Retreat study notes :
Cameron Meditation Retreat 2019 timetable
Cameron Retreat 15 – 23 March 2019
| Audio mp3 | Date / Time | Outlines | Video | Photos |
| 16-Feb | ||||
| 190216 | 9.30am | Briefing by Bro Teoh’s on Cameron retreat | ||
| 15-Mar | ||||
| 190315(1) | 2.30pm | Official opening / programme briefing |  |
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| Meditation | ||||
| Essential dharma explanation |  |
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| Importance of religious routine | MVI_0031 | |||
| What is meditation? | ||||
| Bro Teoh shared how he agreed to come out to share the dharma in the year 2004 | MVI_0034 | |||
| Richard’s question on meditation technique | ||||
| Bro Teoh commented on current education system | ||||
| 190315(2) | 6.45pm | How to do walking, bowing meditation? | ||
| The 4 foundation of mindfulness | ||||
| Understanding Avijja Sutta | ||||
| 190315(3) | 7.19pm | Meditation | ||
| 190315(4) | 7.45pm | Evening chanting | ||
| Explanation of the chanting | ||||
| Heart Sutra – introduction (pgi – pg3) | ||||
| BroTeoh – website introduction | ||||
| 16-Mar | ||||
| 190316 (1) | 6am | Introduction to the book: Understanding the Heart and the Mind | ||
| Morning Chanting | ||||
| Morning Exercise & mindfulness training | ||||
| 190316 (2) | 7am | Guided meditation | ||
| 190316 (3) | 8.30am | Chanting book | ||
| page 21. Reflection on sharing merits + explanation on the purpose of chanting | ||||
| pg22. Reflection on universal well-being (related to kamma) | ||||
| Bro Gan’s Question ” When no one is meditating, is there meditation?” | ||||
| pg 42. Anattalakkhana sutta (background and recitation) | ||||
| Explanation on sati | ||||
| Q and A from Sis. Keat Hoon – How to handle difficult person and situation? | ||||
| Meditation and initial guide (relax + silent) | ||||
| Heart Sutra Chapter 2 page 4 | ||||
| Explanation on duality | What is Duality? |  |
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| 190316 (4) | 1.30pm | Heart sutra page 11 (Emptiness) |  |
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| 4pm | Taking of 5 and 8 precepts | MVI_0037 | ||
| Showing how bowing meditation is to be done | VID_20190316_161924 | |||
| Pure land + Nibbana Heart Sutta page 144 (Appendix 3) | ||||
| 1190316 (5) | 6.30pm | Evening Chanting | ||
| 190316 (7) | 6.45pm | Heart sutra page 19 chapter 5 | ||
| 17-Mar | ||||
| 190317 (1) | 1.30pm | Guided meditation | ||
| Kok Loon reports his meditation | ||||
| 190317 (2) | 8.30am | Taking of 5 and 8 precepts | ||
| Explanation on Mangala sutta | ||||
| 10 steps of Avijja Sutta | ||||
| 190317 (3) | 10.30am | Heart Sutra page 23 |  |
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| Angulimala sutta | ||||
| J. Krishnamurti quote : Whenever there is choice, there is confusion | ||||
| 5 ways to overcome unwholesome thoughts | ||||
| page 29 very good | ||||
| 190317 (4) | 1.30pm | Understanding the heart and the mind page 3 to 7 | ||
| Heart Sutra page 30 to 35 | ||||
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| 190317 (5) | 4pm | Heart Sutra page 36 to 41 | MVI_0038 | |
| 37 factors of enlightenment | ||||
| 3 types of bodies of enlightened beings | Video |  |
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| PG’s sharing on kamma |  |
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| Keat Hoon’s sharing on her intention via her career to benefit all beings | ||||
| 190317 (6) | 6.45pm | Evening Chanting | ||
| Heart Sutra page 42 to 57 1.2 | ||||
| Gerald asked about difference between habitual tendency & sub-conscious | ||||
| 18-Mar | ||||
| 190318 (1) | 6.15am | Q&A after meditation : | ||
| Awareness is before the knowing | ||||
| Spacious awareness | ||||
| 190318 (2) | 8.30am | Heart Sutra page 57 |
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| 1.3 & 2.1 important | The Difference between Form & Mind Dharma | |||
| 190318 (3) | 10.30am | Heart Sutra page 58 continue 2.1 to page 61 2.2 | ||
| Q&A: Chanting only can lead to enlightenment? refer again to appendix 144 | ||||
| 190318 (4) | 1.30pm | Heart Sutra page 61 to 68 | ||
| Important page 61 3.1 | ||||
| 190318 (5) | 4.30pm | Heart Sutra page 69 to 75 | ||
| 190318 (6) | 6.30pm | Evening Chanting | ||
| 190318 (7) | 6.55pm | 7 stages of purification |  |
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| Heart Sutra page 75 to 80 | ||||
| Karaniya metta sutta chanting and explanation | ||||
| 19-Mar | ||||
| 190319 (1) | 6.15am | Group Meditation | ||
| Morning Chanting | ||||
| 190319 (2) | 8.30am | Beginning of morning Puja to get ready for Bodhisatta vow | ||
| Cultivating the Bodhisattva Way (pg 10-17, A2) | ||||
| Bro Teoh continue with pg 47-51, B6 on Cultivating/Walking the Bodhisattva Way | ||||
| Taking the Bodhisattva Vows | ||||
| Bro Teoh rejoiced with us for taking the Bodhisattva Vows; elaborate about the Vows | ||||
| 190319 (3) | 10.30am | Bro Teoh asked Kok Loon, Tammy; Yoon Chun to have a short sharing of their experience in this retreat as they would be leaving after lunch | ||
| Heart Sutra Pg 80 Part 3 on meditation | 
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| Chanting Khamapana pg 16 of chanting book | 
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| 190319 (4) | 1.30pm | Continue Heart Sutra pg 87- 98 on The analogy of swimming with regards to meditation. As meditation is already our natural state of mind | ||
| 190319 (5) | 4.30pm | meditation session | ||
| Heart Sutra pg 99 on the Surangama Sutta. 5 aggregates, last thought moments before death, death consciousness, rebirth consciousness | ||||
| 190319 (6) | 6.30pm | Evening puja | ||
| 190319 (7) | 6.55pm | Bro Teoh elaborated on karmic nature & Bodhisattva vows. 4 bases/ accomplishment of success -Chanda -passion, viriya-zeal, citta-will & vimansa- investigate & improve | ||
| Meditation session | ||||
| Heart Sutra (pg 103 – 105) – 5 spiritual faculties & 5 hindrances. How to develop wisdom? Strive on with heedfulness | Why Can’t I Meditate | |||
| Sessions ended with singing of Da Bei Zhou (大悲咒), Bo re bo luo mi duo xin jing ( 般若波罗蜜多心经 Heart Sutra ) & Mahakaruna Dharani Sutta | ||||
| 20-Mar | ||||
| 190320 (1) | 6.15am | Group Meditation | ||
| Morning Chanting | ||||
| Mindfulness exercise | ||||
| 190320 (2) | 8.30am | Morning chanting & Reflections | ||
| Understanding the heart and the mind -pg 14 – 18, 3.3.3 & 3.3.4 | ||||
| The Mind- Accumulation is attachment | ||||
| Highly recommended by Bro Teoh to read and digest this sharing and use it as a living dharma | ||||
| 190320 (3) | 9.10am | Meditation Time | ||
| Bro Teoh shared a video about Jay Shetty. He shared that our Mind is like a garden. Hence grow the beautiful “seeds.” What are the seeds 1) gratitude 2) love & compassion 3) respect 4) kindness 5) generosity 6) contentment 7) joy via rejoicing & meditation. The importance of taking care of karma. | Your Mind is like a Garden
Reference video Ellen Meets Motivational Speaker Jay Shetty |
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| Heart Sutra Lesson 32, Pg 106 – 18 sense realms, pg 107- fire sermon; pg 110 – 2 parts of meditation. | ||||
| 190320 (4) | 1.30pm | Continue Heart Sutra pg 111- 114 – Rare is birth as a human being. | 
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| 190320 (5) | 3.30pm | Heart Sutra pg 115. |  |
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| What is Heedfulness? What is the difference between heedfulness, mindfulness, awareness? |  |
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| Mrs Teoh shared about her meditation – learn to listen with your heart, is being ONE with everything | ||||
| Pg 116, no 1.4 – How to overcome Anger? Pg 118. | ||||
| 190320 (6) | 6.40pm | Bro Teoh made announcement for the next few days. | ||
| Heart Sutra pg 119 – Heedfulness. To be mindful is to be aware. | ||||
| Difficult people are your best teachers. Life itself is your best teacher. | ||||
| Special appreciation to Deng Xiong Sifu. | ||||
| Bro Teoh shared a poem by Ajahn Yantra | ||||
| Heart Sutra pg120-127 | ||||
| 5 Daily contemplations, what is meditation as taught by the Buddha | ||||
| Sharing by Mrs Ho about her meditation. | ||||
| Sessions ended with singing of Da Bei Zhou, Bo re bo luo mi duo xin jing & Om mani padme om | ||||
| 21-Mar | ||||
| 190321 (1) | 7:00am | Renewal of precepts | ||
| Video | 7:30am | Vincent Morning exercise | ||
| 190321 (2) | 8:30am | Morning chanting | ||
| Understanding the heart and the mind : 2 Types of mind (pg19-27) | ||||
| Feng Shui & Karma | Video | |||
| Sis Adeline’s sharing about importance of heedfulness | ||||
| Sis Adeline’s sharing about sakayaditthi/ego | ||||
| Sis Keat Hoon’s question about auspicious days | ||||
| group photo | ||||
| 190321 (3) | 11:30am | Heart sutra (pg128) – sharing about form Dhamma | ||
| 190321 (4) | 1:30pm | Heart sutra (continue from pg128-130) – sharing about mind Dhamma | ||
| Clarification on mundane seeing, direct seeing, and suchness seeing | Video | |||
| Heart sutra (pg131-134) | ||||
| 190321 (5) | 3:30pm | Advice on how to continue the cultivation after returning to normal daily life | ||
| Space between thought | ||||
| Sharing by Sis Li Hoon and Bro Danny | ||||
| 190321 (6) | 6:40pm | Evening chanting | ||
| Sharing by Bro Richard, Bro Chin Giap, Sis Lay Hong, Bro Song |  |
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| Sessions ended with singing of Da Bei Zhou, Bo re bo luo mi duo xin jing | ||||
| 22-Mar | ||||
| 190322 (1) | 6:30am | Revert from 8 to 5 precepts | ||
| Vincent Morning exercise | Lymphatic & Qi Breathing Exercises | |||
| 190322 (2) | 8:40am | Heart sutra (pg135) |  |
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| Bro Richard’s sharing | ||||
| Sumangala Sutta Chanting and asking for forgiveness | ||||
| Sharing by Sis Eng Bee, Bro Joseph, Sis Soo Yee, Sis Karen, Bro Tune | ||||
| Energy in relation to space between thought | ||||
| Continue sharing by Bro Tune, Sis Padmasuri, Sis PG, Sis Christy, Bro Chin How, Sis Qinni, Sis Winnie | ||||
| 190322 (3) | 01:30pm | Heart sutra (continue from pg135-141) | ||
| Audience with Fa Zhan Shi Fu and asking for forgiveness | ||||
| Sumangala Sutta Chanting and asking for forgiveness | ||||
| pg222 (daily Buddhist devotion by KSri Dhammananda) saranata mupemi chanting | ||||
| Sharing by Sis Keat Hoon | ||||
| Contemplate meaning of taking full and secured refuge in the triple gem | ||||
| Reflection on last sentence of Bodhisattva vow | ||||
| Sharing by Bro Vincent part 3, Sis Anna, Sis Poh Lian, Bro Swee Aun | ||||
| Masterchef cooking class analogy | ||||
| Sharing by Bro Swee Aun part 2 | ||||
| 190322 (4) | 8:40pm | Test of daily mindfulness | ||
| 23-Mar | ||||
| End of Cameron Retreat | ||||
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