Lanka Vipassana Bhavana Centre
The center is located in Colombo and accepts women and men who are interested in intensive Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw.
Tradition and Teacher
Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw.
Meditation Technique
In the Vipassana meditation method according to Mahasi Sayadaw, great emphasis is placed on the development of continuous mindfulness (no breaks). During formal meditation, sitting and walking alternate every hour. Outside of formal meditation, mindfulness is directed towards the current activity such as eating, walking, washing, etc. The primary meditation object during sitting meditation is usually the rising and falling of the abdomen. Several times a week there is an interview with an experienced meditation teacher.
Accommodation
In a residential wing with single rooms and shared bathrooms. Women live in a separate area.
Costs
On a donation basis.
Book Recommendation
Sayadaw U Pandita, In this Very Life, or German translation: “Im Augenblick liegt alles Leben”, O.W. Barth Verlag.
On the homepage of the Mahasi Center there are further recommendable books for download.
Some interesting German-language translations by Mahasi Sayadaw can be purchased or downloaded on the homepage of the Zeh Verlag www.zeh-verlag.de.
Center Details
Address:
108 Vijerama Mawatha
Colombo 00700
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 11 269 410 0
Contact:
Ven. Pemasiri. Möglicherweise ist er nicht mehr dort.