Guest Teacher

Bhante Sankichcha
August 20-25

The Blue Lotus Meditation Group (BLMG) will be having a visiting monk, Bhante Sankichcha, during the week of August 20-25, 2010.  The BLMG and Bhante Sankichcha will join LITDS for the DOM on Saturday (August 21) and the Sunday meeting (August 22).  The visit by Bhante Sankichcha will be a wonderful opportunity to meet, meditate, and learn from a long-experienced, vipassana practicing monk/teacher.

Bhante Sankichcha was born in Sri Lanka and ordained as a monk at the age of 16 in the Theravadan style of Buddhism.  He studied in the forest style tradition and since his higher ordination he has traveled and taught meditation classes around the world.  Currently he is living in Southfield, MI, and is head abbot of the Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara.  He just recently finished a silent retreat at Spirit Rock, and will be passing on his insights and knowledge gained from that experience. For more information and to RSVP visit the BLMG Meetup page.

Friday	August 20	Northwest Yoga Studio (7-8 pm)
Saturday	August 21	LITDS DOM at Mount Charleston (9:00 am to 4:30 pm)
Sunday	August 22	Blue Sky Yoga (11:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Sunday	August 22	LITDS, Sahara West Library (3:45 pm)
Monday	August 23	Private residence at Regency Towers (8 am - 12 pm)
Tuesday	August 24	Tuesday Night Sangha at the Pink House (7-9 pm)

Next Retreat

Our Thoughts Lead to Our Habits:
Conditioning Towards or Away From Freedom

Allen Cooper
September 17-19, 2010

This weekend Vipassana retreat will provide the chance to directly experience how conditioning in our minds, speech and actions defines who we are. Through meditation, we will learn how our habits limit opportunities to think, speak, and act with a clear and compassionate Heart and Mind. We will learn how meditation helps us loosen and free ourselves from habit and prejudice.

Allan's meditation practice began in 1973 in India, and since 1986 he has practiced Buddhist meditation in the Theravada and Vipassana tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw. He has studied with many prominent monastic and lay teachers in the Burma, U.S.A, and Nepal, including the Venerable Sayadaw U Pandita, Joseph Goldstein, and the Venerable Sayadaw U Vivekanada, abbot of Panditarama International Meditation Center Lumbini, Nepal. Allan has served as a hospice and mental health nurse for approximately 20 years in a variety of settings and locations.

The retreat is open to those new to meditation as well as long-time practitioners.

Friday: Lohan School of Shaolin, 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
3850 Schiff Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89103 (Map)
http://www.lvlohans.org
Dana (donation) only.

Saturday and Sunday: Stillpoint, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Registration 9:00 - 9:30 am
8072 W. Sahara Ave., Ste. D, Las Vegas, NV 89117 (Map)
http://www.stillpointcsd.org

Mindful movement will be offered from 9:10 to 9:30 am.
Fee for both Saturday and Sunday is $100; $90 advanced registration.
Fee for one day (Saturday or Sunday) is $60; $50 advanced registration.
There is a $10 discount for students. Tuition assistance is available on an individual basis.

Fees are for logistical costs. An additional donation may be offered in appreciation of Allan's teachings.

What to bring: Meditation cushion and/or bench (chairs will be available), blanket/shawl, lunch.

E-mail / Phone: (702) 525-6490
Send advanced registration payable to Lotus in the Desert Sangha to:
Linda Rohacek, 3230 Velvet Rose St., Las Vegas, NV 89135

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