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 Walking meditation at Kadoorie, October 2007 retreat

February 1, 2008

Dear friends,

We are happy to invite you to join us for the regular quarterly weekend retreat organized by Plum Village Hong Kong. Our practice program consists of bi-weekly Friday evening sessions, monthly Days of Mindfulness, and quarterly weekend retreats.  Two brothers and two sisters from Plum Village are invited to lead the retreat this time.

In this retreat, we will have chance to deepen our practice in a tranquil environment. We will be surrounded by beautiful and serene nature and have the accompanies of many fellow practitioners like ourselves, who have made big efforts to slow down our busy life for two days in order to look at the state of our happiness. We will practice mindful breathing, sitting, walking, eating, talking … in the here and now. We will really take time to do our daily activities without hurry and with joy, being aware of what is happening inside and around us, being aware that we are alive.

In our life, we would like to bring peace and joy to our loved ones and to every one. Yet at times, we do not feel comfortable being near our loved ones, even feel resentment against them? What’s to do when we are near those whom we are angry at?  How to extinguish the flames of anger? We will have a chance to look deeply at the “persons whom we are angry with”. We will see that by opening our heart, our anger can be transformed into peace and joy. We will refer to the “Discourse on the Five Ways of Putting an End to Anger” (Madhyama Agama 25 - corresponds with Anguttara Nikaya III, 186)in the Plum Village Chanting book for these topics.

The tentative program for the retreat is as follows:

Accommodation and cost

The Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre is situated on 11 hectares of land near Shek Kong, Yuen Long in the New Territories. Several types of accommodation are available for this retreat: 16 six-person dormitory rooms, 2 three-person guest rooms, 3 two-person guest rooms, 4 two-person guest suites, and 2 two-person deluxe guest rooms, for a total of 120 persons.

The cost for rooms and boards, facilities and other expenses per person are as followed:

For more information about Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre, please visit its website: http://www.hku.hk/karc/

How to register:

Registration is available online at http://www.plumvillage-vn.org/hk/WeekendRetreat.asp on a first-come-first-served basis. Young people aged six and above can attend retreats with their parents. There will be a children’s program. Registrations are not final until we receive your payment. Please make payment within one week after you register. If payment is not received within one week, we will put your registration on the waiting list.

Closing date for registration: March 1, 2008
Cancellation after March 1, 2008 are not refundable.

For enquiries, please contact: Miss Carol Li at retreat@plumvillage.org.hk, phone no: 9315-7421

(Email enquiries may be replied more promptly than phone enquiries, you are therefore encouraged to contact us by email)

We are looking forward to seeing you at the retreat!
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A lotus to you,

A Buddha to be

For the Weekend Retreat Registration Team
Christine, Carmen and Carol