When Awareness Becomes Natural 2023
With Lienchi (LC) Tran and Kim Allen
August 21 - 28, 2023
Vipassana retreats are set up so that people can have few duties but to be aware of their experience moment to moment. When removing distractions we become more familiar with the working of our minds and of the particular negative habits that create needless stress for us (worry, annoyance, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, jealousy, the inner critic, etc.) When shining the light of awareness on these habits, they naturally recede and weaken and in their place the positive habits of mind grow (love, kindness, compassion, gratitude, happiness, self-respect and appreciation).
On this 6-night retreat you will be guided in mindfulness of the mind and body and encouraged to practice being aware of all you do throughout the day. There will be an option to take 8 precepts on this retreat. It is not required but you are encouraged to do so. This means not eating after lunch.
“The whole path of mindfulness is this: whatever you are doing, be aware of it.”
-Dipa Ma
Teachers & Facilitators
Raised in a Mahayana Buddhist family in Vietnam, Lienchi Tran discovered meditation in 1984, inspired by the teachings of Thay Thich Nhat Hanh. Her journey deepened in 1992 when she attended a retreat with Bhante Khippapanno, leading her to ordain and fully immerse herself in Theravada Buddhism. In 1998, she continued her training in Burma under Sayadaw U Pandita, and in 2003, she found her path profoundly shaped by her primary teacher, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, who encouraged mindfulness as a natural part of daily life. After transitioning from monastic life, Lienchi returned to her career as an architect, weaving mindfulness…
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Kim Allen has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She is a graduate of Insight Retreat Center’s 4-year teacher training with Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella, and has also practiced with Theravādan monastics and a few Mahāyāna teachers. She now offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma. Her education includes a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in…
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