20 and 19 Day Retreats
These longer retreats for approved old students encourage the deepening of all the techniques and processes introduced in the 10 day retreat.
Further emphasis is placed on the development of Right Understanding and Right Intention as the guiding intelligence that directs one's life and practice. The deepening of Insight is aided by more advanced techniques and teachings; in particular correcting our wrong views and developing one's our inner Wisdom by Yonisomanasikara or wise reflection meditations.
The 19 day retreat for approved old students is actually back-to-back retreats in which accepted old students can do the full 19 days, do the first 10 days or join on January 18th for the second 10 days. The first 10 days will be the regular retreat and starting on Day 10 evening (January 18) will be an Old Students' Special 10-day retreat. With less intensity and requirements than the usual 20 day, it will enable more old students to take their practice deeper. Old students who did retreats with us prior to December 1, 2009 can apply. This will have many new teachings different to the July Old Students' Special Retreat. Emphasis will be placed on the development of the unselfish emotions or Compassion, Lovingkindness, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity with a lot of guided meditations.
Please write through the contact page or visit the Wat for application information regarding the 20 day or 19 day retreats.