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Meditation Retreat in Blue Mountains: Turning inwards and Seeing the Nature of Mind
March 9 @ 9:00 am - March 10 @ 5:00 pm
During Ven. Vimokkha’s trip in Sydney from Thailand, he will be leading a residential two-day meditation retreat at the peaceful grounds of the Karuna Sanctuary in the Blue Mountains, exploring the practices of Samatha and Vipassana. A pragmatic approach to the nature of mind will be demonstrated by Ven. Dr. Vimokkha. First the Venerable will show how to go inwards in the practice of Samatha and Vipassana and thus to develop clear knowing and seeing into the nature of mind. With very simple explanations of Venerable’s techniques in the practice, one also can develop seeing into the nature of mind even in our daily life’s work and activities.
About the Speaker: Ven. Dr. Vimokkha Medhino (Phra Preeyong Arphonsuwan) is the Abbot of Wat Pippaliwanaram, with a M.A. (Buddhist Studies) and Ph.D.(Buddhist Studies) from Mahachulalongkorn University (MCU). He has an extensive experience in teaching insight meditation internationally. Ven. Vimokkha’s book, “The Development of Mindfulness for Insight Meditation” builds on his pragmatic approach to the development of mindfulness.
He has vast experience in insight meditation gained from his practicing under various renown meditation masters and from his own astute and intuitive exploration. He has been engaged by numerous organizations both in Thailand including Dhammasathan Chulalongkorn university and abroad such as Buddhist associations in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Singapore.