Sayadaw U Vivekananda

BOOKINGS OPEN 27 JANUARY 2027 at 8:00 AM

Satipaṭṭhāna  Vipassanā meditation retreat in the Mahāsi tradition

The retreat is open to all and is in English with Italian translation. It includes alternating sessions of sitting and walking meditation, regular interviews with the teacher and Dhamma talks every evening. All participants will be asked to respect the Noble Silence and take the eight or five precepts (see explanations on our website).

Arrival is between 2pm and 5pm on the first day, departure is after lunch on the last day.

Sayadaw U Vivekananda began his training under Ven. Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa in 1988. He is a German teacher resident at the Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassanā Meditation Center in Nepal, where he has taught insight meditation and Brahmavihāra meditation since 1998. He also leads retreats in other countries around the world, guiding meditators in English, German, French, and Burmese. He has translated Ven. Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa’s Dhamma talks at Panditarama Lumbini and at the Forrest Refuge, which were collected and published under the titles “Beautifying the Mind” by Inward Path in 2007, and “The State of Mind Called Beautiful” by Wisdom Publications in 2006. Sayadaw U Vivekananda has also written several articles on Buddhism and the environment.

Retreat fee: 350 €