Guest guest Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 Dear Richard: Thanks for sharing about the 5 sheath practice that you did on your retreat. Wondering if you want to share the daily routine that you experienced on the retreat. Like how much meditation time? How much time each period? Did you sleep at the site? What else happened. Thanks in advance. Love, The "Self" aka Alton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2002 Report Share Posted November 21, 2002 Dear Alton, Some comments about this retreat: This retreat is the longest held each year. It is the most advanced that SAT offers, and is offered to SAT members and others who have attended other retreats during the year. This "advanced' retreat is good, since the sages can just `dive in" and start teaching from a deep level. I find it wonderful to spend a number of days where the primary focus is within. One of my favorite Chan hermit poets, Stonehouse, wrote, "We have 36,000 days. Why not spend a few in silence?" Typically the days were about 12 hours long, from about 9:30 in the AM to 9:30 at night. There was breakfast served before the retreat started. Each day started with about 30 minutes of meditation, then about 90 minutes of instructions. Then a break for lunch (about 2 hours). Meals were vegetarian, and prepared and served by people at the retreat. In the afternoons there were similar periods of discourse and scheduled group meditation. When there were not discourse and group meditation, we were encouraged to continue with our meditation (or spiritual reading). There were also, for three of the days, a number of one-hour "cave meditation" periods, where there was a room with all light blocked out, and the meditators wore ear plugs, and sound- deadening "earphones" to block out sounds. This was optional, but most participated, some a number of times. There were also private meetings available with the sages, if you wanted (who would not want?). There were also times for questions and answers. Then there was dinner, then an evening program. The evening programs were varied, one night there were video shown (one on Maya, another nice Ramana video), there was a puja one night, and there was reading from Song of Ribhu one night. I don't remember the other evening's activity. My wife and I drove the half-hour to our home. Some stayed at the temple, some stayed at local motels. Most of the instruction this time was on "advanced discrimination." Much of the instruction was such that one could listen and meditate on the instruction at the same time. As is often the case after such intense retreats, a number of people left with a more intensified focus on their practice, and with the intent to redouble their own efforts. The schedule for 2003 SAT retreats is available at http://www.satramana.org/medret3.htm The first for 2003 is The Teaching of Nonduality Retreat, held January 17 - January 19, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon I would invite anyone in this newsgroup that can to attend these retreats. We are Not two, Richard RamanaMaharshi, "Alton Slater" <leenalton@h...> wrote: > Dear Richard: > Thanks for sharing about the 5 sheath practice that you did on your > retreat. > Wondering if you want to share the daily routine that you experienced > on the retreat. Like how much meditation time? How much time each > period? Did you sleep at the site? What else happened. > Thanks in advance. > Love, > The "Self" aka Alton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2002 Report Share Posted November 21, 2002 Dear Richard: Thanks for sharing about the retreat. My tongue hangs out. Love, The "Self" aka Alton RamanaMaharshi, "Richard Clarke" <r_clarke@i...> wrote: > Dear Alton, > > Some comments about this retreat: > > This retreat is the longest held each year. It is the most advanced > that SAT offers, and is offered to SAT members and others who have > attended other retreats during the year. This "advanced' retreat is > good, since the sages can just `dive in" and start teaching from a > deep level. I find it wonderful to spend a number of days where the > primary focus is within. One of my favorite Chan hermit poets, > Stonehouse, wrote, "We have 36,000 days. Why not spend a few in > silence?" > > Typically the days were about 12 hours long, from about 9:30 in the > AM to 9:30 at night. There was breakfast served before the retreat > started. > > Each day started with about 30 minutes of meditation, then about 90 > minutes of instructions. Then a break for lunch (about 2 hours). > Meals were vegetarian, and prepared and served by people at the > retreat. > > In the afternoons there were similar periods of discourse and > scheduled group meditation. > > When there were not discourse and group meditation, we were > encouraged to continue with our meditation (or spiritual reading). > There were also, for three of the days, a number of one-hour "cave > meditation" periods, where there was a room with all light blocked > out, and the meditators wore ear plugs, and sound- > deadening "earphones" to block out sounds. This was optional, but > most participated, some a number of times. There were also private > meetings available with the sages, if you wanted (who would not > want?). There were also times for questions and answers. > > Then there was dinner, then an evening program. The evening programs > were varied, one night there were video shown (one on Maya, another > nice Ramana video), there was a puja one night, and there was reading > from Song of Ribhu one night. I don't remember the other evening's > activity. My wife and I drove the half-hour to our home. Some stayed > at the temple, some stayed at local motels. > > Most of the instruction this time was on "advanced discrimination." > Much of the instruction was such that one could listen and meditate > on the instruction at the same time. > > As is often the case after such intense retreats, a number of people > left with a more intensified focus on their practice, and with the > intent to redouble their own efforts. > > The schedule for 2003 SAT retreats is available at > http://www.satramana.org/medret3.htm > The first for 2003 is The Teaching of Nonduality Retreat, held > January 17 - January 19, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon > I would invite anyone in this newsgroup that can to attend these > retreats. > > We are Not two, > Richard > > > RamanaMaharshi, "Alton Slater" <leenalton@h...> wrote: > > Dear Richard: > > Thanks for sharing about the 5 sheath practice that you did on your > > retreat. > > Wondering if you want to share the daily routine that you > experienced > > on the retreat. Like how much meditation time? How much time each > > period? Did you sleep at the site? What else happened. > > Thanks in advance. > > Love, > > The "Self" aka Alton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2002 Report Share Posted November 21, 2002 How about a hundred bucks a day for 36,000 days? Barnum was right! A tap to www.theHungerSite.com will give somebody a cup of rice. ShalauM! _______________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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