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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Blessings- What is it?
Ultimately it is the constant cleanliness, lightness and peacefulness of our inner world.
It is full of:
Happiness
Health
Friends
Compassion
Wisdom
Healthy body and mind, ease of body and mind, contentment of body and mind.
Contentment with our environment, with others.
No stress, no pressure. Full of thanksgiving and gratitude.
Retreat Report - Chan 5 with Guo Yuan Fashi
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 25 – 29 October 2009
This is my third Chan Retreat. Before this, I have participated in a retreat with Guo Jun Fashi. Fashi gave me understanding that meditation is a natural process. Although there are many steps in meditation, I think that this entire steps will develop naturally.
Retreat Report - Chan 5 with Guo Yuan Fashi
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 25 – 29 October 2009
This retreat was the third retreat I’d joined. But the first with Guo Yuan Fashi. I’d always enjoyed a retreat although I knew somewhere in the middle of the retreat I might face obstacles, boredom, painful knees …
--- Chan 5 With Guo Yuan Fashi. Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 25 – 29 October 2009
First of all, I understand that, as always the case, it is not easy to have the opportunity to participate in the retreat and therefore I feel grateful.
Pause for a moment! Just listen to those voices in your head.
… Can you hear them?
Pause for another moment! Just notice the images your mind is playing.
… Can you see them?
Now ask yourself the question: When faced with a new situation, are these voices and images telling me what to do or am “I” deciding what to do?
In a world where stress, strain and rush abound, peace of mind is of paramount significance. It is a treasure that everyone desires, but only few know how to get it and even fewer do something to get it.
Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Medan – 2009, 23 Oct – 3 Nov
5-days Chan Retreat in ‘Omah Jawi’ Retreat House, Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
(25th-29th October 2009)
(Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Medan – 2009, 23 Oct – 3 Nov)
5-days Chan Retreat in ‘Omah Jawi’ Retreat House, Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
(25th-29th October 2009)
(Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Medan – 2009, 23 Oct – 3 Nov)
2-days Chan Retreat in Amitayus Retreat Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
(30 Oct - 1 Nov 2009)
Chan 5 with Guo Yuan Fashi
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 25th – 29th October 2009
One must seek progress in the ordinary and display luster amidst adversity; One must seek advancement in a state of harmony and see hope amid hard work; One must seek abundance in the midst of stability and demonstrate serenity in training; One must seek wisdom amidst silence and show compassion in action.
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