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BHAVANA SOCIETY:
Here is the complete Bhavana Society Retreat Schedule for the year 2,000. See previous page for retreat details and preparations.
MAIL: Rt. 1, Box 218-3, High View, W.Va. 26808.
CALL: (304) 856-3241, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 6 p.m.
FAX: (304) 856-2111
E-MAIL: bhavana@access.mountain.net
WEB SITE: www.bhavanasociety.org
1999: Remaining Retreats
DATE: Dec. 1 to Jan. 1, 2,000.
LENGTH: 31 days
THEME: Year-Ending Retreat
SPECIAL NOTE: Please request special application for this retreat. Participation is limited to experienced Bhavana Society meditators. Participants will be admitted only on Dec. 1 and Dec. 15. Volunteers needed to cook and do other Center work for about four hours daily to free residents to participate fully. Contact the Center if you can help.
YEAR 2000: Retreat, Workshop and Holiday Schedule:
DATE: Feb. 16 to 21, 2000
LENGTH: 3 1/2 days; Wednesday to Monday
THEME: Regular Retreat
LEVEL: Beginning through advanced meditators
DATE: March 10 to 12
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Introduction to Meditation
LEVEL: Beginning meditators
DATE: March 24 to 26
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Awareness of Death
LEVEL: Any
DATE: April 7 to 16
LENGTH: 8 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Four Foundations of Mindfulness
LEVEL: Level 2 (For meditators who have attended 2 or more short retreats at Bhavana or the equivalent elsewhere)
DATE: May 5 to 7
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Workshop on the "Great Discourse on Origination.
LEVEL: Level 2 (For meditators who have attended 2 or more short retreats at Bhavana or the equivalent elsewhere)
DATE: May 21
EVENT: Vesak Celebration, open to all
DATE: May 25 to 29
LENGTH: 3 1/2 days; Thursday to Monday
THEME: Regular Retreat
LEVEL: Any
DATE: June 16 to 18
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Mindfulness Retreat
LEVEL: Any
DATE: June 23 to 25
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Women's Retreat
LEVEL: Any
DATE: July 8 to 10
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Introduction to Meditation
LEVEL: Beginning meditators
DATE: July 19 to 23
LENGTH: 3 1/2 days; Wednesday to Sunday
THEME: Lifetime Precepts Retreat
LEVEL: Any
SPECIAL NOTE: Please request the special application used for this retreat
DATE: July 24 to 29
LENGTH: 4 1/2 days; Monday to Saturday
THEME: Volunteer Work Week
LEVEL: Any
DATE: August 4 to 6
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Youth Retreat
LEVEL: Young people in high school or college
DATE: August 18 to 20
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Workshop on "The Root of All Things"
LEVEL: Level 2 (For meditators who have attended 2 or more short retreats at Bhavana or the equivalent elsewhere)
DATE: September 1 to 4
LENGTH: 2 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Experienced Meditators Retreat
LEVEL: Level 3 (Meditators who have attended at least 2 long retreats at Bhavana or the equivalent elsewhere)
SPECIAL NOTE: No Dhamma talks or interviews
DATE: September 15 to 16
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Family Work Weekend
LEVEL: Any
DATE: September 29 to Oct. 8
LENGTH: 8 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Regular Retreat
LEVEL: Levels 2 and 3
DATE: Oct. 22
EVENT: Kathina
SPECIAL NOTE: Monks' robe ceremony and new ordinations.
DATE: Oct. 27 to 29
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Workshop on "The Non-self Characteristic"
LEVEL: Level 2 (For meditators who have attended 2 or more short retreats at Bhavana or the equivalent elsewhere)
DATE: Nov. 10 to 12
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Regular Retreat
LEVEL: Any
DATE: Dec. 1 to 3
LENGTH: 1 1/2 days; Friday to Sunday
THEME: Regular Retreat
LEVEL: Any
DATE: Dec. 15 to Jan. 1, 2001
LENGTH: 15 days; Wednesday to Saturday
THEME: Year-Ending Retreat
LEVEL: Level 3 (Meditators who have attended at least 2 long retreats at Bhavana or the equivalent elsewhere)
SPECIAL NOTE: Please request the special application used for this retreat
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