Bhavana Society | Visiting

The Experience of Visiting
The Experience of a Personal Retreat
Events
Arranging a Visit
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Guidelines
Behavior With Monastics
Daily Schedule
Ride Sharing
How to Get Here

"There is, monks, an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned. If, monks, there were no unborn… no escape would be discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned. But because there is an unborn..., therefore an escape is discerned from what is born, become, made, conditioned.”
~ The Buddha
Ud 8:3

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This is the schedule we follow when we are not in a formal retreat.

4:45 AM Wake-up gong
5:00 AM - 6:00 AM Group meditation
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM Devotional Pali chanting
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Work period
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Lunch
12:00 PM- 2:00 PM Personal time
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Work period (as needed)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Group meditation
6:30 PM - 6:50 PM Chanting in English
6:50 PM - Evening program

Visitors can expect to help with work for 2-4 hours depending on what needs to be done.

Updated: Aug 30, 2006

This is the schedule we follow when we are not in a formal retreat.

Daily schedule