Bhante Vimalaramsi takes you on a journey to experience a way out of much of the suffering you face today. Come and listen to a gentle guiding voice full of Metta and Karuna and hear what the Buddha's own words taught his own people and monks. Listen to how he describes his own meditation and how to abandon much of your suffering. Learn the drills the monks practiced to free themselves from atta. Discover a development chart that will help you gauge your own progress. Begin to see what Buddha Gotama experienced in his own meditation and why he said, "We are the happy ones!" Listen to a way out of humanity's vast trammel of war and hate in this world today. Learn about the Buddha’s measure for your own successful meditation. Reclaim your own internal peace and smile.
http://www.dhammasukha.org/ven-bhante-vimalaramsi.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhante_Vimalaramsi
http://www.dhammasukha.org/metta-barebones-booklet.html
http://www.dhammasukha.org/ven-bhante-vimalaramsi.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhante_Vimalaramsi
http://www.dhammasukha.org/metta-barebones-booklet.html
Location:
Bodhi Heart Sanctuary, No.677G, Jalan Mt Erskine Mt Erskine, George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia 10470
Dates: 7th to 17th January 2019
Cost:
Food (Paid in advance): - RM 350/- per person (US$90/- for International Participants)
Venue:-
The Venue with Dorm Rooms is offered on a Donation basis by Bodhi Heart. Normally it would cost
RM 778 (USD 194) please donate accordingly as per ability. This can be done in person.
Link for registration: https://tinyurl.com/bodhiheartform
Contact Person: Dhammagavesi Bhikkhu
WhatsApp # +947 5019 9550
Email: [email protected]
CLOSING DATE: 30th November 2018 or Max 35pax
Bodhi Heart Sanctuary, No.677G, Jalan Mt Erskine Mt Erskine, George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia 10470
Dates: 7th to 17th January 2019
Cost:
Food (Paid in advance): - RM 350/- per person (US$90/- for International Participants)
Venue:-
The Venue with Dorm Rooms is offered on a Donation basis by Bodhi Heart. Normally it would cost
RM 778 (USD 194) please donate accordingly as per ability. This can be done in person.
Link for registration: https://tinyurl.com/bodhiheartform
Contact Person: Dhammagavesi Bhikkhu
WhatsApp # +947 5019 9550
Email: [email protected]
CLOSING DATE: 30th November 2018 or Max 35pax
The Retreat Schedule:
Official retreat days will begin on 7th and ends on 17th January 2019.
Monday Jan 7th:
Arrival and Registration time will begin afternoon. Evening opening
Talk will include site orientation, guidelines for retreat, and basic instructions.
Tuesday Jan 8th:
Begin Retreat. the retreat will be a silent retreat under 8 precepts, with daily interviews from 9th.
This is a Metta-Vipassana Retreat (Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation)
Thursday Jan 17th:
The retreat will officially end after morning service, meditation and breakfast.
Washing Facilities:
The Participants will have option to send there cloths to a Laundry Service.
Below How to reach Penang :-
http://www.wonderfulmalaysia.com/getting-to-penang-island-malaysia.htm
Train
An adventurous way to travel from Kuala Lumpur (or Johor Bharu/Singapore) to Penang is by train. Train services are provided by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). The North south line starts in Singapore and goes all the way to Bangkok in Thailand. The train from KL departs in the morning and in the early afternoon; the total trip takes approximately 6 hours. One-way ticket prices roughly range from RM20 to RM100. Passengers that travel to Penang need to disembark at Butterworth station. From there you can take the connecting ferry to the island (walking distance). You can also take a taxi at Butterworth train station, but this often is quite an expensive trip (more on the Penang taxi 'situation' here).
Air
Most tourists travel to Penang by air. There are many daily flights from numerous airports within and outside of Malaysia to Penang International Airport. Prices are often very cheap, mainly because of the competition due to alternative ways to travel to the island. If you manage to get a bargain by advance booking, then one-way ticket prices sometimes are only a couple of ringgits. When AirAsia started giving away free tickets (you only pay taxes) Malaysia Airlines and FireFly followed prompt with their own promotions. Nowadays there are almost always promotions to Penang. Regular AirAsia prices are around RM75 (one-way excluding tax); Malaysia Airlines offers similar tickets for around RM100.
Bus
The cheapest and often quickest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Penang is by taking the bus. Busses depart at the main terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Puduraya bus station, to Sungai Nibong; the central bus station in Penang. The trip by bus usually takes around 5,5 hours. Tickets are sold for around RM30/RM40, depending on the operator. The most popular coach operators are Plusliner/Nice, Transnasional, Konsortium and Mutiara. The most luxurious operator is Aeroline; tickets cost RM60 but you will travel in a very comfortable manner to Penang (Kuala Lumpur departure location is at Corus Hotel, arrival at Queensbay Mall or Sungai Nibong). You can also take the bus from numerous other locations within Peninsular Malaysia to Penang Island. For example there are daily busses from Kota Bharu, Johor Bahru (Singapore) and even Bangkok.
There are minivans/minibuses that drive between many places in Thailand to Penang, same goes for the trip between Penang and Kuala Besut (Perhentian Island). Minibuses are more expensive than regular busses, but offer a direct route to many destinations.
From Langkawi by boat or air
Between Langkawi and Penang you can travel, besides by plane, also by boat. The boat ride costs RM45 for VIP tickets, on Penang Island you will arrive at Swettenham Harbor. Boats from Langkawi depart at the Jetty Point. Twice a day a boat departs from Langkawi to Penang (14.30 and 17.30). The trip between both islands will take approximately 2,5 hours.
http://www.wonderfulmalaysia.com/getting-to-penang-island-malaysia.htm
Train
An adventurous way to travel from Kuala Lumpur (or Johor Bharu/Singapore) to Penang is by train. Train services are provided by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). The North south line starts in Singapore and goes all the way to Bangkok in Thailand. The train from KL departs in the morning and in the early afternoon; the total trip takes approximately 6 hours. One-way ticket prices roughly range from RM20 to RM100. Passengers that travel to Penang need to disembark at Butterworth station. From there you can take the connecting ferry to the island (walking distance). You can also take a taxi at Butterworth train station, but this often is quite an expensive trip (more on the Penang taxi 'situation' here).
Air
Most tourists travel to Penang by air. There are many daily flights from numerous airports within and outside of Malaysia to Penang International Airport. Prices are often very cheap, mainly because of the competition due to alternative ways to travel to the island. If you manage to get a bargain by advance booking, then one-way ticket prices sometimes are only a couple of ringgits. When AirAsia started giving away free tickets (you only pay taxes) Malaysia Airlines and FireFly followed prompt with their own promotions. Nowadays there are almost always promotions to Penang. Regular AirAsia prices are around RM75 (one-way excluding tax); Malaysia Airlines offers similar tickets for around RM100.
Bus
The cheapest and often quickest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Penang is by taking the bus. Busses depart at the main terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Puduraya bus station, to Sungai Nibong; the central bus station in Penang. The trip by bus usually takes around 5,5 hours. Tickets are sold for around RM30/RM40, depending on the operator. The most popular coach operators are Plusliner/Nice, Transnasional, Konsortium and Mutiara. The most luxurious operator is Aeroline; tickets cost RM60 but you will travel in a very comfortable manner to Penang (Kuala Lumpur departure location is at Corus Hotel, arrival at Queensbay Mall or Sungai Nibong). You can also take the bus from numerous other locations within Peninsular Malaysia to Penang Island. For example there are daily busses from Kota Bharu, Johor Bahru (Singapore) and even Bangkok.
There are minivans/minibuses that drive between many places in Thailand to Penang, same goes for the trip between Penang and Kuala Besut (Perhentian Island). Minibuses are more expensive than regular busses, but offer a direct route to many destinations.
From Langkawi by boat or air
Between Langkawi and Penang you can travel, besides by plane, also by boat. The boat ride costs RM45 for VIP tickets, on Penang Island you will arrive at Swettenham Harbor. Boats from Langkawi depart at the Jetty Point. Twice a day a boat departs from Langkawi to Penang (14.30 and 17.30). The trip between both islands will take approximately 2,5 hours.