This year, at the annual Abhidhamma retreat, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will continue with his overview of the “Wisdom” section of the Visuddhimagga, “The Path of Purification.” In this retreat he will discuss the approaches to meditative development described in the Visuddhimagga and the stages of insight culminating in final liberation. An electronic version of The Path of Purification can be downloaded here. A hard copy may be purchased from Pariyatti.org.
The retreat will be based on chapters 18 to 23 of the work. These chapters are highly technical and exceedingly detailed, so don’t be discouraged if you try to read them on your own. Ven. Bodhi will focus only on the most important sections of these chapters. Later he will send out a syllabus indicating the sections that we will be exploring.
The retreat will include lectures and discussion periods, question and answer sessions, and several periods of meditation each day. This year’s retreat will be conducted entirely online, and exclusively in English. It will be given through Zoom for full participants and over Youtube for other viewers. Full participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in discussion groups. The number of spaces available on Zoom will be limited, so those who wish to join must register and commit to participating in the full retreat. Those who cannot commit to participating in the full retreat can view the lectures over Youtube.
The schedule is here.
Begins: September 4 (Friday) at 7:00 pm
Ends: September 7 (Monday) at 4:00 pm
Place: Online over Zoom
(commitment: Attendance everyday of retreat required)
The retreat is full please join retreat on YouTube Live.
