Teacher / Tradition
Martin Pack/ Satipatthana Vipassana Venerable teacher Ajarn Tong Siramangalo (Abbot of the Temple Wat Phra Tat Sri Chomtong)
Language
English – German translation available
Meditation Method
Walking and sitting Meditation based on the four foundations of mindfulness.
Program / Daily Schedule
Program / English daily schedule below
4:00 am – Wake up. A gong will sound to wake you up. Please turn on your light so we know you are awake.
– Individual Meditation (sitting, walking, pauses)
6:30 am – Breakfast (the gong will sound)
– Individual Meditation (sitting, walking, pauses)
11:30 am – Lunch (the gong will sound)
– Individual Meditation (sitting, walking, pauses)
6:00 pm – Soya milk drinks will be brought to your room around 6:00 pm
– Individual Meditation (sitting, walking, pauses)
10:00 pm – Bed time
Tea, coffee and water is provided in the eating area.
Please advise the teacher if you have any medical conditions we need to be aware of, or if you have any problems or questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
Description
Description in English below
Insight Meditation is a practice which can deepen our potential for kindness and understanding. Through the development of our innate capacity to be present in each moment with an open-hearted attention to our experience, our heart and mind can awaken to a depth of peace and clarity that liberates us from the power of greed, hatred and confusion.
The practice tends to begin with a steadying of attention on the sensations of breathing and the body. From there, one can open to include more and more of one’s experience within the field of mindfulness or present-moment awareness. This enables insight into the true nature of what causes suffering and the path to its ending. Such clear-seeing fosters both wisdom and compassion.
Also known as vipassana, Insight Meditation derives from a 2500 year-old Buddhist tradition with deep and immediate relevance to life today. It is accessible and appropriate for people of any religious affiliation or none.
Martin Pack, the supporting teacher
Martin has been meditating since the age of 15. More than 12 years ago he came across this form of Vipassana meditation and it was a life changing experience.
He subsequently spent years practicing in Northern Thailand often going straight from one retreat into another.
Soon he was asked to assist in leading retreats by revered teacher Thanat in Chom Thong Thailand and Phra Ofer in Isreal under the authority of the venerable Ajarn Tong Sirimangalo.
In 2008 martin was asked by his teacher to set up a Vipassana meditation centre in the mountainous region of Pai.
His years of experience in leading retreats show especially during the ‘report times’ (private daily talks between the teacher and the retreat participants) where he helps the students through their challenges with his compassion, characteristic humour and deep understanding of the processes they are going through.
In the last years Martin organised and taught retreats in Israel, Northern Italy and England, Wales and Austria. http://www.risingfalling.org/
Costs
We hope for a donation between 50-75€ per day for food and rooms, the retreat itself is as tradition on donation
Registration