Taraniya


	A PMC Residential Weekend Retreat Friday- Saturday- Sunday November 11, 12, 13, 2011 Led by Taraniya To be held at Saint Raphaela Center 616 Coopertown Road Haverford, Pennsylvania


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Knowing . . . and What is Known - One critical aspect of freeing ourselves from difficulty is seeing the
difference between lived human experience--the range of what is experienced through the five physical senses and the mind--and the way we are relating to these. The Buddhist teachings note that it is the fetter that arises in relation to objects--that is, one form or another of greed, hatred and delusion--that forms the basis for all our suffering. During this silent weekend residential retreat, we will examine the coarse and subtle ways that we get caught up in what the Buddha called the objects of experience and lose touch with our capacity to simply know . . . or to "be the knowing." Participants will practice mindfulness techniques while sitting, walking,
eating, and moving about throughout the day. In Dhamma talks, discussion, and meditation practice we will
explore this teaching of the Buddha.

About the Teacher . . .
Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia has been a Dhamma teacher since 1990. She is a student of the western forest sangha, the disciples of Ajahn Sumedho and Ajahn Chah, and is a Lay Buddhist Minister in
association with Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California. Taraniya serves as a Core Faculty member at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies where she does most of her teaching.

A WEEKEND RETREAT is a wonderful opportunity to learn meditation, to energize and deepen our
practice and share in the support of others. We will be alternating sitting, standing, and walking
meditation using Vipassana (Insight) Meditation as a means to opening to the innate wisdom, joy, and peace which lies in each of us. There will be instructions, practice, dharma talks, and silence.

THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS, simple yet powerful, is the heart of meditation and the supreme
antidote to distraction. Being mindful allows us to be more alert, calm and spacious. It truly is the gateway to liberation because we experience our bodies, emotions and thoughts with greater clarity and balance. The retreat will be held in noble silence.

The cost for this Retreat is $220.00 This fee includes two overnights and six meals
Semi-private rooms. Some Single Rooms are available for an additional $50
Cost for commuters is $170 which includes meals. Supporting member discount $25
Silence throughout with interviews, instruction, sitting and walking meditation.
Registration and room assignments Friday 5PM to 6:30 PM Retreat ends Sunday at 4 PM
A dana basket will be available for teacher donations.
A $50.00 deposit required. Fully refundable until November 4, 2011
Limited spaces available and pre-registration is mandatory.
Early registration is strongly encouraged. There are a few single rooms but they go fast.


	The retreat will be offered on a dana basis. The word dana comes from the ancient Pali language and means "generosity of heart." It is said that when the Buddha met someone who had never been exposed to his teachings, he began by teaching the blessings of generosity. The Buddha said, " If you knew what I know about the blessings of generosity, you would never sit down to a meal without sharing it with another." Generosity is the natural expression of an open heart, a heart that is free from the need to protect. The highest form of generosity is the act of giving that is free of obligation and expectation. It is a spontaneous impulse of the heart, motivated by a wise understanding of where freedom lies. In traditional Buddhist countries, monks and nuns have all of their needs met by the generosity of lay people. Monastics go on alms round daily to collect their food. Along with the feeding of the monastic community, another purpose of alms round is to give lay people an opportunity to practice generosity. Even in the poorest villages the people joyfully share what little they have because they so value the presence of the monks and understand the blessings of dana practice. In this country, we have tens of thousands of churches, synagogues, mosques and temples. All of them are built and maintained with donated money, the same dana principle. When the first group of westerners who had studied and practiced in the east returned to the west (some three decades ago), they chose to preserve the teaching of dana as a practice. Taraniya, and the Philadelphia Meditation Center follow this tradition. The teachers and the founders of PMC have faith that their needs will be met by the generosity of grateful students and retreatants who come to the center. The $220 registration fee that you paid for this retreat covers the cost of putting on the retreat which includes teacher transportation, room and board, and advertising. No portion of this goes to the teacher. Participants will have the opportunity to give a donation to Taraniya and at the end of the retreat .Your donations are an essential part of what allows the teachers to continue to teach, retreat centers such as PMC to operate, and the dharma to flourish. We invite you to consider the importance of these teachings in your life and to make the support of our teachers and retreat centers a priority in your yearly tithing allotment. Thank you for your generosity and may your life be filled with many blessings

TO REGISTER, Complete this form and send it with your deposit to:
The Philadelphia Meditation Center, 8 East Eagle Rd., Havertown, PA 19083

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