1.
Group Meditation Sessions:
6, 13, 20 & 27 Aug (Sun), 9.30 am – 6.30 pm
2.
Uposatha Observance of 9 Precepts cum Retreat:
7, 15, 21, 29 Aug 2017 at 10 am
Uposatha
observance days will be conducted at the centre during vassa period. We are
pleased to invite lay devotees who wish to take 3 Refuges and observe 9
Precepts on new moon, 1st quarter, full moon & last
quarter. The sessions will be conducted in Burmese.
Program:
10
am Taking 3 Refuges & 9 Precepts
Meditation
(optional)
11
am Lunch (provided)
Meditation
(optional)
Uposatha
Observance Days:
|
New Moon
|
First Quarter
|
Full Moon
|
Last Quarter
|
|
-
|
-
|
8
Jul (Sat)
|
16
Jul (Sun)
|
|
23
Jul (Sun)
|
31
Jul (Mon)
|
7
Aug (Mon)
|
15
Aug (Tues)
|
|
21
Aug (Mon)
|
29
Aug (Tues)
|
5
Sept (Tues)
|
13
Sept (Weds)
|
|
20
Sept (Weds)
|
28
Sept (Thurs)
|
5
Oct (Thurs)
|
-
|
3.
Meditation for Beginners (English):
6 sessions, Saturdays, 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm on 19, 26 Aug;
2, 9, 16, 23 Sept 2017
Vipassana
meditation is an awareness meditation. It teaches you to be with the present
moment, to live in the present moment. Through this practice, one can purify
one’s mind of mental defilements of greed, hatred and delusion, overcome
sorrow, lamentation, pain and grief, as well as to cope better with the stress
of daily living.
Meditation
classes for beginners will be conducted in English by Sayadaw U Rajinda every
Saturday for 6 weeks starting from 19 Aug 2017.
The
course is free.
Course
outline is as follows:
Basic
instructions on walking & sitting meditation
Four
Foundations of Mindfulness (Vipassana Meditation)
-
Contemplation of the Body (Kayanupassana)
-
Contemplation of the Feelings (Vedanupassana)
-
Contemplation of the Mind (Cittanupassana)
-
Contemplation of the Mental Objects (Dhammanupassana)
Class
: Meditation for Beginners
Date
: Saturdays, 19,26 Aug; 2,9,16,23 Sept 2017
Time:
7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Register
at https://goo.gl/forms/6d1Q36tfES0lZxI22
by 19 Aug 2017.
4.
Pindapata (alms food offering):
27 Aug 2017, Sunday, 9 am – 9.30 am at Chong Pang
Market, Yishun Ring Road
5.
Holiday Retreat: 1-3 Sept 2017
6.
SMC 13th Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony on 15 Oct 2017, Sunday, 9
am
Venue: HDB shelter Block 350, Canberra Road (opp Sembawang MRT)
