MEDITATION WORKSHOP
 (Stress Reduction & Relaxation)
April 24, 2010

Meditation practice can help us find peace within ourselves while we develop a strong, yet flexible, mind. In this workshop, you will learn how meditation works and receive practical instructions from the Thai Buddhist monk of Wat Thai, Washington, D.C., for establishing a personal practice.

The program will include the Buddha's teaching, sitting, standing and walking meditation with instructions, individual interviews, and Yoga practice. Please wear loose comfortable cloths, preferably white to honor the Thai Buddhist tradition. Bring a meditation cushion if you have one.   Lunches are provided by the host. For break times, juice, tea, and water will be provided all day. The Schedules are as follows:

Saturday April 24, 2010
8:30 a.m.         Registration.
8:40 a.m.         Morning chanting.
8:45 a.m.         Taking the Five Precepts
9.00 a.m.         Introduction to meditation by Ven. Dr. Thanat Inthisan
9.30 a.m.         Keep practicing moment to moment mindfulness
10:30 a.m.       Meditation (sitting, walking and standing)
11:00 a.m.       Lunch served for the monks
11:15 a.m.       Lunch break for meditation practitioners
12:30 p.m.       Mindfulness with walking, standing meditation.
1.30 p.m.         Sitting meditation with mindfulness.
3.00 p.m.         Sitting, walking meditation.
4.00 p.m.         Dhamma talk and questions & answers.
5.00-5.15 p.m. Tea break
5.15-6.00 pm. Yoga and breathing exercise.
7.00 pm.          Evening chanting
Sitting meditation, walking meditation
Dhamma talks and questions and answers.

• Spread loving-kindness and adjournment.
  Meditation instructor:
   
  Phramaha Thanat Atthacharee, Ph.D.
  Meditation Master and Buddhist Missionary monk at Wat Thai Washington, D.C. USA.
  Yoga and Meditation Master for many years.
  Phramaha Anake Anekasi, Yoga and Meditation Master from Wat Vajiradhamapradeep, N.Y.
  Phra Ajan Suriya Techavaro,Vipassana Meditation Master from Wat Thai Washington, D.C.

• Meditation is good for all human being for their mental and mind development.
• Meditation is the way to train our minds to develop insight and wisdom.
• Meditation is the way to clear and to purify our mind form impurities.
• Meditation is the way to help meditation practitioners to have calm and a peaceful mind.
• Meditation is the source of serenity and a real happiness.
• Meditation is the way to train our minds to be free from all kinds of mental defilement, such as hatred, selfish desire, greed, and ignorance

RULES AND DISCIPLINES FOR PARTICIPANTS

1. Follow the Five Precepts.
2. There will be no communications between participants except during conversations with the monks. If truly necessary, written messages are allowed. Questions and inquiries for the monks are also done in this manner.
3. Be particularly mindful and observe all your actions: walking, sitting, standing, or lying down.
4. Be considerate about restrooms, and keep them clean.

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