Here are some links to residential retreat offerings in the Toronto area:
http://www.torana.dhamma.org/
http://www.theravadabuddhistcommunity.org/
http://springrainsangha.com/retreats/mu ... -retreats/
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- Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Caught between normal life/ monk life
- Replies: 13
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- Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:07 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: where do I start?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2472
Re: where do I start?
Thank you! Can you point me to the Theravada temples in Toronto? I was not able to find any. My concern is that Zen sensei at the workshop said something among the lines of importance of picking one tradition and sticking to it vs. hopping around. True or not I still want to explore Theravada too, ...
- Fri May 18, 2012 5:55 pm
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: Question about sensations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7883
Re: Question about sensations
Hi all, I just returned from my first 10 day Vipassana course (of SN Goenka). One aspect that confused me was the way in which the term "Sankhara" was used. #1 I had previously always understood the word Sankhara to basically mean any mental formation or mental construct. #2 But the way i...
- Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:41 pm
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: Goenka Chanting translation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14585
Re: Goenka Chanting translation
Hi - there's also an mp4 (video) file available from this site, currently free of charge or on a donation basis. The description: "In this download you hear S. N. Goenka chant the Pali suttas (discourses) and Hindi dohas (poems)from the ten-day course of Vipassana meditation while the original ...