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Cameron Retreat 24 April – 2 May 2025
| Audio mp3 | Date / Time | Outlines / YouTube | Photos |
| 24 Apr (Day 1) | |||
| 250424 Day 1 (1) | 230pm–6pm | Retreat introduction & Heart Sutra pg 1 – 6
00:00:00 – Introduction What is the Essence of the Buddha Teaching? Why are the Four Noble Truths so important? The Buddha never said that life is suffering |
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| 250424 Day 1 (2) | 7pm–930pm | Evening Chanting, Heart Sutra pg 6 – 14, Question
00:00:00 – Evening Chanting We fall into self-delusion because we believe the self is real The Second Aspect of the Five Aggregates of Form and Mind Is it Right for a Buddhist to be Ambitious? True Samadhi is a Free Mind that is Collected and Unwavering |
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| 25 Apr (Day 2) | |||
| 250425 Day 2 (1) | 615am-730am | Morning Chanting, Morning Exercise & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session Train your Mind to be Mindful of All Bodily Postures, Actions, and Movements |
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| 250425 Day 2 (2) | 830am-10am | 8 Precepts & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session The significance of keeping the Eight Precepts Brief Explanation of Walking and Bowing Meditation, and Dhamma Contemplation/Reflection |
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| 250425 Day 2 (3) | 10am-12pm | Meditation Reporting & Heart Sutra pg 14 – 18
00:00:00 – End of morning meditation session Sixth Patriarch – The Mind with No Dwelling True Awakening and the Four Circles Formation for Understanding Creation Why was Hui Neng, the Sixth Patriarch (六祖慧能), enlightened while Shen Xiu (神秀) was not? How amazing! The self-nature is originally pure, unborn, undying—source of all Dharma Why the Sixth Patriarch’s Sutra Is Essential for Understanding True Cultivation |
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| 250425 Day 2 (4) | 115pm-3pm | Heart Sutra pg 19 – 29
00:00:00 – Start of session Five Spiritual Faculties & Five Mental Hindrances Five Ways to Overcome Unwholesome or Wrong Thoughts Form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form |
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| 250425 Day 2 (5) | 4pm-6pm | Heart Sutra pg 30 – 34
00:00:00 – End of afternoon meditation session Is seeing light or gaining special powers during meditation considered a form of progress? Understanding 12 links Dependent Origination teaching How did Master Xu Yun 虚云 and Ven Ananda attain enlightenment? Perception of form is consciousness whereas its non perception is wisdom 見色是識，不見色是智 |
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| 250425 Day 2 (6) | 7pm – 930pm | Evening Chanting, Heart Sutra pg 34 – 59 & Chanting
00:00:00 – Start of session Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta on the Five Aggregates of form and mind How could Angulimala having killed 999 people and still attain enlightenment Without wisdom, you cannot free your mind The highest form of real meditation is mindfulness in daily life The True Mind can merge with enlightenment’s source Karma decides for you, yet you think you are making the choice |
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| 26 Apr (Day 3) | |||
| 250426 Day 3 (1) | 615am-730am | 8 Precepts, Morning Exercise & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session Question on the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta and the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta |
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| 250426 Day 3 (2) | 830am-10am | Question & Answer, Meditation
00:00:00 – Continue QnA (Bro Wong) FirstSermon, Anattalakkhana Sutta How did Koṇḍanna become a Sotapanna without breaking the Sakkaya-diṭṭhi fetter |
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| 250426 Day 3 (3) | 10am-12pm | Heart Sutra pg 59 – 74
00:00:00 – Start of session The Avijja Sutta : Two cycles/sequences Why can’t people cultivate correctly Silent your mind; mindfulness will arise naturally without practice |
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| 250426 Day 3 (4) | 115pm-315pm | Heart Sutra pg 74 – 90 & Meditation
00:00:00 – Heart Sutra page 74 – 75 (Inn Keeper Analogy) Realizing your True Mind makes you the host and master Why give your MUNDANE MIND the power to control you? Life is wonderful when Dhamma realization allows appreciation When you realize true emptiness, life becomes wonderful 真空妙有 You hold the key to your life’s destiny Second Turning wisdom develops mainly through contemplation Anything perceivable by mind is a phenomenon We express our reverence by knowing who the Buddha is Understanding why the Arhat still has ‘outflow’ still have ‘outflow’ |
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| 250426 Day 3 (5) | 4pm-530pm | Meditation Reporting & Heart Sutra pg 90 – 98
00:00:00 – Start of session I detected my heartbeat during meditation; what is the next step If suffering from relationship issues, listen attentively Lotus symbolism: Purity rising from the filthy pond Understanding the 4 Cycles of Formation: Stages of creation: Stages of creation In Meditation how long will it take for the mind to settle down into stillness |
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| 250426 Day 3 (6) | 630pm-730pm | Evening Chanting, Heart Sutra pg 99 – 106 & Meditation
00:00:00 – Evening Chanting The discourse on Loving Kindness Karaniya Metta Sutta Purification by Knowledge and Vision of what is path and not-Path |
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| 250426 Day 3 (7) | 8pm-915pm | Meditation Reporting, Heart Sutra pg 107 – 121 & ShareMerits
00:00:00 – End of evening meditation session The cultivator will know when the mind enters Sati Can I meditate with my eyes open? Our body and mind must harmonize |
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| 27 Apr (Day 4) | |||
| 250427 Day 4 (1) | 615am–730am | Renew 8 Precepts, Exercise & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session Important Points to Consider Before Taking the Bodhisattva Vows What should you do if you find yourself feeling restless during meditation |
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| 250427 Day 4 (2) | 830am-10am | Morning Chanting, The Essential Dhamma of Lord Budha pg 1 – 6 & Heart Sutra pg 121 – 129
00:00:00 – Start of session (+ some conversation before start) Dana (Generosity), Sila (Morality) and Bhavana (Mental Development) Whenever you are not happy or peaceful, the wrong thoughts are there |
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| 250427 Day 4 (3) | 11am-12pm | Heart Sutra pg 130 – 134
00:00:00 – Start of session |
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| 250427 Day 4 (4) | 115pm-3pm | Heart Sutra pg 134 – 145 & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session Why the essential Dhamma of Buddha is so important? One needs to detect the ‘gateway’ to one’s nature within to cultivate the Bodhisattva way |
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| 250427 Day 4 (5) | 4pm-530pm | Heart Sutra pg 145 – 167
00:00:00 – Understanding Life, it’s Purpose and Meaning Understanding life—especially its purpose and the meaning Cultivation is like starting a fire from a spark; don’t stop halfway |
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| 250427 Day 4 (6) | 630pm-730pm | Evening Chanting& Heart Sutra pg 167 – 175
00:00:00 – Chanting Reflections On Sharing Blessings Being heedful in meditation but heedless in the midst of life is of little use |
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| 250427 Day 4 (7) | 8pm-915pm | Heart Sutra pg 176 – 185
00:00:00 – End of evening meditation session |
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| 28 Apr (Day 5) | |||
| 250428 Day 5 (1) | 615am–730am | Renew Precepts & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session |
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| 250428 Day 5 (2) | 830am-845am | Morning Chanting & Meditation
00:00:00 – Morning Chanting |
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| 250428 Day 5 (3) | 945am-12pm | Cultivating the Bodhisattva Way pg 73 – 74, 103 – 113. Taking the Bodhisattwa Vows
00:00:00 – End of morning meditation session When you take the Bodhisattva vows, a seed of Bodhi is planted deep in your consciousness |
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| 250428 Day 5 (4) | 130pm-2pm | Sumangala chanting, Heart Sutra pg 185 – 190 & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session |
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| 250428 Day 5 (5) | 645pm-915pm | Cameron Retreat 2025 Day5 (5) Meditation & Heart Sutra pg 191 – 206
00:00:00 – Start of session Do not use your active thoughts to observe your bodily sensations The ‘Mind-Swiping’ method is a very effective skillful means for deconditioning heedless thinking The True Progress of a Cultivator Who Listens from the Heart Can we cut off Ignorance (Avijja) at the Feeling link? one needs yonisomanasikara (wisdom) Correct understanding is vital in cultivation. Even a slight deviation can lead you far astray When anger arise, silent your mind, be with the emotion to witness its dissolution |
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| 250428 Day 5 (6) | 630pm-730pm | Evening Chanting & Heart Sutra pg 207 – 212
00:00:00 – Evening Chanting Everything arises from causes and conditions; it is just the way things are |
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| 250428 Day 5 (7) | 8pm-915pm | Heart Sutra pg 212-256 & Share Merits
00:00:00 – End of evening meditation session Understanding what is Awareness? Don’t try to be aware. The “trying” is always by the thought. What is the difference between a trained mind and an untrained mind? Stabilize your understanding; your inner nature will guide you along |
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| 29 Apr (Day 6) | |||
| 250429 Day 6 (1) | 615am-730am | Renew Precepts, Outdoor Walking & Meditation
00:00:00 – Renew Precepts |
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| 250429 Day 6 (2) | 830am-930am | Morning Chanting, Heart Sutra pg 243 & Difference between Awareness and Consciousness pg 1-8
00:00:00 – Morning Chanting Trinity triangle to Understand Cultivation Take care of your body so that you are in good condition to cultivate If you don’t change and continue to believe your thoughts, you will remain as you are Will touching or moving the body disturb the deceased person’s transition |
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| 250429 Day 6 (3) | 945am-12pm | Difference between Awareness and Consciousness pg 9-16
00:00:00 – End of morning meditation session What is Pure Seeing or Perception Why is it that most people act according to memory instead of wisdom? What happens when you listen through your awareness? Without wisdom, upon contact, feeling immediately conditions the mind and makes it egoic Buddha’s bullock cart and murky water analogy Consciousness at the heart is peace; in the brain, it is hell The 3 wisdom Hallmarks of the Sixth Patriarch Before your pure awareness is stable during meditation, do not go to the heart first Where do you return your awareness during daily mindfulness meditation |
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| 250429 Day 6 (4) | 130pm – 2pm | Difference between Awareness and Consciousness pg 16-29
00:00:00 – Start of session |
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| 250429 Day 6 (5) | 3pm-530pm | Difference between Awareness and Consciousness pg 29 – 50 & Path to Nibbana pg 3 – 23
00:00:00 – End of evening meditation session What are the signs when the Mind enters Sati How to Root Out Your Habitual Tendencies When sense data impringes on our sense bases. Without a stable sati, one cannot see clearly |
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| 250429 Day 6 (6) | 630pm-740pm | Path to Nibbana pg 23 – 40 & Meditation
00:00:00 – Evening Chanting Plant the seed of Bodhi deeply with great sincerity, faith and perseverance |
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| 250429 Day 6 (7) | 8pm-915pm | Path to Nibbana pg 40 – 60, Pei Ni Dao Tian Ya & Share Merits
00:00:00 – End of evening meditation session Without a stable mindfulness, you cannot begin your real cultivation Without mindfulness, the karmic impact of action, speech, and thought is very great When you have mindfulness developed, every word in the book will strike your heart |
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| 30 Apr (Day 7) | |||
| 250430 Day 7 (1) | 615am-730am | Renew Precepts & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session When your awareness settle down and stablized during daily life you will progress. |
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| 250430 Day 7 (2) | 830am-12pm | Cundi Mantra Chanting, Sharing & Ultimate Realization to Transcend Life pg 2 – 60
00:00:00 – Morning Chanting My affinity with Cundi Bodhisattva When conditions arise, our nature knows The brain recalls this life alone; but our true nature records from the distant past The Dharma is the antidote and solution to all problems Until conditions manifest and your nature is activated, you cannot know who you are Message from Cundi Bodhisattva How a mother’s love transformed her family and daughter through Kuan Yin (观音）Bodhisattva chanting The True Meaning of Khanti: Patient endurance through Wisdom Meditation has many levels of relaxation. The more you relax, the deeper you can go |
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| 250430 Day 7 (3) | 1.30pm-2pm | Ultimate Realization to Transcend Life pg 31 – 34
00:00:00 – Ultimate Realization to Transcend Life page 31 – 34 |
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| 250430 Day 7 (4) | 3pm-530pm | Ultimate Realization to Transcend Life pg 34 – 62
00:00:00 – End of afternoon meditation session |
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| 250430 Day 7 (5) | 630pm-930pm | Importance of Mindfulness and Heedfulness pg 1-50 & Sharing
00:00:00 – Start of session |
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| 1 May (Day 8) | |||
| 250501 Day 8 (1) | 615am–730am | Renew Precepts & Meditation
00:00:00 – Start of session |
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| 250501 Day 8 (2) | 830am – 10am | Kalyanamittas Sharing
00:00:00 – Morning Chanting |
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| 250501 Day 8 (3) | 130pm-230pm | Kalyanamittas Sharing
00:00:00 – Start of session |
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| 250501 Day 8 (4) | 3pm-530pm | Cameron Retreat Accounts Presentation & Kalyanamittas Sharing
00:00:00 – Appreciation and Gratitude |
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| 250501 Day 8 (5) | 630pm-930pm | Kalyanamittas Sharing
00:00:00 – Briefing for Day 9 |
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| 2 May (Day 9) | |||
| 250502 Day 9 (1) | 630am-730am | Heart Sutra AI-generated Executive Summary, Meditation & Closing Salutation
00:00:00 – Back to Daily life: Continue Training |
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| End of Cameron Retreat |
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