwanted/unnecessary negative emotions, thoughts and actions we have pursued in our lifetime (& past lives), and has taught us to continue on with our practice to keep reducing and bringing these to a lesser degree, if we can stay on the path and follow Shifu's teachings. Learn and cultivate and help others to discover that this is the only way - through diligent practice and dharma support from each other, can we then work through our negative space.
I look forward to the next intensive practice retreat.Sign up today for the next retreat
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