Meditation Workshop at Wat Vajiradhammapadip, Long Island

Ven.Dr.Thanat, P.M.Pradoochai and P.M. Anake


Meditation Group in Long Island, NY


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How to walking meditation

standing meditation


Walking Meditation


Sitting Meditation











Knowing yourself

The Sitting position
Some people prefer to sit on a hard, straight chair, but most sit on cushions on the floor. You can stack up two or three cushions, if that is more comfortable. Make yourself comfortable in any position you like. Usually we use the Lotus Position. Cross your legs – your right leg over the left. Sit upright. That is more important than anything else. Relax, don’t be stiff, then close your eyes and your mouth softly.

· Relaxing
Visualize that you are the boss. Set your mind to checking your muscles from your feet up to your head – up and down, back and forth. Makes sure that all of your muscles are relaxed. Start from your lower part, your feet to your naval, then central part of your body, start from the naval to the shoulders and the upper part of your body.

· Metal Detoxification
Next, we come to mental detoxification – cleansing the mind and body. Mental detoxification is the technique for internal cleansing. Toxins enter the body through all six of the sensory organs Toxins are the cause of stress – the cause of sickness – the cause of laziness. We get rid of toxins through mental detoxification. Inhale good oxygen. Hold your breath a little bit, and exhale, with a sense of release. This is the technique for mental detoxification. Relax. Recite for yourself “release” every time you exhale.

· Knowing your Breath
learn to know your breathing system. we have learned to know three rhythms of breathing – deep, medium and shallow.
Knowing your breathing is useful for controlling your emotions. The more you keep cool and calm, the more peace and happiness you will attain. When you become hot-tempered and blow your top, you create more stress and feel even worse.
All complete knowing – knowing your sitting position, knowing your body and relaxing your muscles, mental detoxification, and knowing your breathing rhythms.
· knowing the great elements and knowing impermanence.

Introduction to Meditation & Practice

CONTROLLING

1. Setting a Platform at the Tip of the Nose For meditation, the mind should be settled in one place. Thus, we set a platform or base-location where we concentrate the mind. Initially, we set this platform at the tip of the nose. By counting with this technique, you can control your mind to stay at the platform at the tip of your nose.
2. Moving the Platform to the Abdomen (to see the rising and falling clearly)

3. Bringing the Mind Back (the mind like a cow or monkey or fish)

ANALIZING
· Wholesome and Unwholesome thoughts by follow the mind. Don’t suppress these thoughts – analyze them. Learn to know about each thought – what, when, where, why, how, who, whom – and, why did this thought arise.
· Cause and Effect by analyze the situation. Why did it occur? What are the reasons?
· Staying Neutral. When analyzing, try to think like an observer. If you make judgments, you may have some bias, according to your likes, dislikes. Fear can, also, bias your judgment. So, don’t judge. Just observe. That is the proper way to analyze.

· Preventing Stress Prevention of stress is much better than trying to cure stress after it has arisen.

SENSING AND FEELING

1. Sensing and Feeling Now, we move on to sensing and feeling. Sensing means receiving signals through our six senses. Filling refers to assessing a state in simple evaluation terms – positive, negative or neutral.

We have been sitting long enough to feel sore. We sense that the legs are beginning to fall asleep, or the mind begins to wander non-stop. Overall, how do you feel – happy, unhappy, or just neutral? Analyze the causes and effects underlying this feeling. Has this meditation has been useful or useless - beneficial or annoying? This all represents sensing and feeling, regarding the practice
2. Recognizing Impermanence Be sure to learn something from each practice. Most fundamentally, you should recognize impermanence, suffering and non-self.

LETTING GO

1. Letting Go

Finally, we come to letting go. How can you let go? Before letting go, you must know what are holding on to. What thought are you clinging to? Letting go means you are going to stop thinking about it. Since you cannot stop thinking easily, letting go comes from controlling, analyzing, sensing and feeling, and being mindful. When you develop mindfulness and control your mind, the conceptualization and thinking process fades away automatically. Don’t formulate ideas. Don’t judge. Just keep watching neutrally, without any desire. Just know, and then let go.

2. Cleaning Up

Visualize working at your desk in your office. It is Friday evening and you are preparing to go home for the weekend. Clean out your drawer and discard what you no longer need. Set your belongings in order and memorize them. Then, close your drawer and lock it. Don’t take anything home. This is how to enjoy the weekend. It is the same with your mind. Letting go means not keeping anything in your mind. Let all your thoughts go. No more thinking. Just keep watching.

Schedule

Ven.Dr.Thanat gives Dhamma talk



Ven.Dr.Thanat gives a talk on meditation.

Teaching how to sit and concentrat the mind

Meditation Workshop for Mental Detoxification & Relaxation
At Vajiradhammapradip Temple
March 22, 2008
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Schedule

08.30 a.m. Register
09.00 a.m. Welcome to Wat Thai (Vajiradhammapradip Temple) by Ven. Phramaha Anake Anakasi
09.15 a.m. Morning chanting and take five precepts
09.30 a.m. Introduction to Meditation and Practice
by Ven. Dr. Thanat Inthisan, Wat Thai Washington, D.C.
10.00 a.m. Sitting meditation
10.15 a.m. Walking meditation
10.30 a.m. Sitting meditation
10.45 a.m. Walking meditation
10.50 a.m. Spread loving-kindness and compassion
11.00 a.m. Take a break for Lunch
12.30 p.m. Walking meditation with mindfulness
01.00 p.m. Sitting meditation
01.15 p.m. Walking meditation
01.30 p.m. Sitting meditation
01.45 p.m. Breathing exercise by Ven. Phramaha Anake Anakasi
02.00 p.m. Dhamma talks by Ven. Dr. Thanat Inthisan
· The Four Noble Truths
· The Noble Eightfold Path
· The Natural Mind
03.00 p.m. Questions & Answers
03.45 p.m. Spread loving-kindness and compassion
· Offering Sangha-Dana (Gifts offering)
· Blessing to all the participants
04.00 p.m. Closing

Saturday, March 22 nd 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Vajira Buddhist Temple
110 Rustic Rd., Centereach, NY 11720

This dialogue is of the International Dharma Conference featuring Buddhist Masters, from the Theravada tradition,who will explain and discuss the Buddha’s most important teachings. Don’t miss this opportunity to study Buddhist meditation and deepen your understanding of these timeless teachings.

Featured Speakers:
-Venerable Dr. Thanat Inthisan
Meditation Master
Theravada Buddhist Monk
Wat Thai DC (Thai Tradition)
- Phramaha Pradoochai Padhadhammo
Meditation Teacher
Theravada Buddhist Monk
Wat Thai DC (Thai Tradition)
- Venerable Phramaha Anake
Meditation / yoga Teacher
Theravada Buddhist Monk
Vajira Buddhist Temple,Centereach NY

Teachings:
- The Four Noble Truths
- The middle way (The Noble Eightfold Path)
- The Nature of Mind
- Q & A

Meditation:
- Calm abiding ( Shamatha )
- Insight ( Vipassana )
- Mindful walking
- Yoga breathing and relaxation techniques

Lunch: Authentic Thai Food will be provided.

All are welcome to come and learn about these Universal Teachings on how to ease suffering and discover true happiness.

Suggested donation: $ 25.00

Please visit Phramaha Anake at the temple or email him at Sathubuddha@yahoo.com






To Register and/ or for Information please contact:
- Craig (631) 585-5583
Krog@optonline.net
- Pen (631)612-1691
Aprilstar64@yahoo.com
- Phramaha Anake
Sathubuddha@yahoo.com