All Meditators may arrive at the Monastery on Friday 16 October at 7.30pm. First Meditation session will start at 8:45am on Friday 16 October in the ‘Dhamma Hall’.

If you're unable to arrive on time please inform the organisers or the Ven. Sangha.

If you're unable to stay overnight at the monastery, you're welcome to arrive at 7:30 am instead on 17th and 18th Oct and join the program from there.

If you need to leave your room earlier than expected, please inform the organisers or the Ven Sangha.

The last session of meditation ends at approximately 4.00pm on Sunday 18 October 2026.

All meditators are free to leave after completing the cleaning tasks.

1. To abstain from killing any living beings.

2. To abstain from stealing.

3. To abstain from all sexual activities.

4. To abstain from telling lies.

5. To abstain from all intoxicants, drugs and cigarettes.

6. To abstain from taking food after midday.

7. To abstain from dancing, singing, listening to music, watching entertaining shows.

8. To abstain from wearing garlands, using perfumes, and beautifying the body with cosmetics.

The practice of Noble Silence helps meditators to gain more mindfulness. This enables editators to

progress in meditation. Therefore, you should keep Noble Silence at all times during the retreat: You

should act as if you were alone on the retreat and concentrate on your own cultivation of mindfulness in

all actions. You should pay little attention to other people around yourself. Should any problems arise

during the practice, you may direct your concerns to the meditation teachers or retreat organisers.

Complete segregation of the sexes is to be observed. Couples, married or otherwise, should not contact

each other in any way during the retreat. The same applies to friends and members of the same family

etc. At night, meditators should avoid entering the designated area for the opposite gender, unless

granted permission by the Sangha.

The monastery is strictly a smoke-free zone, as well as an alcohol and drug abuse free zone. No drugs,

alcohol, cigarettes or other intoxicants should be brought to the site: this applies to tranquilizers, sleeping pills and all other sedatives. Those taking medication on a doctor’s prescription should notify the organisers when applying for the retreat.

One will find more progress in one’s own cultivation when living simply. The retreat organisers will

organise all meals. All food is prepared with loving-kindness and strict hygiene levels. Meditators are

ensured a plentiful and healthy diet, to promote peace of mind. However, if any meditator has allergies

due to ill health, please inform the retreat organisers in advance or at the time of application. It is your

responsibility to take extra care when choosing your food, if you have experienced allergies on any

food in the past.

Dress should be simple, modest and comfortable. As the retreat takes place in the monastery all

meditators are expected to wear either all white clothing or white top with light coloured trousers for

gents. Transparent, revealing, tight or otherwise striking clothing (e.g. shorts, short skirts, singlet(top))

must not be worn. Be prepared for cold/warm weather.

Showering and cleaning may be done only in the break periods and not during meditation hours. Owing

to limited availability of showers a 20 minute maximum time limit is put on each person’s use of the

shower rooms.

Bed linen and a pillow case

Blanket or sleeping bag

Comfortable warm clothing and outdoor footwear

Personal toiletries, slippers and bath towel

Alarm clock, torch

• iPads or laptops

• Mobile phone can be used only in the room.

Meditators are required to clean all the areas they have used before leaving. Please help with cleaning

the meditation hall, your room and toilets.