Insight Meditation
In The Way Of The Buddha
Meditation refers to the mental activity of sustaining conscious awareness on one thing, perception, concept, process or sensation. This may be, for example, the process of breathing, an external object, the concept and emotion of loving-kindness, a meaningful word, a physical sensation, or the perception of impermanence. Meditation can be done in any posture, but the most common are sitting cross-legged and walking back and forth. As mindful attention becomes increasingly continuous, the dispersed and distracted energy of the mind becomes more focused and clear. The act of sustaining awareness calms and soothes both the body and mind, while the focusing of attention energizes and brightens the mind.
The details of meditation practice cannot be given here, but those who want more information about meditation practice may contact Wat Nawamintararachutis of Cambridge-Boston, Massachusetts, USA, at the mailing address provided below.
Wat Nawamintararachutis 382 South Street East Raynham, MA 02767
Email:info@watnawamin.org, Web Site: www.watnawamin.org
You can download the Meditation Form below.
Background
The deeper the mediation becomes, the more quiet, still, and blissful one feels. This cleansed and purified awareness, developed through repeated training, yields extraordinary clarity of mind. One begins to see things as they truly are, beyond the limitations of conditioned perceptions and habitual thought patterns. As one sees clearly, wisdom is born, and thus serenity and insight form an inseparable pair that is gradually cultivated through meditation.
There are two lands of mental culture: concentration meditation (Samatha Bhavna) and Insight meditation (Vipassana Bhavna). The details of meditation practice cannot be given here, but those who want more information about meditation practice may contact Wat Nawamintararachutis of Cambridge-Boston, Massachusetts, USA, at the mailing address provided below.
Wat Nawamintararachutis 382 South Street East Raynham, MA 02767
Email:info@watnawamin.org, Web Site: www.watnawamin.org
You can download Meditation Form here>> Meditation Form
The Rules during Practics
Please arrive 10 minutes early for Meditation.
Please wear white cloth colors to the NMR Meditation.
Please do not wear shorts and sleeveless tops.
To Support the NMR Mindfulness Program
1. On-site payment options (cash, check) at the NMR meditation center
Wat Nawamintararachutis 382 South Street East Raynham, MA 02767
Email:info@watnawamin.org, Web Site: www.watnawamin.org
2. Account transfer to Harbor One Bank
You can download the Meditation Form here>> Meditation Form
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Thank you for visiting. May your path be filled with mindful awareness and gentle presence.
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Meditation Classes
“daily activities monks’s schedule.”
The schedule is subject to change as deemed appropriate.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 6AM – 7AM Morning Chanting | 6AM – 7AM Morning Chanting | 6AM – 7AM Morning Chanting | 6AM – 7AM Morning Chanting | 6AM – 7AM Morning Chanting | 6AM – 7AM Morning Chanting | 6AM – 7AM Morning Chanting |
| 7AM – 8AM Breakfast |
7AM – 8AM Breakfast |
7AM – 8AM Breakfast | 7AM – 8AM Breakfast | 7AM – 8AM Breakfast | 7AM – 8AM Breakfast | 7AM – 8AM Breakfast |
| 11AM – 12PM Lunch |
11AM – 12PM Lunch |
11AM – 12PM Lunch |
11AM – 12PM Lunch |
11AM – 12PM Lunch |
11AM – 12PM Lunch |
11AM – 12PM Lunch |
| 12AM – 1PM Personal Time | 12AM – 1PM Personal Time | 12AM – 1PM Personal Time | 12AM – 1PM Personal Time | 12AM – 1PM Personal Time | 12AM – 1PM Personal Time | 12AM – 1PM Personal Time |
| 6PM – 7PM Evening Chanting |
6PM – 7PM Evening Chanting |
6PM – 7PM Evening Chanting |
6PM – 7PM Evening Chanting |
6PM – 7PM Evening Chanting |
6PM – 7PM Evening Chanting |
6PM – 7PM Evening Chanting |
| 10AM – 6AM
Personal Time |
10AM – 6AM
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10AM – 6AM
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10AM – 6AM
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10AM – 6AM
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10AM – 6AM
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10AM – 6AM
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Practice Types
- Walking Meditation
- Sitting Meditation
- Standing Meditation
- Eating with Mindfulness
- Loving-Kindness Meditation (Metta)
Accommodations
- Stay at the NMR Meditation Center Dormitory
- Meals: Breakfast and Lunch provided
- Afternoon break with light refreshments
- Dress should be simple, modest and comfortable.
- Tight, transparent, revealing, or otherwise striking clothing (such as shorts, short skirts, tights and leggings, sleeveless or skimpy tops) should not be worn. Sunbathing and partial nudity are not permitted. This is important in order to minimize distraction to others.
Virus safety & Testing
- Covid testing is currently NOT required.
- Although the Center is taking some precautions, there still remains the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while at the Center. If you are at risk of serious illness from Coronavirus, it is advised that you not place yourself at risk by coming to the Center.
- Masking is optional. We recommend those immuno-compromised and seniors wear one as a precaution.
- Out of consideration for everyone, please do NOT come if you are feeling sick. If symptoms arise during the course, center management may ask participants to take COVID tests and wear a mask. Any participant testing COVID positive during the course will be asked to leave.
Liability
- By attending, traveling to/from, and/or participating in the retreat in anyway, the participant agrees to release, forgive, and forever discharge NMR Meditation Center, its subsidiaries, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and affiliates from any and all claims, suits, actions, charges, demands, liabilities, injuries, damages, judgements, and/or costs, whether known or unknown, both legal and equitable in any manner.
- The NMR Meditation Center, its board members and staff are not responsible for all damages, injuries, any accident that may occur to you or any losses of your personal belongings during your stay at the Center.
