10 day retreat program
All readings come from the book “A Mind Without Craving“, available both in PDF for free, and in paperback through amazon 🙂 . Videos are from our course “Freedom of mind“.
That is all, have fun with your retreat!
Day 0 – Introduction and Instructions
Day 0 is both an introduction to the retreat, and a reference to certain concepts that will be used throughout the retreat, both in your meditation sessions as in interviews and dhamma talks 🙂
Content
» Introduction to the program, teacher.
» Meditation instructions. Brahmaviharas & 6R’s
» Key concepts: Seven awakening factors, four foundations of mindfulness
Main reading
Further Suttas
No suttas today.
We recommend that both advanced and beginners read and watch the meditation instructions, as that will bring the mind into a learning state 🙂
Dhamma talk
Day 1 – Effective Choice and Effective Application
Day 1 deepens the workings of the practice & Eightfold path, creating the mapping for a happier mind. We Choose to incline the mind towards the wholesome, and we Apply ourselves to relax away the unwholesome.
Content
» Effective and efficient use of the 6R process.
» How feedback loops can work in our favor.
» Responding (i.e using the Eightfold path) versus Reacting.
Main reading
Further Suttas
No additional suttas today!
Good work on getting through your first day of 6R’ing 🙂
Dhamma talk
Day 2 – Effective Observation
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Day 3 – Effective Collectedness
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Day 4 – Effective Vision
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Day 5 – The Five Aggregates
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Day 7 – Kamma and Cessation
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Day 8 – The Eightfold Path of the Noble Ones
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Day 9 – The Arahant
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More to come soon 🙂