Ajahn Brahm In Canada, October 2014

Ajahn Brahm In Canada, October 2014
Toronto, Montreal and Halifax

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Walking meditation


There will be some segments on walking meditation during the retreat.  If you are not too familiar with this technique here are some instructions from Ajahn  Brahm from a article published on the internet called "Walking Meditation is Wonderful."

Setting Up Walking Meditation
"Choose a clear, straight path between twenty to thirty paces long. This can be a corridor in a house, a path in the garden, or just a track on the grass. Use whatever is available, even if it’s a bit less than twenty paces long. If it’s comfortable to do so, walk without shoes, enjoying the contact of your bare feet on the ground.
Stand at one end of your path. Compose the mind. Relax the body and begin walking. Walk back and forth at a pace that seems natural to you. While you are walking, clasp your hands comfortably in front of you, and rest your gaze on the ground about two metres ahead. Be careful not to look around. If you’re doing walking meditation, it’s a waste of time to look here and there, because that would be distracting."- Ajahn Brahm

Please follow the link below to read the full publication:
http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh464-p.html#WalkingMeditationisWonderful

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Seating arrangements

Seating arrangement chart will be posted at the entrance to the meditation hall.  All seats will be numbered according to the order of registration. Please try to stick to your allocated seat number as much as possible.

The final program



Ajahn Brahm in Toronto, November 6th-8th, 2012


The Final Program

Ajahn Brahm in Toronto, November 6th-8th, 2012



6th November 2012



08:00 -09:00 A.M:  Sign in


09.00 - 09.45 A.M: Instructions on meditation

09.45 - 10.00 A.M: Questions on meditation

10.00 - 11.00 A.M: Group Sitting meditation

11.00 - 12.00 P.M: Lunch: Please practice mindful eating*

12:00 - 02:00 P.M: Rest/Walking Meditation*

02:00 - 3:00 P.M: Group Sitting Meditation

03:00 - 03:30 P.M: Rest/Tea Break*

03:30 - 04:30 P.M:  Group Sitting Meditation

04:30-05:00 P.M: Rest/ Tea Break*

05.00 - 06.00 P.M: Interviews

06.00 - 07.00 P.M: Public Talk: "Samatha and Vipassana meditation practices: Are these two different methods or two aspects of the same technique?"

*Please observe noble silence at all times.

Please note: Ajahn Brahm will be participating in most sessions. However we will allow him to rest as much as he needs to catch up with the jet lag (12hour time difference) as he is coming to Toronto directly from Western Australia, via USA. We also have to consider that he will have to give a public talk each evening after the retreat and he is leaving on the 9th morning to Las Vegas for another retreat.



7th November 2012

09.00 - 09.45 A.M: Instructions on meditation

09.45 - 10.00 A.M: Questions on meditation

10.00 - 11.00 A.M: Group Sitting meditation

11.00 - 12.00 P.M: Lunch: Please practice mindful eating*

12:00 - 02:00 P.M: Rest/Walking Meditation*

02:00 - 3:00 P.M: Group Sitting Meditation

03:00 - 03:30 P.M: Rest/Tea Break*

03:30 - 04:30 P.M:  Group Sitting Meditation

07.00 - 08.00 P.M:  Public Talk: "Buddhism and Science"

At the University of Toronto, William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks St., Toronto, M5S 5C7. Organized by New College, University of Toronto: Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program. This talk is sponsored by Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies.

*Please observe noble silence at all times.

Please note: Ajahn Brahm will be participating in most sessions. However we will allow him to rest as much as he needs to catch up with the jet lag (12hour time difference) as he is coming to Toronto directly from Western Australia, via USA. We also have to consider that he will have to give a public talk each evening after the retreat and he is leaving on the 9th morning to Las Vegas for another retreat.


8th November 2012

09.00 - 09.45 A.M: Instructions on meditation

09.45 - 10.00 A.M: Questions on meditation

10.00 - 11.00 A.M: Group Sitting meditation

11.00 - 12.00 P.M: Lunch: Please practice mindful eating*

12:00 - 02:00 P.M: Rest/Walking Meditation*

02:00 - 3:00 P.M: Group Sitting Meditation

03:00 - 03:30 P.M: Rest/Tea Break*

03:30 - 04:15 P.M:  Group Sitting Meditation

04:15 - 04:30 P.M: Closing

07.00 - 08.00 P.M: Public talk: "The Right View: What is it and how can we get there?"

At the Toronto Mahavihara,
4698 Kingston Road
Scarborough, Ontario
M1E 2P9, Canada

*Please observe noble silence at all times.

Please note: Ajahn Brahm will be participating in most sessions. However we will allow him to rest as much as he needs to catch up with the jet lag (12hour time difference) as he is coming to Toronto directly from Western Australia, via USA. We also have to consider that he will have to give a public talk each evening after the retreat and he is leaving on the 9th morning to Las Vegas for another retreat.


Please wear loose comfortable clothing. White or light colour clothing is encouraged.  Please bring your own meditation cushion (if you have one). Limited number of cushions are available at the temple. 

All meals and beverages will be provided to the Yogis by the volunteers of the temple.