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Monday

EASTER MEDITATION WEEKEND

There will be a meditation retreat at Nhap Luu Monastery
10AM Friday April  6  -  3PM Sunday April 8, 2012
Led by Br. Phap Hai and Br. Phap Kham
and the sisters of Nhap Luu.

Br. Phap Kham: Thay Thich Chan Phap Kham has been a student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh since 1987. He was ordained a novice monk in 1998, a fully ordained monk in 2000 and a Dharma teacher in 2004. He was part of a team of Dharma teachers responsible for training young monastics in Bat Nha Monastery, Vietnam, and coordinates Plum Village Sanghas in Asia. He is now based at Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism in Hong Kong.

 
Br. Phap Hai: Australian by birth, Br Phap Hai was ordained as a monk in 1997 and was ordained as a Dharma Teacher in January 2003. He is a senior brother at Deer Park Monastery in Southern California and is a very active dharma teacher who leads retreats, days of mindfulness and talks throughout the western United States.

Cost for the retreat
We suggest a donation of $50 per day ($40 for concessions) to cover the costs of all meals and utilities. Any additional amounts would be greatly appreciated and help with the development of our Monastery and its services to the public.

There will be retreats with the same teachers in
Sydney - Friday April 13 - Sunday April 15, 2012 at Camp Coutts, Waterfall NSW.
Brisbane - Friday April 20 - Sunday April 22, 2012 at Allawah Scout Camp, Allawah Road, Chuwah (near Mt Crosby) on the outskirts of Brisbane