Retreat Nyung Nay 15-18 Agustus 2008

[cetera_zhang]

Dear all,


Retreat Nyung Nay 15-18 Agustus 2008 (berangkat tgl 15 agustus jam 6 sore-selesai 18 agustus pagi) di hotel arjuna,Puncak. Pembimbing: Bhikshuni Dechen dari Malaysia. Pendaftaran tanggal 8-19 Juli ke no 0811 188 5288. Pengganti konsumsi dan hotel Rp. 350.000.


Anjali,

Potowa Center.

A Nyung Nay Retreat is a 2-day retreat of Chenrezig practice from the Kriya ("Action") class of Tantra. In each of the daily sessions we practice the sadhana of Chenrezig (the Buddha symbolizing compassion) which involves meditating on bodhicitta (the aspiration to attain enlightenment in order to benefit all beings), visualizing Chenrezig, reciting prayers and mantras, and performing prostrations.  Nyung Nay Retreat is a powerful, quick and effective method to purify an enormous amount of negativity and to collect a vast amount of merit.

A Nyung Nay Retreat includes periods of fasting and strict silence.  On the first day of each Nyung Nay we will take the Eight Mahayana Precepts: avoidance of killing, stealing, sexual activity, telling lies, taking intoxicants, eating more than one meal, singing/dancing/playing music, wearing jewellery, and using high seats or beds.  On the second day of each Nyung Nay, we will take the Eight Mahayana Precepts as above with the additional vows of not eating, drinking or speaking for 24 hours. Although we vow to keep silence, we continue to recite the prayers and mantras of the sadhana. If communication between retreaters is necessary, it must be done through written notes.

The second day of each Nyung Nay is the most difficult part of the retreat. We experience hunger, thirst, tiredness and pain from doing prostrations. Some people feel ill from the fasting. However, if we understand the purpose of the practice, we will not mind the discomfort. By experiencing hardships in our Dharma practice, we are able to purify a great deal of our negative karma accumulated over countless previous lives. We can also build up positive habits and states of mind to counteract the negative ones. The Buddha advised the "middle way" - not too soft, not too tough.  During Nyung Nay Retreat we do experience discomfort, but it is bearable and not too tough. By experiencing this discomfort, we have a better understanding of the suffering experienced by animals, hungry ghosts, and some humans, and thus develop greater compassion for sentient beings and greater renunciation of samsara. 

[HokBen]

bagus juga yah....
bisa makin melihat keunggulan lahir sebagai manusia, sekaligus melakukan purifikasi karma.

[pendekar kuning]

Purifikasi Karma???
mohon pencerahan nih