We welcome you to participate in this one-day meditation retreat. This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as for those who would like to devote oneself to one-day mindfulness practice after the six busy working days. The retreat will be held on this Sunday, 27 March 2011, 9am – 5pm at Nalanda Centre. It will be conducted by Bhikkhuni Ayya Santini from Indonesia.
The programme of the retreat and the profile of the Venerable Ayya are appended below :
Programme
8.15 - 8.45am Registration
9.00am Offering & Observance of Five Precepts or Eight Precepts
9.15am Instructions to meditation
9.30am Meditation practice
11.00am Lunch dana for Ayya / Luncheon for participants
12.30pm Meditation practice / Personal interview session
3.30pm Tea break
4.15pm Meditation practice
5.00pm Sharing & transference of merits
End of retreat
Profile of Venerable Ayya Santini
Ven. Ayya Santini is a well-known and energetic Dhammaduta in Indonesia. Before taking the full bhikkhuni ordination in 2000, she spent several years as an Anagarini, and inspiring people with her Dhamma talks. She counts among the first Theravadin bhikkhunis from Indonesia in the modern era. She is currently the Abbess of a vihara in Lembang, West Java.
Ayya Santini specialises in training children and youth in meditation and monastic living. She runs camps several times a year, besides drawing hundreds to her periodic talk shows held in major cities throughout Indonesia.
We welcome you to participate in the retreat and discover the path to wisdom.
To register for the retreat, please email your full name and contact no. to bhavana@nalanda.org.my. To enquire for details, please call Sis. Sandra at 016-202-5319 or 03-8938-1500.
