*Amitabha Village Year 2015*
*6-Day Retreat* *with Venerable Chi Chern*
*Objective:* To promote the understanding and practice of Buddhism and
meditation in a systematic way.
*Date:* 6-day Retreat: 8/27 (Thursday), 10 a.m. - 9/1 (Tuesday), 12 p.m.
(check-in: Thursday, 9 – 9:45 a.m.)
*Teacher:* Venerable Chi Chern
Location: Amitabha Village Retreat Center, 14796 Beardslee Rd, Perry,
Michigan 48872
*Program: *Sitting meditation, prostration, walking meditation
(circumambulation),
massage, yoga, and dharma teachings conducted in Chinese with English
translation.
*Qualification:* Open to beginners and experienced practitioners
Boarding:
1. Sleeping on floors of Great Hall (males) or Perry House (females).
2. Camping (please bring your own tent).
3. Commute (please return to the Center at 5:30 a.m.)
*Fees: *suggested donation $180 (student $90)
*Registration: *Please register online at *www.lansingbuddhist.org*
<http://www.lansingbuddhist.org/> or *Ven. Chi Chern’s retreat*
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tcfOQwtHNE0DUjMTIEoioyCWGgjjgovBZBZH1_l_3CY/viewform>
*Registration Closing Date:* August 21, 2015
*Things You Need to Know:*
1. Finishing the entire retreat is required.
2. Please bring your toiletries, personal medication, and sleeping bag.
3. No drug, alcohol and cigarette.
4. The Center will not be responsible for the lost of your valuables.
5. Please wear loose and comfortable clothing.
6. The Center offers vegetarian lunch, breakfast and light dinner
during retreat.
*Contacts:*
Lisa Kong (517) 614-4363, Lina Wu (517) 351-7077,
LBA phone: 517-292-3110 or [log in to unmask]
彌陀村Amitabha Village Retreat Center, 14796 Beardslee Rd., Perry, Michigan
48872
Direction (map on Website): I-96 exit 117 (Williamston) to Williamston Rd
(north) for appx. 6.5 miles, Williamston Rd ends and becomes Beardslee Rd,
3rd house on the left.
Tel: (517) 292-3110 Website: www.LansingBuddhist.org
<http://www.lansingbuddhist.org/>
*Brief Biography of Venerable Chi Chern*
Born in Taiping (meaning serenity and peace in Chinese), Malaysia, in 1955,
Venerable Chi Chern was ordained as a monk in 1978. He has been trained
under many famous monks in Taiwan. In 1980, while taking a Chan retreat
with Chan Master Sheng Yen, Venerable Chi Chern received verification of
"seeing the true nature." He received transmission from Master Sheng Yen
in 1986.
As a serious Buddhist practitioner, Venerable Chi Chern has once gone for a
thousand-day solitary retreat. He also has been very active in the
Malaysian Buddhist circle and has taken many important posts such as Chair
of the Malaysian Young Buddhist Association, Dean of the Malaysian Buddhist
Training School, etc. His articles can be seen in many publications.
Venerable Chi Chern likes to share with people his knowledge of Dharma, so
for the past seventeen years, he has been traveling across the US to teach
Buddhism and basic methods of meditation. With no specific goals in mind,
Venerable Chi Chern employs various teaching styles to expand the Dharma in
accordance with the need of the students.
*6-Day Retreat Schedule*
*Thursday, 8/27/2015*
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Check in
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Introduction of Environment, Rules, and Program, and
meditation
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch, volunteer work & break
2:00 – 5:30 p.m. Teaching, meditation & yoga exercises
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Light dinner, volunteer work & break
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Lecture, meditation, & yoga exercises
10:00 p.m. Lights off
Friday, 8/28/2015 - Monday, 8/31/2015
5:00 – 5:30 a.m. Wake up and freshen up
5:30 – 6:00 a.m. Eight-form Moving Meditation
6:00 – 6:45 a.m. Morning service
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast, volunteer work & break
8:30 – 12:00 p.m. Teaching, meditation, & yoga exercises
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch, volunteer work & break
2:00 – 5:30 p.m. Teaching, meditation, & yoga exercises
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Light dinner, volunteer work & break
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Lecture, meditation, & yoga exercises
10:00 p.m. Lights off
*Tuesday, 9/1/2015*
5:00 – 5:30 a.m. Wake up and freshen up
5:30 – 6:00 a.m. Eight-form Moving Meditation
6:00 – 6:45 a.m. Morning service
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast, volunteer work & break
8:30 – 11:00 a.m. Teaching, meditation & exercises
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Experiences sharing
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and clean up
1:00 p.m. – Home sweet home
** Private interview schedules will be announced during the retreat.*
** If you plan to take the three refuges, please inform timekeeper George
Yeh.*
*Retreat Rules:*
- Attending the full course of the retreat
- Being on time
- No leaving class without permission
- No talking during retreat
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