Upasika Day - Meditation on Ten Perceptions

When: 10:30am-4:30pm, 14 สิงหาคม 2016

Location: Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, 16201 Tomki Rd, Redwood Valley, CA 95470, USA

Description: The schedule for is as follows: 10:45 a.m. Refuges and Precepts. Please plan to arrive at the monastery a bit early, by 10:30, so that we can begin on time. 11:00 a.m. (sharp) Meal Offering (please bring a dish to share) 1-4:30 p.m. Study/Practice Session 4:30 p.m. Tea with the monastics (optional) Our theme for the day will be Meditation: "Meditation on Ten Perceptions." Luang Por Pasanno and senior Abhayagiri monastics have graciously agreed to lead us in teachings, discussion and guided meditations on aspects of perception, following the Buddha's instructions in the Girimananda Sutta, Anguttara Nikaya 10.60 If you would like to familiarize yourself with the topic, the readings for the day are as follows: There are multiple translations of the Girimananda Sutta available online. We will be using the one by Bhikkhu Bodhi, available here: https://suttacentral.net/en/an10.60 You may also be interested in reading these translations, for comparison: Thanissaro Bhikkhu http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.060.than.html Piyadassi Thera http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.060.piya.html Nanamoli Bhikkhu http://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh177.pdf In addition, Bhante Gunaratana has written a useful book on the practices given by the Buddha in the Girimananda Sutta, Meditation on Perception: Ten Healing Practices to Cultivate Mindfulness (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2014. This event will also be live streamed.