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During your stay, abide by these eight Buddhist precepts.
During your stay, abide by these eight Buddhist precepts.
1. Abstaining from killing.
2. Abstaining from stealing.
3. Abstaining from all sexual activity.
4. Abstaining from telling lies.
5. Abstaining from intoxicating drinks and drugs.
6. Abstaining from eating after noon.
7. Abstaining from entertainment and beautifying the body.
8. Abstaining from using luxurious bed.
General Rules for Meditator
What does it mean to stay in a monastery?Inside the monastery, the Eight Precepts are followed.
The following points should also be noted:
1. Meditators are not allowed to talk about their personal meditation practice or experience. Do not discuss or compare your meditation practice with each other.
Your experience is your own, and may not be the same as others.
2. No reading — this includes Buddhist books. No writing (letters, diaries, etc.). No listening to music. No telephone calls during your practice (emergency only),
as it can prevent you from progressing in insight meditation. Mobile phones should only be used as an alarm clock/ timer.
3. Each night in Wan Phra (Buddha Day or Buddhist observance day, full-moon/half-moon), meditators must join the ceremony called “Wian-tien” or “Padakkhina”.
4. No kissing, hugging, holding hands, massaging or any other physical contact is allowed during your stay inside or outside of the monastery during your stay.
No sun-bathing. If found, you will be evicted immediately. For couples, this is an individual retreat, please separate during your stay to focus and develop on your own mind.
5. Temple authorities reserve the right to refuse entry, or to expel anyone in the case of disrespect regarding the rules or instructions given by the instructor or the reservation office staff.
6. You are responsible for the loss or damage of temple properties.
7. You are not allowed to mix the practice with other techniques during your stay as you are here to learn.
8. Please unplug all electrical devices when not in use, and turn off all the lights, fans, etc., when leaving your room.
9. Meditators should not visit other meditators in their rooms. Men are not allowed to enter women’s rooms. Women are not allowed to enter men’s rooms.
10. You and your clothing must always be clean, proper and hygienic. You need to wear white clothing day and night.
You may use deodorant to prevent your body-odor from disturbing other meditators. Apply with the intention to be considerate, not to beautify.
11. Keep your room neat and tidy. Keep the bathroom and toilet clean, in order to prevent fungi and bacteria.
12. You are not allowed to smoke cigarettes in your room. It would be better to avoid that burdensome habit.
No Cannabis use (infuse with food-drink/smoke), if found you will be evicted immediately.
13. While taking a bath, make sure that the doors are locked and the window/curtains are closed.
14. The meditator’s room are for their privacy. Visitors are not allowed to enter the meditator’s room.
15. All temple items must be returned and the meditator’s room must be cleaned before leaving.
Return list: key, report room card, clothing, chanting book, sitting mattresses back to the meditation hall.
16. Upon completion of the course, meditators should pay respect to the meditation instructor.
If you plan to leave early, attend the closing ceremony the day before the departure date.
Daily schedule for meditators
6:00 Morning Chanting
7:00 Breakfast/ help wash/ clean.
8:00 - 10:00 Meditation session
11:00 - 12:00 Lunch
13:00 - 16:00 Meditation session
16:00 meditation report
18:00 - 19:00 Evening Chanting
19:00 - 22:00 Meditation session
22:00 Rest
*The schedule may change according to the monastery or your assigned meditation instructor.
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