Sat, 21 Sep 2024 – Programme at Aloka
11:30 am Shared lunch (Please bring a vegetarian dish to share and arrive by 11am)
12:30pm Quiet meditation practice (Stupa open 1:00 – 3:30pm)
4:00pm Livestream:
Video Presentation: Recalling with Joy – the Aloka Stupa
Dhamma Talk: A Beacon of LIGHT – by Bhante Mahinda
7:00pm Light offering and chanting at the Aloka Stupa
Since the time of the Buddha, it is traditional for the Sangha to spend the 3-month Rains Retreat (VASSA) in one location. Lay supporters invite the Sangha to stay in a certain place and pledge to provide whatever support Sangha members may require in terms of requisites.
Bhante and Sister have been invited to spend a long-deserved retreat at Aloka throughout VASSA 2024. Although they may not meet devotees personally, they will be dedicating the merits of their practice for the wellbeing of all members, devotees and sponsors.
If you would like to participate in the meritorious deed of supporting the needs of the Sangha and those staying at Aloka during this period, you are welcome to make a contribution.
May this merit accrue unto your spiritual wellbeing and happiness, and to the wellbeing and happiness of the many.
Mettā and mindfulness, as taught by the Buddha more than 2,500 years ago, support our mental and physical well-being as well as our final liberation – to go beyond the saṃsāric cycle of birth, old age, sickness and death. These two practices complement one another to reduce and overcome the tendencies of greed, hatred and delusion – the root causes of all suffering. They are two important tools that will help us meet the challenges of our time.
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Vesak Eve – Tue 21 May, 7pm
Light offering* & candlelight procession
Chanting and meditation at the Aloka Stupa
Vesak Day – Wed 22 May
A day of quiet retreat:
9-11am Aloka Stupa open for meditation
11:30am Lunch dana
12:30-2pm Aloka Stupa open for meditation
Vesak Celebration – Sun 26 May
10am Chanting, meditation & blessings
11:30am Lunch dana
12:30pm Dhamma talk by Bhante Mahinda
The Aloka Stupa will be open after the talk until 3pm.
Dhamma refers to any teachings that promote peace and happiness in our lives, enabling us to live in harmony with nature and with all those around us. Following such teachings protects us from harm and dangers, and ultimately frees us from old age, sickness, death and all other forms of suffering. As such, Dhamma is the best thing we can have in our lives.
The teachings of the Buddha, known as the Buddha Dhamma, reflect what the Buddha realised through his own experience: how to be completely liberated from all the sufferings of life. In other words, how to find true and lasting happiness – what we commonly call enlightenment, or Nibbana.
Listen to Venerable Mahinda’s teachings on Dhamma: the Best Thing in Life:
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