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Washington, VA, Penn: September 2012 Meditation Retreats
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Washington, VA, Penn: September 2012 Meditation Retreats
by Jhana4 » Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:58 pm
Sayalay Susila Meditation And Dhamma Retreats Coming In 2012 September to the Washington D.C. Metro Area, Richmod VA and Pennsilvania
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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Re: Washington, VA, Penn: September 2012 Meditation Retreats
by David N. Snyder » Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:25 am
Thanks for this news. Do you know if she is a fully ordained (311 precepts) bhikkhuni or is she an 8 to 10 precept nun? (just curious)
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Re: Washington, VA, Penn: September 2012 Meditation Retreats
by cooran » Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:32 am
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
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Re: Washington, VA, Penn: September 2012 Meditation Retreats
by David N. Snyder » Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:37 am
Hi Chris,
Thanks.
It doesn't say for sure in that bio -- it mentions the year 1991 and I don't believe there were any full ordinations yet in 1991? But her robes appear to be those of a fully ordained bhikkhuni.
Thanks.
She was born in the state of Pahang, Malaysia and was ordained in 1991 as a nun at the age of 28, at the
Malaysian Buddhist Meditation Centre in Penang, (MBMC) Malaysia.
It doesn't say for sure in that bio -- it mentions the year 1991 and I don't believe there were any full ordinations yet in 1991? But her robes appear to be those of a fully ordained bhikkhuni.
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Re: Washington, VA, Penn: September 2012 Meditation Retreats
by bazzaman » Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:56 am
David N. Snyder wrote:Hi Chris,
Thanks.She was born in the state of Pahang, Malaysia and was ordained in 1991 as a nun at the age of 28, at the
Malaysian Buddhist Meditation Centre in Penang, (MBMC) Malaysia.
It doesn't say for sure in that bio -- it mentions the year 1991 and I don't believe there were any full ordinations yet in 1991? But her robes appear to be those of a fully ordained bhikkhuni.
The dark brown robes are worn by some Theravada 8/10 precept nuns in forest monestaries in Myanmar. Have not yet heard of the ordination of any full bhikkhunis in that country.
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