Schedules
REGISTRATION DAY
(The last day of the previous month, e.g. 31st of March
for the April retreat,
30th of June for the July retreat. The deadline
for registration is 15.00.)
| 07.00 - 15.00 | Registration |
| 08.00 *** | Breakfast at Dining Hall *** = Monastery bell |
| 12.30 *** | Lunch |
| 15.50 *** | |
| 16.00 | Welcome to Suan Mokkh International Dhamma Hermitage (talk by the abbot) |
| 17.00 | Boundary tour |
| 18.00 | Tea & hot springs |
| 19.00 *** | |
| 19.15 | Orientation talk and Question and Answers BEGINNING OF THE SILENCE (after the Q & A) |
| 21.30 | LIGHTS OUT |
We ask you to follow the DAILY SCHEDULE completely. All scheduled activities (except Yoga / Exercise are compulsory, i.e. you must attend them. Please be sure to look at the schedule to understand what you are agreeing to before deciding to take part in the retreat.
DAILY SCHEDULE
(With some modifications on Day 9 and Day 10)
| 04.00 *** | Wake up *** = Monastery bell |
| 04.30 | Morning Reading |
| 04.45 | Sitting meditation |
| 05.15 | Yoga / Exercise - Mindfulness in motion |
| 07.00 *** | Dhamma talk & Sitting meditation |
| 08.00 | Breakfast & Chores |
| 10.00 *** | Dhamma talk |
| 11.00 | Walking or standing meditation |
| 11.45 *** | Sitting meditation |
| 12.30 | Lunch & chores |
| 14.30 *** | Meditation instruction & Sitting meditation |
| 15.30 | Walking or standing meditation |
| 16.15 *** | Sitting meditation |
| 17.00 *** | Chanting & Loving Kindness meditation |
| 18.00 | Tea & hot springs |
| 19.30 *** | Sitting meditation |
| 20.00 | Group walking meditation |
| 20.30 *** | Sitting meditation |
| 21.00 *** | Bedtime (the gates will be closed at 21.15) |
| 21.30 *** | LIGHTS OUT |
SCHEDULE DAY 11
| 04.00 *** | Wake up *** = Monastery bell |
| 04.30 | Morning Reading |
| 04.45 | Sitting meditation |
| 05.15 | Pack and clean the rooms |
| 05.45 | Collect your passport and valuables, have a look at the books on display END OF THE SILENCE |
| 07.00 | END OF THE RETREAT, walk to the main monastery |
| 08.00 | Breakfast at the main monastery |
| 09.30 | Optional talk and tour at the 'Spiritual Theatre' (1 - 1.5 hours) |