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SUMMARY:Me as Dharma Kaya: Meditation Retreat with Sudhammacara Bhikkhu Ryodo Yamashita
DESCRIPTION:A Silent Retreat\nBegins in the evening on September 16 and ends at 4:00 pm on September 21, 2025\nFrom the Teacher—\n“What we need to do before we start meditating right away is to change our worldview.\nIn the conventional worldview, the self is a collection of three things: the body, the thinking mind, and the emotions. Outside of that self, the objective world exists. I am one of many entities. That entity exists in this world for a while and then fades away. I, too, exist on this earth for a few decades, and then I disappear and become zero.\nI, who live in this world, react to various things. When I encounter something that is good for me, I like it, and when I encounter something that is bad for me, I dislike it. When we observe these reactions, we can see that they cause suffering. Therefore, we should eliminate this reaction. No craving, no aversion.\nThis is exactly what we are taught in Vipassana.\nIs it possible?\nOf course, it is Not possible.\nWhy?\nBecause our ego itself is reactive, it is like a computer operating system (OS). It is not an app. An app can be deleted, but an OS cannot.\nSo, we have to live a life of anxiety and fear, reacting for the rest of our lives?\nGood news. There is another OS. We think this world exists objectively. In meditation, we discover the perspective that looks at that world from the outside. The subject of that perspective is the True Self. That perspective is what is called mindfulness. The real subject of Vipassana. From there, we observe all things as they are, without likes and dislikes.\nIn this retreat we do not practice the mindfulness or vipassana that you have been forcing yourself to do, but the discovery of your true self, and mindfulness and vipassana as a way of being.\nFirst, we will elucidate the structure of ourselves and the world, and introduce specific meditations to realize our true selves.\nThe retreat will consist of guided meditations, Dharma talks, interviews, yoga, walking meditation, and mindful eating. Throughout the day, instead of trying to be mindful, we will discover who we are as mindful and dharma kaya by nature, so that we can live by it.”\nThis is a silent retreat.\nIMPORTANT: The retreat will start on the evening of Tuesday, September 16. There will be an orientation talk around 7:30 pm.\nThe retreat will conclude on Sunday, September 21, at approximately 4:00 pm. A closing ceremony will be held afterwards and a group photo will be taken.\nAbout the Teacher—\nVenerable Sudhammacara Bhikkhu Ryodo Yamashita was ordained in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition in 1983, under Kosho Uchiyama Roshi. He practiced and taught zazen meditation for more than 18 years, including several years at Valley Zendo in Massachusetts, USA. In 2001, he took Theravadan bhikku ordination in the Burmese forest monk tradition, and trained in shamatha and vipassana meditation in Burma and Sri Lanka. Since 2006, he has also been studying Tibetan Buddhism under Trulshik Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.\nBy Donation. No Fees.\nRetreat Schedule—\n05:00 a.m. Wake up\n05:20 a.m. Morning Yoga with Rie Itabashi\n06:00 a.m. Morning Prayer\n06:20 a.m. Four elements Meditation\n07:00 a.m. Walking Meditation\n07:20a.m. Compassion Meditation\n08:00 a.m. Breakfast\n09:30 a.m. Dharma talk\n10:20 a.m. Tea Meditation\n10:40 a.m. Anapana Sati Meditation\n11:30 a.m. Walking Meditation\n12:00 noon Lunch\n01:30 p.m. Walking Meditation\n02:00 p.m. Sitting Meditation\n02:45 p.m. Walking Meditation\n03:15 p.m. Sitting Meditation\n04:00 p.m. Afternoon Yoga with Rie Itabashi\n05:00 p.m. Interview with the teacher\n06:00 p.m. Dinner\n07:00 p.m. Pranayama + Sitting Meditation\n07:50 p.m. Standing Meditation\n08:10 p.m. Sitting Meditation\n09:00 p.m. End Bedtime\n
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