Bhikkhu Mettānanda

BOOKABLE FROM JANUARY 18

Satipaṭṭhāna Vipassanā meditation retreat in the tradition of Mahāsi Sayadaw.

The retreat, conducted in Italian, is open to everyone and includes alternating sessions of sitting and walking meditation, regular individual interviews, and Dhamma talks every evening. All participants will be asked to observe Noble Silence and undertake either the Eight or the Five Precepts (see the explanations on the website).

Arrival is scheduled between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm on the first day; the retreat will end after lunch on the final day.

Bhikkhu Mettānanda is an Italian Theravāda Buddhist monk who was ordained in Myanmar in 2011 under the guidance of Chanmyay Sayadaw, with Sayadaw U Indaka (Chanmyay Myaing Sayadaw) as his preceptor. He began practising Vipassanā intensively in 2009 at the Panditarama Meditation Centre in Lumbini, Nepal. His teachers include Sayadaw U Vivekananda (Panditarama Lumbini), Sayadaw U Indaka (Chanmyay Myaing, Yangon), and Bhante Pemasiri (Kanduboda, Sri Lanka).

From 2016 to 2019, he served at the SMC in Singapore (Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation Center), assisting the abbot, Sayadaw U Rajinda, in teaching cultural programmes for young people and novice monks, as well as meditation retreats for young people. In 2018, he began leading Vipassanā meditation retreats at the Santisukharama Meditation Centre in Malaysia. He is co-author of a book on the life and teachings of Venerable U Lokanātha, the first Italian Buddhist monk.

Retreat contribution: €280

This evening gathering has been organised to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pian dei Ciliegi. In addition, the dāna (donations) usually collected for the teachers will be donated to our fundraising campaign for the purchase of the centre’s main building, helping to secure a future for Pian dei Ciliegi!

The meditation sessions are offered free of charge. Those who wish may make a donation towards the purchase of the centre at the following link:
https://4fund.com/it/pgg4wx