A Special Vipassanā Meditation Retreat under the Guidance of Sayādaw U Thuzana and Sayadaw U Nanujjotabhivamsa
APRIL 1 TO MAY 30, 2024
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Dhammatalk English, Vietnamese
Dhammatalk Handout Retreat Manual
Food Donation (English - Viet)
Retreat Coordinator: Luyen Pham Tel: 916-917-2071; tmc.long.retreat@gmail.com
Meditation Instructions Retreat Information & Rules
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Dear Yogis,
We would like to invite you to participate in a special 60-day Vipassanā intensive retreat under the guidance of Sayādaw U Thuzana and Sayadaw U Nanujjotabhivamsa from Panditarama at Tathāgata Meditation Center (TMC) from 5 AM April 1 to 12 Noon May 30, 2024.
Sayādaw Thuzana is the current Abbot of Tathāgata Meditation Center (TMC). Before coming to TMC in May 2011, he was the chief meditation master at Malaysian Buddhist Meditation Center (MBMC) in Penang, Malaysia from 2003-2010. From 2000-2003, he was an assistant to the late Sayadawgyi Panditābhivamsa at Hse-mine-gone Meditation Center in Bago, Myanmar. In this capacity, he taught Vipassanā meditation to many local and foreign yogis.
Sayadaw U Nanujjotabhivamsa is a senior monk from Panditarama assigned to help lead the April-May 2024 intensive retreat at TMC. Sayadaw is a disciple of the late Sayadawgyi U Panditabhivamsa who was one of the foremost masters of Vipassanā meditation in Burmese Theravada Buddhist tradition. Sayadaw U Nanujjothavimsa became a novice at the age of ten and became fully ordained as a monk at the age of twenty. He studied at various learning monasteries, amongst which is the Mahagandhayon monastery at Amarpura under the guidance of the famous Sayadaw U Janakabhivamsa. After decades of study, he passed a rigorous series of Pāḷi and Dhamma examinations in the Theravada Buddhist scriptures, culmination in the Dhammacariya (dhamma teacher) degree and the Bhivamsa degree. Then he started to practice meditation at Mahāsi Meditation Center in Yangon under guidance of the late Mahāsi Sayadaw and Sayadaw Panditabhivamsa. At age 30, Sayadaw started to teach Buddhist scriptures and Vipassanā meditation. From the time Panditrarama ShweTanung Gon Meditation Center in Yangon was founded, Sayadaw continues to assist the late Sayadawgyi Panditabhivamsa in managing this center. Currently, Sayadaw is one of the Nayaka Sayadaws (considered the highest and most respected level of qualified teachers) at the Panditrarama Meditation Center. From 1994 onwards, Sayadaw U Nanujjothavimsa has been serving the Dhamma, teaching both scriptures and vipassanā meditation, abroad including Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdome, France and Belgium.
The retreat program consists of Vipassanā meditation practice, Dhamma talks, interviews, questions and answers. The daily practice during the retreat starts at 5 A.M. and ends at 10 P.M. Interested yogis should fill out the enclosed registration form and mail it back with full retreat fee to TMC as soon as possible. The center will inform yogis about their status within two weeks after receiving their applications or by March 15, 2024.
Once accepted, please bring sleeping bag or blanket, a bottle, and other daily necessities with you when coming to the retreat. For those yogis planning to attend right from the beginning of the first day of the retreat, please check in between 5 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. on March 31, 2024. Room assignment and orientation packet will be handed out upon checking in with the TMC’s retreat coordinator or registrar at the office.
Should you have any questions regarding the retreat, please contact Luyen Pham at 916-917-2071 or email address: tmc.long.retreat@gmail.com.
May you all be well, happy and peaceful!
In Metta,
Tathagata Meditation Center