Monastic Retreat (9 days) April 22 - May 1, 2005 Western nuns and monks from the Thai Buddhist monastic tradition teach a vipassana retreat each year at the the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. The 2005 course will focus on mindfulness of breathing. Retreatants will be asked to observe the eight monastic precepts (which include abstaining from eating after noon each day) and to participate fully in the daily routine of sitting, standing and walking meditation. Each day, group practice will begin with an offering of flowers, light (in the form of candles) and fragrance (incense), as well as chanting to the Triple Gem. Teachers: Ajahn Sucitto was ordained in Thailand in 1976. He has been closely associated with Ajahn Sumedho for the last twenty-six years, and is currently abbot of Cittaviveka Buddhist Monastery in Chithurst, England. He has taught at IMS since 1989.