OBS Retreat | Luang Por Viradhammo | 15 Sep 21
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12:00pm session from the in person retreat
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Audio recording from the OBS retreat day 01.
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In addition to the normal routines and business of the monastery, over the past seven years considerable energy has been directed towards envisioning, designing, contracting and planning to build a Dhamma Hall at Tisarana. With each passing month, now, these plans are coming closer to completion. And so, to honour this quickening pace, on August 15th the Tisarana community gathered to prepare the physical site – with chanting, with words of acknowledgement and appreciation.
The event enabled Luang Por Viradhammo and the assembled community to share blessings, as well as design plans, with a large group of supporters from the Ottawa region and beyond. It’s an understatement to say it was much needed, given that this was the first generous gathering of people we’ve had in over a year-and-a-half. So wonderful to see people taking in the atmosphere of the monastery, and friends being reunited again, in person!
The ceremony took place in Tisarana’s new event tent, set more or less in the middle of the eventual Hall. Things began with Tan Sirimedho outlining the history of this property and the surrounding region, then giving some specific idea about the design of the prospective Dhamma Hall. The Hall’s outlines had been neatly spray-painted on the grass. … Read the rest
The last session of this retreat. It begins with a Q & A session. Followed by an asking for forgiveness ceremony, concluding with an offering of gratitude.
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Guided meditation 57:26
The session begins with a guided meditation, where Luang Por encourages the use of a question in meditation. The idea is similar to the use of a Koan. A question that has no answer. To encourage the mind out of thought and into awarness itself. The session continues with a Q & A session.
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07:56 Guided Meditation
57:38 Dhamma Reflection & Q&As
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06:11 Guided Meditation
1:04:44 Dhamma Reflection & Q&As
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06:19 Guided Meditation
57:42 Dhamma Reflection
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Guided Meditation
Q&A
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