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18 Oct |
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| 231018 Day 1 (1) |
3pm – 520pm |
Retreat introduction – Main Purposes and intent
Essence of the Buddha’s Teaching
Overcome drowsiness / sleepiness during meditation |
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| 231018 Day 1 (2) |
520pm – 6pm |
Heart Sutra pg 1 – 3
Benefits one can achieve attending Cameron spiritual retreat
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| 231018 Day 1 (3) |
7pm – 945pm |
Heart Sutra pg 5 – 6
4 Supports for Awareness based Meditation
Knowledge vs wisdom
Emptiness is form, form is emptiness |
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19 Oct |
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| 231019 Day 2 (1) |
615am- 7am |
8 Precepts, Morning Exercise & Meditation |
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| 231019 Day 2 (2) |
830am-930am |
Question & Answer
Questions are a means of seeking Dharma understanding, not just Dharma knowledge
What is meditation? 99% of the people get it wrong |
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| 231019 Day 2 (2.5) |
930am-1130am |
Heart Sutra pg 6 – 10
We choose aware every action & every movement in the present moment. This is the highest meditation
2 Aspects of the 5 Aggregate of Form and Mind
5 Spiritual Faculties
If you understand this, your life will be transformed and filled with happiness |
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| 231019 Day 2 (3) |
1.30pm-3pm |
Heart Sutra pg 10 – 18
3 Poison of Greed, Hatred and Delusions |
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| 231019 Day 2 (4) |
4pm-6pm |
Question & Answer , Heart Sutra pg 19 – 28
How to relax
Swimming is one of the skillful ways to train up your Sati
Important to resolve all issues amicably with Harmony, Love & Understanding |
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| 231019 Day 2 (5) |
7pm – 930pm |
Anattalakkana Sutta & Heart Sutra pg 28 – 35
The disclosure of the Anattalakkhana Sutta and Paṭicca Samuppada (Dependent Origination)
Bodhisattva can choice their way to come
Kuan Yin Manifestation |
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20 Oct |
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| 231020 Day 3 (1) |
615am-730am |
8 Precepts, Morning Exercise & Meditation
The accumulation of negative psychological memories and emotions leads to suffering |
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| 231020 Day 3 (2) |
830am-9am |
Morning Chanting & Reflections
Important understanding for meditators |
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| 231020 Day 3 (3) |
945am-12pm |
Heart Sutra pg 36 – 46
Without wisdom you can’t let go / No reality
4 types of happiness for a lay man
5 ways to overcome unwholesome thoughts
Physical and Psychological time |
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| 231020 Day 3 (4) |
130pm-3pm |
Heart Sutra pg 46 – 51
起心动念 (Arising of your mundane mind creates thinking) |
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| 231020 Day 3 (5) |
4pm – 6pm |
Question and Answer, Heart Sutra pg 51 – 55
Beauty of Lying down meditation/ danger of doing energy field meditatio
Mind is Mind, Body is Body, Body is never the Mind and The Mind is never the Body……….
Different between Awareness based and One pointedness samatha meditation & 5 Jhana factors |
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| 231020 Day 3 (6) |
7pm – 930pm |
Evening Chanting, Heart Sutra pg 56-62
Key advice on Awareness based Meditation
This world of ours is an illusionary world – a world of consciouness only
Is your life destined? |
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21 Oct |
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| 231021 Day 4 (1) |
615am-730am |
8 Precepts, Morning Exercise, 4 Support for awareness based meditation
To develop Mindfulness – you NEED NOT slow down your movements and activities |
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| 231021 Day 4 (2) |
8.30am – 9am |
Morning Chanting & Meditation |
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| 231021 Day 4 (3) |
940am-1030am |
Question & Answer, Dynamic Meditation
Luang Por Teean Dynamic Meditation and life stories (Thailand trip + Mediation Experiences) |
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| 231021 Day 4 (4) |
1030am-12pm |
Heart Sutra pg 62 – 65
J. Krishnamurti’s Quotes – Observer and the Observed |
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| 231021 Day 4 (5) |
130pm-3pm |
Heart Sutra pg 65 – 69 & Mrs Teoh sharing
The 4 Foundations of Mindfulness is step 8 of the Avijja Sutta
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| 231021 Day 4 (6) |
4pm-6pm |
Heart Sutra pg 69 – 83 & Sis Adeline sharing
How to cultivate 2nd turning wisdom of Cinatamaya Panna via inquiry, contemplation and reflection
2nd turning of the 4th Noble Truth (regarding N8FP)’s emphasis is on the word “is to be Cultivated” |
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| 231021 Day 4 (7) |
7pm-930pm |
Heart Sutra pg 84 – 94, Chanting
Is making aspiration or invoking power of merit a kind of craving?
Under what conditions might I receive blessings from Buddha or Bodhisattva?
If we have a positive final thought before we die, can it lead us to a good realm? |
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22 Oct |
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| 231022 Day 5 (1) |
615am-730am |
Important of the Bodhi mind & Heart Sutra pg 95 – 97
To speed up your cultivation, it is important to take the Bodhisattva vows
Don’t mislead others in matters of cultivation, as it may lead to karmic obstructions for you
The Lotus sutra can only be received by those who have the parami to cultivate the Bodhisattva way
In meditation how long does it take for your mind to settle down
Meditation is not about beautiful experiences but to gain wisdom and transformation |
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| 231022 Day 5 (2) |
830am-9am |
Morning Chanting & Meditation
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| 231022 Day 5 (3) |
950am-12pm |
Further explanation and taking of the Bodhisattva vows & Heart Sutra pg 97-106
Time will no longer be your concern when you walk the Bodhisattva way with understanding.
How to plant the Bodhi seed and walk the Bodhisattva way
What should one do after one has taken the Bodhisattva vows? |
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| 231022 Day 5 (4) |
130pm – 2.45pm |
Meditation |
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| 231022 Day 5 (5) |
3pm-6pm |
Heart Sutra pg 107 – 129, 4 Circles & Trinity
Determine to be aware
As if the veil of Ignorant has drop off, then the pure nature shine forth
The phenomenon world of consciousness is unreal and empty!
Understanding the Phenomena world of consciousness and the 4 stages of creation |
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| 231022 Day 5 (6) |
7pm-950pm |
Heart Sutra pg 130 – 139, Chanting
Moving further into pure awareness (PA) cultivation. |
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23 Oct |
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| 231023 Day 6 (1) |
615am-730am |
Puja, Exercise, DynamicMeditation |
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| 231023 Day 6 (2) |
830am-920am |
Morning Chanting & Meditation
Relax completely, like you’re lifeless, and center your awareness around your heart area |
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| 231023 Day 6 (3) |
950am-12pm |
Heart Sutra pg 140 – 150 & Misccellaneous Vows
Loving yourself. Making of own additional miscellaneous vows
The benefits and purpose of Kalyanamitta Fund
Application of Dharma in daily live via making it a living Dharma
Everything is in a state of flux within the moment, so transient (现在心,过去心,未来心,皆不可得)
Knowledge bind (所知障). Fear, worry and anxiety are obstructions (烦恼障) to cultivation
True virtue requires wisdom. Highest wealth is contentment
Surangama Sutra and the 4 stages of creation
A condition-arising phenomena world of consciousness |
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| 231023 Day 6 (4) |
130pm- 430pm |
Heart Sutra pg 150 – 169 & Acceptance
What is the 6th, 7th and 8th consciousness? How it delude us?
9 stages of cemetary decomposition. Nothing is permanent including your beauty, your youth
Understanding Acceptance
Meditation arises wisdom for right action via the Noble 8-Fold Path
Any sense experience, whether pleasant or unpleasant, is a prelude to suffering or dukkha
What is Vipassana? Is it a method or technique?
Without wisdom, you will not be able to accept the reality of separation
Fire Sermon – everything is burning……
Importance of knowing who you are and what you are |
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| 231023 Day 6 (5) |
510pm – 6pm |
Heart Sutra pg 170-183
All Meditation must be done with understanding |
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| 231023 Day 6 (6) |
7pm-9pm |
Evening Chanting, Heart Sutra pg 184
When your awareness stablizes you will become very different and after that you will know how to die
Peception of form is consciousness, whereas its non-perception is wisdom
Gratitude will bring forth the understanding
When you understand the Dharma (law of karma & law of mind) you will transform |
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24 Oct |
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| 231024 Day 7 (1) |
615am – 730am |
Puja, Exercise & Brain Uses Senses Inefficiently
Aware at heart area so that you can be aware of life to develop wisdom and not knowledge
You may think you are aware but you are NOT! |
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| 231024 Day 7 (2) |
830am-1030am |
Heart Sutra pg 184 – 197
Anything perceivable by the mind is a phenomenon. Mental, physical and nature’s phenomena.
How to have a successful marriage?
Develop inner awareness and stay at to the heart area to learn the Dharma |
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| 231024 Day 7 (3) |
11am-12pm |
Heart Sutra pg 198 – 216 |
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| 231024 Day 7 (4) |
130pm-2pm |
12 links & Heart Sutra pg 216 – 218
Paticca Samuppada (Dependent Origination / 12 links) is multidimensional
Mindfulness – Mind in fullness (Full of awareness. Not Full of thoughts!) |
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| 231024 Day 7 (5) |
3pm – 6pm |
Heart Sutra pg 218 – 234 & J Krishnamurti Quote
Awareness is the Silent and Choiceless Observation of What is – J. Krishnamurti
The thought is reminding you to be aware. That is not genuine awareness
Seeing things as they are without interference from thought or memory
Listening attentively without thought
The space between thoughts
Training the heedless or mundane mind
The difference between heedful and heedless living
To have sincerity and acceptance are not easy. You need to have wisdom |
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| 231024 Day 7 (6) |
7pm – 9pm |
Heart Sutra pg 245 – 247, Appendix 3 & Question & Answer
5 Spiritual Faculties & 3 phases of Dhamma Cultivation
Importance of Sati to walk the Path of Dhamma
Why I can’t silence my mind and thoughts keep arising
The Avijja Sutta (Ignorant & Enlightenment Sequence)
When you understand the differece between consciousness and awareness you will know how to meditate
Right duty is the right dharma
Anyone who can understand this quote, their minds will transform very fast
Paeon of Joy (Udana Gatha) |
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25 Oct |
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| 231025 Day 8 (1) |
615am – 7am |
5 precepts, Morning Exercise & Meditation
Importance of mindfulness and the other spiritual faculties to develop understanding |
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| 231025 Day 8 (2) |
9am – 12pm |
Clearning Duty annoucement & Difference between consciousness and awareness
what is the difference between the awareness and consciousness?
You maybe conscious of life but may not be aware while living life
No thought is still a thought
The difference between Mano, Citta and Vinnana
Your heedless mind need to be trained |
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| 231025 Day 8 (3) |
1145am-12pm |
Sincere Faith Resonating with Great Being
How to draw or tap spiritual energy from Great Being’s nature? |
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| 231025 Day 8 (4) |
2pm – 6pm |
Closing Ceremony, Question & Answer
How to continue your cultivation after you return from the retreat to daily life
Cultivate Sati through bowing to develop insight and awakening |
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| 231025 Day 8 (5) |
7pm – 10pm |
Kalyanamittas Sharing |
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26 Oct |
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| 231026 Day 9 (1) |
6.30am – 7.30am |
Kalyanamittas Sharing |
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Group Photo |
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End of Cameron Retreat |
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