2-day Urban Meditation Retreat: Exploring Space and Consciousness

Teacher: Ven Dr Vimokkha

Sat-Sun 22-23 March | 9am for start at 9.30am - 5pm

Location: Australian Centre of English, Level 2/38 College St, Darlinghurst NSW

Cost: Free

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Venerable Vimokkha will be travelling to Sydney from Thailand as part of his international teaching tour. He will be leading this non-residential two-day meditation retreat in the heart of the City of Sydney, teaching meditations exploring space and consciousness. In this special event, Venerable Vimokkha will guide participants in practicing meditation to connect to space and consciousness elements.

Lunch is included, so registration is essential for catering purposes. If you register and then are no longer able to come, please ensure that you inform us.

Retreat Schedule

**Day 1 Sat. March 22, 2025**

Session 1 ; 9.30 - 11.30

Part 1 : 9.30 - 10.30 - # 1 How to connect to space and consciousness element.

Part 2 : 10.30-11.30 - # 2 Deepen Meditative Space with Space Element

11.30 - 13.00 Lunch Break

Session 2 : 13.00 - 14.30 - # 3 Workshop on Space and Consciousness Elements.

14.30 - 15.00 Break

Session 3 : 15.00 - - 16.30 - # 4 Boundless Space with Consciousness

Session 4 : 16.30 - 17.00 : Q & A

17.00 End of the Session

**Day 2 Sun. March 23, 2025**

Session 5 : 9.30-11.30

Part 1 : 9.30 - 10.30 - #5: Access Consciousness Seeing Arising - Disappearing of Thought, Sensations and All Mental Phenomena

Part 2 : 10.30 - 11.30 - # 6 Breathing Mindfully, Consciously and Attentively to Develop Insight (Vipassana)

11.30 - 13.00 Lunch Break

Session 6 : 13.00 - 14.30 - # 7 Workshop on intuitive Awareness to Develop Insight

14.30 - 15.00 Break

Session 7 : 15.00 - 16.30 - # 8 Clear Consciousness in Space to See the Four Noble Truth and the Nature of Mind

Session 8 : 16.30 - 17.00 : Q & A

17.00 End of the Session

About the Teacher: Ven. Dr. Vimokkha Medhino (Phra Preeyong Arphonsuwan) is the Abbot of Wat Pippaliwanaram, with a M.A. (Buddhist Studies) and Ph.D.(Buddhist Studies) from Mahachulalongkorn University (MCU). He has an extensive experience in teaching insight meditation internationally. Ven. Vimokkha’s book, “The Development of Mindfulness for Insight Meditation” builds on his pragmatic approach to the development of mindfulness.

He has vast experience in insight meditation gained from his practicing under various renown meditation masters and from his own astute and intuitive exploration. He has been engaged by numerous organizations both in Thailand including Dhammasathan Chulalongkorn university and abroad such as Buddhist associations in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Singapore. To find out more, visit: https://www.awareinsight.com/