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Phra Pandit Bhikku returns to the Green Papaya
On Thursday, September 20th at 7:30 pm at the Yoga Tree the Green Papaya Sangha is happy to welcome back Phra Pandit Bhikku. Phra Pandit is an inspiring, provocative, pragmatic teacher who brings his personal practice and experience to his dharma talks. Always interesting.
Pandit Bikkhu is well known as the organiser behind the long-running Little Bangkok Sangha, the hub of many dhamma talks,retreats, and workshops around Bangkok and Thailand. Ordained as a monk in Thailand in 1996, his contemporary and popular style of teaching of Buddhist meditation draws from a wide array of influences, including other Buddhist traditions, Western psychology, mythology and fairy tales as metaphors for tools for modern living.
Yoga and Meditation Retreat at New Life Foundation!
Finding Balance in the Midst of Chaos: A Mindful Yoga Retreat
19–23 September, 2012 – with Kim Roberts
New Life Foundation is pleased to announce a 4-day retreat in September with our friend Kim Roberts on our beautiful sustainable farm in the scenic north of Thailand. This is an excellent chance to build upon and refine your mind and body development techniques with a truly inspiring and experienced yoga instructor and meditation teacher. We invite you to join us for this wonderful event!
Kim’s rigorous training includes over ten years’ close study with her mentor, distinguished Ashtanga yoga master Richard Freeman. After more than a year of further intensive training in Mysore, India, with the world-renowned guru K. Pattabi Jois, she received his special authorization to be a teacher of Ashtanga yoga. Her other important teachers include Dr. Shankanarayana Jois, a prominent Sanskrit scholar and Yoga Acharya, as well as the Venerable Thrangu Rinponche of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
The focus of the retreat is to learn practices to help maintain balance during challenging or transitional life phases. Kim will lead participants in exploring the foundational practices of Ashtanga yoga — asana, pranayama, dristi and bandha — preparing a solid foundation for settling more and more deeply into meditation. Individual guidance will be offered relevant to each practitioner’s particular needs, in order to harmonize body, speech and mind, creating a more conducive internal atmosphere for meditation to arise. Other aspects of the teachings include investigating what it means to settle body and mind in order to ripen the fruits of practice: the ability to rest in stillness, spaciousness, stability and silence.
In addition to a daily yoga and sitting meditation practice, participants will learn to identify what upsets our equilibrium and how we can best work with these obstacles. Writing practice will be incorporated, as well as interactive exercises, in order to identify influences that undermine our inner harmony. Suggestions will be offered on how to incorporate these practices to encourage a more balanced approach to daily life and to help us maneuver gracefully through the rough patches.
Information:
The retreat will begin at 7.30pm on the evening of Wednesday, September 19, with an introductory talk by Kim, and end on the afternoon of Sunday, August 23, at 5.30pm. You are welcome to arrive anytime between 2pm and 8pm on Wednesday, or after 6am on Thursday. Please do not arrive outside of these times. The retreat will be held in English.
Retreat fee: Single Room/Twin share room 6500 baht per person
Places are limited so please sign up immediately so that we can reserve a room for you. For more information or registration, please contact us at:
retreats@newlifethaifoundation.com
Please note that New Life is a non-profit organization. The retreat fee covers only the teachers fee and expenses, food, electricity, and accommodation. Being a young foundation, we need a lot of support, so additional donations are very welcome! Please help us spread the word and bring some friends.
Most rooms are single rooms. A very limited number of twin rooms are available for couples. All come with ensuite toilet and shower, warm water, fan, and towels. NB: An added cost of 500 baht per person applies if you wish to stay at the foundation an extra night on Sunday after the retreat ends.
There will be plenty of time to enjoy the swimming pool and our herbal steam bath. Simple, healthy meals will be served, consisting of breakfast with fruit and yoghurt and Thai-style meals for lunch and dinner. Do let us know if you are vegetarian/vegan or have any food allergies. Coffee and tea, fruit and snacks will be available during the breaks.
Location: New Life Foundation
No. 49 Moo 1, Tambol Don Sila, Amphoe Wiang Chai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
The retreat fee does not include transportation to and from the retreat location. There are a number of low-cost carriers within Thailand and the Asia region if you would like to fly to Chiang Rai. Buses are also a good option. Taxis and tuk-tuks that will take you straight to the foundation can be hired at the airport or bus station.
For a detailed map and directions, see this page:
http://www.newlifethaifoundation.com/contacts/
Things to bring:
- A bathing suit
- Warm clothing, as September evenings and mornings can be chilly
- A meditation cushion and yoga mat if you have one
- Mosquito repellent
- Swimming clothes
Our website:
Some more background on Kim Roberts:
Kim earned her Masters degree in Psychology from Naropa University (in Boulder, Colorado), an accredited, Buddhist-inspired university founded by the renowned Tibetan master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. In addition, she has completed both the basic and advanced Teacher Training courses offered by Richard Freeman, and earned a teaching certificate at the White Lotus Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Furthermore, Kim has had over ten years’ experience practicing psychotherapy and has facilitated counseling groups and taught yoga and meditation in an eclectic variety of settings: a county jail, a psychiatric hospital, by correspondence with Hi Max prison inmates, luxury resorts, embassies, schools, studios and retreat centers in North America, Europe and Asia. She also taught privately in Paris while working in the Inter-Religious Dialogue department at UNESCO, ran retreats in post-tsunami Sri Lanka to help garner support for victims, and from 2006-07 directed the yoga program at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. From 2008-2010, she hosted yoga and meditation retreats at a small luxury resort in the Paro valley of Bhutan. Kim is currently based in Phuket, Thailand.
Kim’s website:
http://www.papayayoga.com/
Retreat Schedule:
Wednesday 19 September: Arrival
Introductions and opening talk
Thursday 20 September: Mindfulness of Body
Learning to listen to the experience of body rather than placing demands or expectations on it; using body as a tool for awareness and healing; learning to shift posture to adjust attitude/mood.
Friday 21 September: Mindfulness of Feelings
Relaxation as a foundation for attention, tuning into feelings using breath; breath as tool for awareness and healing; how to shift experience through observing breathing patterns.
Saturday 22 September: Mindfulness of Mind
Slowing down enough to identify patterns of mind; using awareness practice as a tool for identifying and healing destructive thought patterns; how to identify recurrent patterns as simply the play of the mind.
Sunday 23 September: Mindfulness of Life
Applying mindfulness and awareness techniques to daily life; learning to shift perspective by looking from a larger view; using awareness practice as a tool for identifying and healing negative lifestyle patterns.
| Wednesday 19/09 | 19.30 | Introductions and opening talk |
| Thursday 20/09 | 06.15 – | Individual sitting meditation |
| 07.00 – | Silent breakfast | |
| 08.00 – | Tour of the foundation | |
| 09.00 – | Loving Kindness meditation | |
| 10.15 – | Pranayama and yoga practice | |
| 12.00 – | Lunch | |
| 13.00 – | Free time to read, rest, or swim | |
| 15.00 – | Restorative practices, sitting/ walking meditation, writing/partner exercises, discussion | |
| 17.30 – | Herbal steam bath and/or silent nature walk | |
| 18.30 – | Dinner | |
| 19.30 – | Optional evening program | |
| Friday 21/09 | 06.15 – | Individual sitting meditation |
| 07.00 – | Silent breakfast | |
| 09.00 – | Meditation on Compassion | |
| 10.15 – | Pranayama and yoga practice | |
| 12.00 – | Lunch | |
| 13.00 – | Free time to read, rest, or swim | |
| 15.00 – | Restorative practices, sitting/ walking meditation, writing/partner exercises, discussion | |
| 17.30 – | Herbal steam bath and/or silent nature walk | |
| 18.30 – | Dinner | |
| 19.30 – | Optional evening program | |
| Saturday 22/09 | 06.15 – | Individual sitting meditation |
| 07.00 – | Silent breakfast | |
| 09.00 – | Meditation on Joy | |
| 10.15 – | Pranayama and yoga practice | |
| 12.00 – | Lunch | |
| 13.00 – | Free time to read, rest, or swim | |
| 15.00 – | Restorative practices, sitting/ walking meditation, writing/partner exercises, discussion | |
| 17.30 – | Herbal steam bath and/or silent nature walk | |
| 18.30 – | Dinner | |
| 19.30 – | Optional evening program | |
| Sunday 23/09 | 06.15 – | Individual sitting meditation |
| 07.00 – | Silent breakfast | |
| 09.00 – | Meditation on Equanimity | |
| 10.15 – | Pranayama and yoga practice | |
| 12.00 – | Lunch | |
| 13.00 – | Free time to read, rest, or swim | |
| 15.00 – | Restorative practices, sitting/ walking meditation, writing/partner exercises, discussion | |
| 17.00 | Goodbyes, setting intentions |
To book please email us at retreats@newlifethaifoundation.com
Special Sangha Sitting Thursday, June 28
Please join our friend Antony this Thursday at the Green Papaya.
Friends of the Green Papaya Sangha,
I would like to invite you for a special sitting this Thursday. On the 25th June 2011 my girlfriend of three years abruptly passed away in a river accident in the Northeastern state of Meghalaya, India.
In an attempt to find something to console my sadness, I found meditation. Something that has not only allowed me to come to terms with the death of Chrissie, but come to terms with accepting life itself, in particular, the concept of impermanence. This alone has allowed love and gratitude to overcome all. Something I want to share with the people of Chiang Mai.
Whether it’s acceptance of a passed relationship, a death of someone close or simply a significant change in your life, join me and the Green Papaya Sangha this coming Thursday with a meditation based on the teachings of Sogynal Rinpoche and an opportunity of a small social chat and the sharing of fruit. There will be fruit provided, but please bring along your favourite fruit.
I am looking forward to meeting you all there. I leave you with a quote:
“He who binds himself to a joy,
Does the winged life destroy,
He who kisses the joy as it flies,
Lives in eternity’s sunrise”
Be happy.
Anthony
spoon@hotmail.co.th
0850404456
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Shamatha and Vipashyana Retreat 1–5 August, 2012 – with the Venerable Lama Rinchen Phuntsok
Dear Friends,
To celebrate the completion of the brand new earthen meditation hall built by our very own hardworking residents and volunteers, New Life Foundation will be holding a very special meditation retreat this August. Please join us on this proud and happy occasion! The setting for the retreat is our beautiful sustainable agriculture farm in Chiang Rai, in the north of Thailand. Our retreat leader will be the Venerable Lama Rinchen Phuntsok, a highly respected scholar and meditation master from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
The retreat is open to anyone who is interested in meditation and mindfulness. It is suitable for the newcomer, beginner or advanced practitioner, and will focus on the two foundations of meditation: “Shamatha” (calm abiding) and “Vipashyana” (insight). “Shamatha” takes the meditator to the stage where emotional conflict and disturbing trains of thought are eliminated in a state of thoughtful concentration which is calm and peaceful. In this peaceful and calm condition nothing disturbs equanimity, whether coming from outside or inside the mind. It is a state untroubled by attachments and aversions. At the same time the insight which is engendered by one pointed absorption allows clear vision of one’s own mind and the nature of things. This is called “Vipashyana”, which is a clear mind with an incisive insight into the nature of reality. Together, calmness and clarity allow our minds the freedom to be in the here and now.
Information
The retreat will fall on the long weekend of the Asalha Bucha and Buddhist Lent public holidays. We will begin at 7.30pm on the evening of Wednesday, August 1 with an introductory talk by Lama Rinchen, and end on the afternoon of Sunday, August 5 at 5.30pm. You are welcome to arrive anytime between 2pm and 8pm on Wednesday, August 1, or after 6am on Thursday, August 2. Please do not arrive outside of these times. The retreat will be held in English, with Thai translation available.
Retreat fee and Registration
Single Room or Twin Share Room: 2500 baht per person
Shared 4-person room (no bed): 2000 baht per person
Places are limited so please sign up immediately so that we can reserve a room for you. For more information or registration please contact us at: retreats@newlifethaifoundation.com
Please note that New Life is a non-profit organization. The retreat fee covers only food, electricity, and accommodation. Being a young foundation, we need a lot of support, so additional donations are very welcome! Please help us spread the word and bring some friends.
Most rooms are single rooms. A very limited number of twin rooms are available for couples. We also have 4-person shared rooms at a discounted cost (if you bring a sleeping bag and don’t mind sleeping on the floor; we can provide pillows and blankets). All come with ensuite toilet and shower, warm water, fan, and towels. NB: An added cost of 500 baht per person applies if you wish to stay at the foundation an extra night on Sunday after the retreat ends.
The retreat will include teachings, guided meditation sessions, and prostration practice with an experienced teacher. There will be plenty of time to enjoy the swimming pool and our herbal steam bath. Vegetarian meals will be served, consisting of breakfast with fruit and yoghurt, and simple Thai-style meals for lunch and dinner. Do let us know if you have any food allergies. If you drink coffee/tea/hot chocolate, please bring your own (there will be hot water available).
Location - New Life Foundation
No. 49 Moo 1, Tambol Don Sila, Amphoe Wiang Chai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
The retreat fee does not include transportation to and from the retreat location. There are a number of low-cost carriers within Thailand and the Asia region if you would like to fly to Chiang Rai. Buses are also a good option. Taxis and tuk-tuks that will take you straight to the foundation can be hired at the airport or bus station. For a detailed map and directions please click here.
Things to bring
- Warm clothing, as August evenings and mornings can be chilly in Chiang Rai
- A meditation cushion/mat if you have one
- Mosquito repellent
- Swimming clothes
Some background on Lama Rinchen Phuntsok
Born in Tibet, Lama Rinchen began receiving instruction in the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism at the age of six in Tsasum Chokhorling Monastery in Tibet. After he left Tibet in 1958, he studied at Young Lama’s Home School in Dalhousie, The Buddhist Monastic School in Rewalsar, Nyingmapa Lama’s College in Dehra-Dun, and Zongdog Palri Monastery in Kalimpong. Lama Rinchen graduated from Sanskrit University in Varanasi India where he completed advanced studies in Sutrayana Buddhist philosophy and scriptures, commentaries, logic, literature, history, and the major sciences of the Tibetan curriculum. More information on Lama RInchen can be found here.
For more photos of our earthen meditation hall in construction, please click here
Retreat Schedule
Wednesday 1 August
19h30 Introductory talk by Lama Rinchen
Thursday 2 August
05h30 – 07h00 Morning session – prostrations
07h00 – 08h00 Silent breakfast
08h30 – 10h00 Tour of the foundation
10h15 – 12h00 Practice
12h00 – 13h00 Lunch
14h00 – 17h00 Teachings, practice, time for questions
17h00 – 18h00 Herbal steam bath and/or nature walk
18h30 – 19h15 Dinner
19h30 – 21h30 Teachings and practice
Friday 3 August
05h30 – 07h00 Morning session – prostrations
07h00 – 08h00 Silent breakfast
09h00 – 12h00 Practice
12h00 – 13h00 Lunch
14h00 – 17h00 Teachings, practice, time for questions
17h00 – 18h00 Herbal steam bath and/or nature walk
18h30 – 19h15 Dinner
19h30 – 21h30 Teachings and practice
Saturday 4 August
05h30 – 07h00 Morning session – prostrations
07h00 – 08h00 Silent breakfast
09h00 – 12h00 Practice
12h00 – 13h00 Lunch
14h00 – 17h00 Teachings, practice, time for questions
17h00 – 18h00 Herbal steam bath and/or nature walk
18h30 – 19h15 Dinner
19h30 – 21h30 Teachings and practice
Sunday 5 August
05h30 – 07h00 Morning session – prostrations
07h00 – 08h00 Silent breakfast
09h00 – 12h00 Practice
12h00 – 13h00 Lunch
14h00 – 17h00 Teachings, practice, time for questions
17h00 – 17h15 Group picture – Bye bye
Our website: www.newlifethaifoundation.com
Our Facebook page: click here
To register for the event please email retreats@newlifethaifoundation.com
Retreat with Lama Rinchen Puntshok
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We are pleased to let you know that Venerable Lama Rinchen Phuntsok will be in Thailand from July 21st to August 22nd and will be carrying out several Dharma programs during the visit.
One of the main programs will be the inauguration of a meditation hall followed by a 4 days retreat in Chieng Rai from August 2nd to August 5th (4 days long-weekend public holiday) at The New Life Foundation (
Please note that the weekend of the retreat is a long-weekend public holiday so would be good to book your travel early. Please try to arrive at the retreat venue on August 1st evening or early morning on August 2nd.
Shamatha and Vipashyana “Shamatha” or Calm Abiding takes the meditator to the stage where emotional conflict and disturbing trains of thought are eliminated in a state of thoughtful concentration which is calm and peaceful. In this peaceful and calm condition nothing disturbs equanimity, whether coming from outside or inside the mind. It is a state untroubled by attachments and aversions.
At the same time the insight which is engendered by one pointed absorption allows clear vision of one’s own mind and the nature of things. This is called “Vipashyana” or Insight, which is a clear mind with an incisive insight into the nature of reality. Calmness and clarity allow the mind freedom to be in the here and now.
The other teaching programs are yet to be finalized. We will keep you posted and you can check at Mongkol Sri facebook page and also at www.mongkol.org
We are also raising fund for the payment of his flight ticket and other traveling expenses so if you would like to make a contribution please email me or call me at 081-9855564. The balance from the contribution will be directly donated to Lama Rinchen.
Here is a brief biography of Lama Rinchen: Venerable Lama Rinchen Phuntsok is a skillfull teacher with a light and joyful manner. He is a scholar and meditation master of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Born in Tibet, Lama Rinchen began receiving instruction in the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism at the age of six in Tsasum Chokhorling Monastery in Tibet. After he left Tibet in 1958, he studied at Young Lama’s Home School in Dalhousie, The Buddhist Monastic School in Rewalsar, Nyingmapa Lama’s College in Dehra-Dun, and Zongdog Palri Monastery in Kalimpong. Lama Rinchen graduated from Sanskrit University in Varanasi India where he completed advanced studies in Sutrayana Buddhist philosophy and scriptures, commentaries, logic, literature, history, and the major sciences of the Tibetan curriculum.
To complete his training in Vajrayana Nyingma School studies, he served as private secretary to the late His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, supreme Head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism for over fifteen years. During that time he received all the important empowerments, transmissions, essential instructions, the oral teaching of Nyingma Kama, and the Profound Rediscovered Teachings of Terma of the great Lotus Born Teacher, Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Vajravana Buddhism. For many years Lama Rinchen was in charge of Zangdog Palri Monastery in India and also Urgyen Dongag, Choling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1980, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche asked him to come to the United States to teach in his New York center where Lama Rinchen was director and resident Lama for four years. Since then he has lectured widely throughout the United States and Europe at centers, colleges, and universities. Lama Rinchen visits his students every year and stays in St. Louis to give teachings and empowerments for several weeks during his U.S. tour. He also has students in New York, California, Colorado, New Mexico, etc., as he continues to spread the teachings of the Dudjom Lineage. (
Kind regards, ram
How wonderful! Sign me up. I will send this out to our sangha tomorrow. Steve
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