Here is the full programme for the retreat. If there are changes as we go along I'll try to notify you. Here's wishing everybody a wonderful event.
Hear the Dharma, keep it in mind,
Revere it rejoice and mend.
Resolved on this Way, following this Way,
We shall be such friends.
- LPLS
TUESDAY 8th: BODHI DAY11;00 Words of Welcome & Introduction - Geeta Chari (UK)
11.15 Gathering for sharing: Our hopes, resolutions and expectations
14;00
KEY NOTE ADDRESS:
“Changed World, Global Sangha” - Dharmavidya David BrazierThe theme of the retreat juxtaposes the state of our world and that of our community. In a bit over two decades, Amida Shu has grown from a core of four people in the mid 1990s to an international community. In that time many things have changed in the social. political and economic world and even in the physical world of nature where a massive ecological crisis threatens. In the past twelve months we have experienced the additional stress of COVID. How have these changes shaped our community? How can and does our community contribute to helping change to happen in a benign manner? What kind of culture and ethos do we want to promote within our community and in the wider world? Beyond this can we consider the basic meaning of Global Sangha as more than merely the designation of a community? Sangha implies responsible fellowship and universal goodwill. This is the foundation of our spiritual life together. In this and all future worlds we must have the faith that gives us the courage to transform the karma of the past into benefit in the future. While each must walk the path alone in the sense of taking individual responsibility, we all walk the path together in bringing the Pure Land into this and all worlds.
ALL NIGHT CHANTING: NAMO AMIDA BU
16.00 Start of chanting through the nightContinuous prayer is a central feature of Pureland Buddhism, following the teaching of Great Master Shan Dao in China and Great Master Honen in Japan. The most important prayer in this system of practice is the nembutsu - the practice of bringing Buddha to mind by calling the Name. This practice is found in one form or another in all branches of Buddhism, being the act of taking refuge. Taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha is what all schools of Buddhism have in common and so serves to bring us closer to followers of the way everywhere. There are many forms of the refuge prayer in different languages. For this extended period of chanting we shall use the form NA MO A MI DA BU. This is specifically the invocation of Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of all acceptance, wisdom and love. In this way we establish the spirit of our retreat.
WEDNESDAY 9th06.00 End of overnight chanting
10.00 SEMINAR: "Peace Making"
Iris Dotan Katz (Israel)
& Jimena Balli (Tasmania)
Jimena: I will be talking about my experience working in Afghanistan, and how we can do peacemaking even when the job is different (as one thing is not exclusive of the other one). I will talk about how I worked along with the Afghanis, some of the projects we accomplished and our collaboration with different branches of government.
Iris: During the years of working towards peace making and reconciliation as a researcher, activist and spiritual practitioner, as well as a mother and a psychologist I plunged into and bore witness to all kinds of conflicts and I have made strong connections with formal leaders and influential members of the community as well as villagers. For me it was, and it still is, a long journey, a path accompanied by long periods of pain and short occasions of joy. I believe that making peace is making a whole, composing and adding up all the pieces, slowly but surely. We, "peace makers" in Israel Palestine are the weavers of the quilt blanket which has to bring comfort and peace to our families, communities and peoples. It takes much time. I found that creating this patch work is based on determination, tolerance, compassion, trust and love.
11.15 INPUT FROM AUSTRALIA -
Jimena Balli, Rob McCarthy. Gayre Christie12.15 DHARMA TALK
“Enlightenment as a spiritual struggle” - Vimalashri Matri (Israel)14.00 CEREMONIES: Celebrant: Vajrapala
- Taking and Renewing Refuge
- The Ten Mahayana Precepts
- The Bodhisattva Vow
Taking refuge is the central mystery of Buddhism. By the first act of refuge one becomes a Buddhist; yet to be a Buddhist is to be ever deepening the meaningfulness of refuge and moving toward complete reliance upon its saving grace.
The bodhisattva path is the path to Buddhahood through dedication of one's life to the service of the spiritual advancement of others; On this path one is assisted by the precepts given by the spiritual ancestors by which one can gauge one's faith.
15.00 TALK: ZEN & NOW
The life story of Siddhartha and the way we live now. - George Daly (Fr)Inspired by meeting with many members of the Global Sangha. I have been working with friends and family to put together a new musical version of the life of Siddhartha for YouTube. This is nearly ready for publication. If you want to hear about it, contribute ideas and/or to participate in the project then please come to this session.
There is a link in the Retreat Goodie Bag to the YouTube material. Do go and watch and listen.16.00 TALK: MEDITATION AROUND THE WORLD Some myths and facts - Miguel Farias (Portugal)Meditation is supposed to help us become more compassionate, to heal various mental health problems in adults and children, to work for the mind like going to the gym works for the body, to very rarely have side effects, and to be a recipe for a happy life. In this talk, I will unpack these beliefs, trace their development, and tease out what is fact from fiction about the effects of meditation.
17.15 PRACTICE PERIOD: Meditative chanting - Dharmavidya18,00 MEETINGSParallel gatherings of acharyas, ordained, aspirants, mitras & others
19.30 SERVICE - Celebrant: Sanghamitra21.00 REFLECTIONS ON SOLITUDE - Maya Choi (Ecuador)I became a country girl in the Andean Mountains in Ecuador, practicing living in ‘true freedom.’ My teachers are nature, my cats and my inner self. How the time flies;I have lived in the same spot on my hilltop for so many years now. Oftentimes upon hearing myexperiences, which I think are ordinary, my friends say they inspire them. So it is my hope that the stories I share with you may somehow benefit you and others too. In particular, Sometimes I have done extended periods of retreat and it may be useful to you to hear about this experience, what one may expect, what one may go through, and what I learnt from it. I can also tell you about my ordinary-extraordinary life here and the satisfactions and challenges it brings.
22.00 REFLECTION ON EMERGING THEMES The December retreat has commonly proved to be a formative event influential upon the on-going life of the sangha. This time for reflection will allow us to draw together and note themes, new ideas and initiatives and the spirit of the sangha as it is emerging in the course of the event.
THURSDAY 10th
08.00 SERVICE - Celebrant Vajrapala (Belgium)
Recitations, chanting and meditation.
09.00 INPUT FROM INDIA - Suvidya Gautam, Priti Vaishnav
Introduced by Dharmavidya10.30 CAFÉ: “Coffee break” Groups - light discussion
11.30 TALK “Faith through Illness” - Jayata McCann (UK)I have been a lay Order member for 17 years but due to ill health, I have not been very active. I was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurological degenerative disease. As the symptoms worsened, I had to retire early from my work as a day-centre worker and counsellor in mental health. I live in Essex in the UK with my husband who is my full-time carer, and have two children and two grandchildren. Although I'm not physically able to contribute to the Order, I feel a strong spiritual connection: we are all held in Amida's love and light and I know I've received much more than I've contributed.
12.30 QI GONG - Angela Romani (Italy)The word is composed by Qi, which means energy, vital breath, and Gong, which means work, strength. So constant work generates and moves energy.Qi Gong is a very ancient Chinese practice, probably thousands of years old. It's a complete experience of the body, and it's beneficial in many ways: it opens the energy channels, releases blocks and tensions, harmonizes the body and the mind, and balances the elements. The movements are inspired by nature and connected with the breath. Inhale and exhale! Stretch and relax! That is the work. Qi Gong is based on the idea "Yin and Yang", so it is active and passive, but passive in a receiving way. We receive the energy from the universe and return the energy into the universe.
14.00 CEREMONIES - Celebrant: Dayavati (Canada)
- Admission to Amida Shu
- Admission to Amida Order as Mitra
Amida Shu is the fellowship of nembutsu practitioners. Generally candidates must have taken refuge at least one year previously. Mitras are Shu members who are lay members of the Order. These positions are by invitation of the Order in Conclave.
15.00 DHARMA TALK - Tineke Osterloh (Germany)
“Reflections on some of the obvious and hidden aspects of the precepts”
Taking on the Buddhist precepts is a subtle and deep commitment. Generally, the principles can be understood as ethical guidelines and we learn to align our actions with them. It is a training of body, heart and mind. There are many amazing Buddhist stories around the practice of precepts and especially the protection that comes from them. In this talk we shall hear one or two of the stories and discuss them, as well as immersing ourselves in the legendary story of the meeting between the Buddha and Prince Abhaya - a wonderful example of reflecting on and working with the precepts on communication. This will lead us to the realization that the precepts are much more than ethical guidelines: they are a living practice that sometimes confronts us with unsolvable tasks or may simply overwhelm us. Yet exactly in this failure lies a precious treasure hidden which sheds a different light on the precepts.
16.30 COLLOQIUM ON BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY, ITZI & IBAP
- The IBAP Team: Iris Dotan Katz, Nati Menendez, Susthama Kim, DharmavidyaAmida Shu has always had a keen interest in Buddhist psychology and its applications, especially in the mental health field. ITZI was established to further study and practice of Buddhist psychology. ITZI is the International Zen Therapy Institute (originally Instituto Terapia Zen Internacional). It is now a registered charity in the UK. It is concerned with all applications of Buddhist psychology. ITZI has three main divisions.
a/ Amida Academy delivers on line training courses
b/ ITZI Conference sponsors a biennial international conference and other related events. ITZI Conference is a co-sponsor of this Bodhi Retreat
c/ IBAP is the institute for Buddhist Analysis and Psychotherapy and is the division of ITZI concerned with Buddhist based psychotherapy and counselling practice and supervision.
In the colloqium members of the IBAP group will give information on these activities and discuss the application of Buddhist psychology to Global Sangha in a changed and changing world.
18.00 PRACTICE - Pundarika Matri (Israel)
“Heart to Heart - meditation and chanting free of screens”
19.00 MEETINGS
- Order Meeting
- Shu & Guests
FRIDAY 11th08.00 SERVICE - Dharmavidya & Angela RomaniIncluding reading of the Amida Kyo: the Smaller Pure Land Sutra
09.00 ALTARS & RITUAL - Vajrapala (Belgium) & Gayre Christie (Australia)In Buddhism we practice with body, speech and mind. Body goes first! The body moves, the body turns up to do things : building an altar, circumambulating it, using the voice; by doing such things together with others the person becomes part of a community and commits himself. The practice begins!There is great virtue in setting up an altar in the house. By means of an altar we invite the Buddha as a very honoured guest, we offer him all we should give to such an honoured guest. The altar becomes the place where we can do little rituals as bowing, prostrations, offering, nembutsu and other chanting, reciting sutras, poems and other texts. A place of beauty, peace, gratitude and joy in daily life or a place where we can celebrate on special occasions. Gayre and Vajrapala will share with you from their experiences and show some photos, there will also be the possibility to share with each other from the participants' perspective.
10.00 DHARMA TALK - Susthama Kim, deputy head of the OrderFollowed by practice invoking Tai Shih Chi, bodhisattva of creativity.
11.30 CAFÉ: “Coffee break” Groups - light discussion
12.15 BUDDHA PUJA FROM INDIA - Koteswara Rao
13.15 QI GONG - Angela Romani (Italy)See description of yesterday session.
14.00 CEREMONY - Celebrant: Susthama KimTransmission and renewal of Ordination PreceptsIn the Amida Order there are two tracks of ordination, terms the Ministry track and the Amitarya track. Those following the ministry track take 156 preceopts. Those taking the Amitarya track take the 156 plus an additional 78. These precepts are transmitted in a formal ceremony which generally takes place on the day before the actual ordination ceremony. Ordained persons who wish to reaffirm their precepts may also participate.
15.45 TRANSLATING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
- Tineke Osterloh (Germany), Annette Tamuly (France) and othersTranslating a Dharma text is a subtle and intense practice: on the one hand, it requires a sensitive resonance with the words of the original text in order to intuitively grasp the wisdom teachings behind them. On the other hand, one is then faced with the task of translating these subtle nuances into another language without reducing a text to its literal translation... Annette Tamuly has translated several of David Brazier’s books into French. We invited her to talk to us about her experiences as a translator. David Brazier will also share with us his perspective as the author of the translated books and he is himself an accomplished translator of Dharma texts. With this session we would also like to provide a forum for all others who are translating either David's texts or other Dharma texts. We would like to get in touch with each other and exchange experiences. All are welcome. Ultimately, in every living Dharma there is a translation work that goes beyond the written text.
17.15 TALK: ”How faith, trust, and the practice of Amida Buddhism has helped me through the “Traumatic Landscapes” as a therapist"
- Yaya de Andrade (Canada, Brazilian) Although I had been a clinical psychologist for more than 40 years, the last half of this time my practice was influenced by Amida Buddhism and I will share some thoughts about my work. Dialogues in psychotherapy are about: symbols, language and experiences. A model of care I use may reflect a Buddhist practice as its intent is to become aware of reality (internally and externally), accept challenges and obstacles (as the path), develop and enhance compassion, become engaged and fill our lives with meaningful experiences. Therapists help people to realize that trust is essential to change self -regulatory mechanisms and, as Buddhist masters teach us, suffering is impermanent. Hope and faith are also relevant in attempts to fulfill our lives.
18.15 TALK “Thoughts on Training a Global Sangha”
- Richard OllierMy talk looks at the Amida Order’s recently revised Training Handbook for aspirants for ordination, and moves on to a wider consideration of the spiritual principles underlying such training. ‘Training’, in the sense of placing oneself at the service of an ‘Other’ greater than oneself and then passing on what one has learned, is a foundational principle of the bodhisattva path. What does this mean, and how might it work, in the context of a ‘global’ sangha?
19.30 DHARMA DIALOGUES -
Respondent: DharmavidyaAn opportunity for a small number of participants to have brief one-to-one dialogue with the head of the Order on any Buddhist topic - practice, personal or principle.
20.30 DHARMA TALK - Ananda Paul Normann (Hawaii)21.45 WORKSHOP: Creative writing about faith and practice”
- Carol English (Canada)SATURDAY 12th08.00 CEREMONY - Celebrant: Susthama Kim
Ceremony of ordination in the Buddhist PriesthoodThere are two stages to ordination. At first ordination on the ministry track the ordainee becomes a gankonin, literally a “vow-light-person” and an ordainee on the amitarya track becomes a novice. These first ordination roles generally last about three years, at the end of which there is full ordination at which the gankonin becomes a minister and the novice becomes an amitarya. It is also possible that persons change track during the period between first and full ordination.
10.00 TALK: "Coffee & Dharma" - Kuvalaya Joyce-GibbonsKuvalaya is American, living in UK, but recently back from several years working in Peru where they grow a lot of coffee.
11.00 "EXPERIENCE WITH NAIKAN" - Nita Kimiko (Japan)Talk followed by practiceNaikan is a way to reflect on oneself. It was found and developed by Ishin Yoshimoto, an enthusiastic Japanese Pureland Buddhist. When he attained enlightenment, he wished to share his happiness to others. But Yoshimoto eliminated religion in order to make “Naikan” much popular. So now, the method has become broadly applied in many fields, such as psychotherapy, education, business, and etc. But through my own experience of practicing Naikan, I think there still is the relevance between “Naikan”and the spiritual view of human nature in Pureland Buddhism. I would like to tell you what “Naikan” is, based on my own experience, and tell you briefly how to do it while practising together for a short time.
12.30 REFLECTION ON EMERGING THEMES - DharmavidyaThe December retreat has commonly proved to be a formative event influential upon the on-going life of the sangha. This time for reflection will allow us to draw together and note themes, new ideas and initiatives and the spirit of the sangha as it is emerging in the course of the event.
14.00 SERVICE - Celebrant: Andrew Nicholls (UK)
15.00 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE - Priti Vaishnav (India)
16.15 PRACTICE: Nei Quan & Chi Quan - Caroline Screen (UK)Having experienced Naikan Japanese style earlier in the day, this session is an opportunity to practise in the Amida style.
17.00 TALK: My Life as an Engaged Buddhist - Iris Dotan Katz (Israel)For me Engaged Buddhism is a way of life. It is my spiritual practice in its best. It combines all my "parts" and roles. I am an Engaged Buddhist as a mother, as a psychologist, as a peace activist. I am an Engaged Buddhist in different circles in which I am present: my family, my neighborhood, my community, my country, the region where I live, the environment around me. But for me it is mainly a kind of being a bodhisattva in everyday life, humbly and silently, trying to put my ego aside. It is about recognizing the needs of the "other", realizing myself reflected in him, and relieving his dukkha or referring to it. Anybody and anything might be this "other", my own child, someone else's child, a Palestinian, a rival, the worker who cleans the street nearby. It might be a small gesture or a larger social action.In this session I would like to share and to have a discussion about the willingness, the authenticity, the difficulties, the obstacles, the courage - I and we all experience them all in the way of living a life of an Engaged Buddhist.
18.15 AFRICAN PRISONERS PROJECT - George Daly Where are people suffering most severely from poverty and injustice?As the title shows, this project works to try to bring justice and hope to people who are experiencing life in the extremely challenging conditions of Africa's prisons. We teach prisoners Law and train them as para-legals to help them transform the whole criminal system. For me this an example of Engaged Buddhism trying to build the Global Sangha. If you would like to hear more and to discuss the project please come to the session.
19.30 SERVICE - Celebrant: Dayavati (Canada)
20.30 DHARMA TALK: “Being Refuge: Reflections on Taking & Giving Refuge"
- Shantikara Acquaro (Hawaii)SUNDAY 13th
09.00 SERVICE - Celebrant: Susthama10.00 DHARMA TALK + QUESTION & ANSWER - DharmavidyaDrawing together learnings from the retreat and an opportunity to ask about Pureland teaching and the Dharma life
11.00 PRACTICE: “Songs of Refuge” - VajrapalaTaking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha is the most wonderful thing we can do in our lives. A way to loosen the self - more and more - and offer oneself to the most precious and universal essence of life : love, wisdom and compassion in the middle of ordinary life. In Pureland we also take refuge in Amida and in the Pureland, and as we are a Practice School, we express this all by reciting and chanting. We are calling the most loving and wholesome presences in our lives, which gets deeply impressed in our mind, when we chant and recite over and over again. This act of Refuge will make ourselves available to them. By calling out to them, we open the door so they can help us and through us, we can help others. A process of transformation begins, each person who chants becomes a vehicle for Amida Buddha’s compassionate work in the world. Leading us all to the Pureland of Amida Buddha.We will chant Songs of Refuge together in the form of a stone-passing where anyone who has the stone can chant out loud, while others chant with them muted.
Vajra’s collection of chants:
https://eleusis.ning.com/group/global-sangha/page/chants-gathered-by-vajraAmida Shu Nien Fo Book :
http://www.amidashu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NienFoBook-2018.pdf12.00 CAFÉ: “Coffee break” Groups - light discussion
13.00 CEREMONY
Investing a new Acharya -
Lotus Sangha Vow Ceremony
Celebrant: DharmavidyaThe five lotus vows are:
(i)The White Lotus Vow: To meet together in the Pure Land
(ii)The Green Lotus Vow: In the meantime, while this mortal life endures, to care for this world
(iii)The Red Lotus Vow: To care for the spiritual well-being and progress of all sentient beings generally and of each who seeks the Dharma specifically
(iv)The Blue Lotus Vow: To do everything one can to make oneself a fitting instrument for this work
(v)The Gold Lotus Vow: To serve and make offerings to myriad Buddhas
13.45 DHARMA TALK by the new teacher14.30 CEREMONIES
15.00 FINAL GATHERINGTo share our impressions and consolidate what we are taking away from the retreat.
16.30 Goodbyes & GreetingsEND
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PRESENTERSRev.
Ananda, Paul Normann, ordained minister OAB at Amida Hawaii Sangha. Executive Director of a non-profit (NGO) for vulnerable families & homeless families. I live with my wife in rural Hawaii.
Andrew Nichols, aspirant, trustee of a Theravada vihara, mental health charity worker, representative on Birmingham Council of Faiths, meditation group leader. Birmingham, UK
Angela Romani, lives in Torino, Italy, teaches Qi Gong, Amida Shu member, co-ordinator of Amida Italy.
Caroline Screen, lay member of and registrar to the Amida Order, trained with Amida Trust. Counsellor. Also advocate and trainer at a local mental health charity. Malvern, UK
Rev.
Dayavati Jennifer Adam, gankonin and assistant priest at Amida Mosaic, Ontario, Canada
Rev. Master
Dharmavidya David Brazier, head of the Amida Order, President of ITZI, author of many books and articles, travels and lectures internationally, but currently in semi-retreat in France.
Carol English, M.A. in psychology, training to be a therapist. She runs a retreat centre in Lanark, Ontario. She’s been writing and doing art and photography for many years.
Rev.
Ganendra, Oscar Martínez, gankonin, psychologist, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher. Lives in Vitoria, Spain, looking for the balance between religious life, work and family.
Gayre Christie, psychologist, aspirant. Australia
Geeta Chari, jissha to head of the order, co-organiser of the retreat, London, UK
George Daly Catholic education. PPE at Oxford. PGCE. Taught English, Drama and Sport for twenty years. GDL. Lawyer. Professor of Law. Playwright. Actor. Works for African Prisons Project. Lives in Brittany.
Dr.
Iris Dotan Katz, clinical psychologist & supervisor, IBAP member, Zen & Pureland practitioner, social activist and peace worker, connecting psychology and engaged Buddhism. Tel Aviv, Israel
Rev.
Jayata Joan Mccann, Mitra in the Amida Order. "I would like to talk about how important my faith has been to me throughout my illness".
Dr.
Jimena Balli, Tasmania, Australia.
K. Koteswara Rao, Mahayana Buddhist for 20 years, teaching stressed and depressed people at Amitabha Yoga & Meditation Centre. Andhra Pradesh, South India
Rev.
Kuvalaya Joyce Gibbons, gankonin, recently completed social aid project work in Peru, now in UK
Maya Choi, lives on a mountain in Ecuador and is the author of the book
Ordinary Yet ExtraordinaryDr.
Miguel Farias, Portuguese, experimental psychologist, co-author of
The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? He is currently editing, with David Brazier and Mansur Lalljee, The Oxford Handbook of Meditation.
Natividad Menendez, Amida Shu member, psychotherapist, IBAP member, tutor for the Amida Academy Buddhist psychology training programme in Spanish. Lives in Spain
Nita Kimiko, Naikan practitioner. Born in Tokyo, Japan. B.A. in Sociology. First practised Naikan in 1998. Certified as Clinical Psycologist in 2002 and Focusing Trainer in 2010.
Dr.
Priti Vaishnav, jissha to Head of the Order, co-organiser of the retreat. Has devoted her life to humanitarian development work across the globe in remote conflict zones for civilian protection. Currently working in India for underprivileged children.
Rev.
Pundarika Matri, Acharya, Dharma practice teacher in Tel Aviv, Israel, Educational psychologist using dynamic sand play psychotherapy. Married to Vimalashri Yaakov Matri.
Dr.
Richard Ollier, mitra, Vow 22 Training Course mentor. Post-doctoral researcher in the field of Pureland Buddhism. member of Amida Birmingham, UK
Robert McCarthy, Amida Shu member, Australia
Rev.
Sanghamitra Adrian Thompson, Minister, leader of Amida Birmingham, UK
Rev.
Shantikara Franco Acquaro: ordained minister leading the Amida Hawaiʻi sangha; clinical psychologist; lives with wife (Mitra Keli) and two teen children on Big Island, Hawaiʻi, USA.
Rev.
Susthama Kim, Deputy Head of the Amida Order and senior jissha to Reverend Master, Acharya (Dharma Teacher), Psychotherapist. Community worker. Watford, UK.
Rev.
Suvidya Gautam, minister & leader of Amida Delhi, India
Tineke Osterloh, Buddhist teacher (Theravada), photographer, author, translator and coach/ counsellor. She lives in Hamburg, Germany.
Rev.
Vajrapala Moerman, gankonin, leader of Benelux Amda Sangha, Belgium
Rev.
Vimalashri Yaakov Matri, Acharya (Dharma Teacher), clinical psychologist & supervisor, married to Reverend Pundarika, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Dr.
Yaya De Andrade, Brazilian/Canadian psychologist, living in Burlington, Ontario, retired yet continuing to learn and practice daily kindness and mindfulness, and at times provide support through the Canadian Red Cross.
To myriad tathagatas
Their offerings they make
Bowing, rejoicing and returning to
The land of peace and nurturence
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