2024 Venerable Guo Goang (果廣法師)
9-day  meditation retreat   5/18-5/27 

Bilingual: English and Chinese

Prerequisite: Who is eligible to participate:  Prerequisite to register, Previously completed minimum 3 -day retreat at GMC or other centers.

Limited Seats: maximum capacity 30

To guarantee your seat, the following requirements must be completed:
1. Complete the application and waiver
2.. *** Non-refundable, tax-deductible donation contribution of $350 received by GMC 
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Gateless Meditation Center (501c Nonprofit organization)

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Please make a check payable to Gateless Meditation Center, a send a check to Su Tan - GMC 12005 Montrose Park Pl, Rockville, MD 20852.

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Teacher Introduction (師資介紹)

Vice Abbot of DDM and Senior Teacher:  Ven. Guo Goang (or Kuo Kuang)

Venerable Guo Goang  become a Bhikkhuni in 1990. She received transmission from our late Master Sheng Yen and became one of the Dharma Heirs in 2005 when she was the executive vice-provost of DDM. Venerable was the provost of DDM from 2006~2013 then she took a six-year solitary retreat from 2013~2019 in Taiwan. Venerable is currently appointed as the Vice-abbot of Dharma Drum Mountain and serve as a senior teacher at CMC.

果廣法師於1990年受具足戒。於2005年接受創辦人聖嚴師父的傳法，並於2006~2013年間擔任法鼓山教團的都監。之後，於2013~2019年閉關。目前是法鼓山教團的副住持，並於東初禪寺擔任資深弘講師。
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5/18-5/27 2024 Retreat  Schedule Hosted by DDM-DC & Co-sponsored by Gateless Meditation Center
Saturday 5/18

6:00-7:00 pm :Light dinner served
7:30 : 8:30 pm: Orientation &  Warm up : Introduction to the group, welcome by  Su and Jack
8:30-9:00 pm: Meditation.
9:00-10:00 pm Unloading and settling in your sleeping quarter.
10:00 pm :light out 😴💤

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Enjoying the practice of Noble Silence
—Noble Silence begins—

Sunday 5/19~Monday 5/27

5:30 am Morning Board
6:00-6:30 am Eight form movement
6:30-7:15 am Meditation
7:30- 8:30 am Breakfast break
12:30 pm Lunch break
2:00-2:30 Stretch exercise
6pm - 7:30pm - Dinner break
9pm - 9:30pm
10:00pm: light out 😴💤

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Sunday night last period :
— Noble silence ends —
7:30-9:30pm
Group photo
Group sharing
Venerable Guo Goang closing remark

***Retreat ends***

9:30pm to Finish

A. Optional: Continue to practice meditation in the Chan hall through the night.

B. Optional: Story telling , Campfire  🔥🔥🔥.

Everyone leaves on Monday.
Breakfast will be served
Last period of work practice: breakdown the retreat.
 
May you continue to progress on the Bodhisattvas path!
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Age (年齡)
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Practice History (禪修的經驗)
How many years have you been practicing? (多少年的禪修經驗) *
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Years (年)
How frequently do you practice?(多久練習1次) *
Daily (每天)
Weekly (每週)
Irregularly (不規則)
Never (以來沒有)
Frequency (次數)
Have you taken a meditation class from a Dharma Drum center? (是否參加過法鼓山的禪修課程) *
Have you studied meditation elsewhere? (曾在別處學過打坐)
If yes, please answer who was your teacher? in what tradition and method? (選擇 "曾在別處學過打坐"，請填寫老師/道場/方法)
Food(食物)
Vegetarian (not vegan) meals will be served in this retreat. Do you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies? (本次活動為素食餐點， 你有任何飲食限制或食物過敏嗎?) *
If "yes", please list your dietary restrictions or food allergies (選擇 “Yes”，請列出您的飲食限制或食物過敏)
Emergency Contact Information (緊急聯絡資料)
Name (姓名) *
Phone (電話) *
Relationship (關係) *
Medical Condition (健康相關信息)
We request the following information to help us determine whether or not participation in a retreat will aggravate a serious medical condition, endanger a participant's health, or disrupt the functioning of a retreat. Please assist us by providing complete and current information on all applicable categories. The information provided will be kept strictly confidential to protect the applicant's privacy.

If you have had serious back or leg ailments, symptoms of headache, dizziness, palpitation, or shortness of breath due to meditation, high or low blood pressure, heart problem, major surgery, allergy, infectious disease, or if you have been treated for serious emotional or psychological symptoms, please briefly state the nature of each problem and the current condition:

我們要求提供以下信息，以幫助我們確定參與者在活動期間是否有嚴重的醫療狀況，危及參與者的健康或影響活動進行。 請通過提供有關所有適用類別的完整和最新信息來協助我們。 所提供的信息將嚴格保密，以保護申請人的隱私。

如果您有嚴重的背部或腿部疾病，由於冥想，高血壓，低血壓，心臟問題，大手術，過敏，傳染病或如果您已接受治療，可能會出現頭痛，頭暈，心悸或氣促症狀 嚴重的情緒或心理症狀，請簡要說明每個問題的性質和現狀：
Rules & Regulations (注意事項)
(1)Participants are expected to complete the entire workshop.
(2)Participants are not permitted to leave the property while the retreat is in progress.
(3)All participants are asked to observe the Noble Silence
(4)Get prior permission to bring outside food or drinks.
(5)Please don't use your mobile phone, take pictures, recording, smoke. Get prior permission  for using mobile phone or computer (at the dedicated location only ) due to your unavoidable worldly duty.
(6)Please arrive on time
(7)Stay at social distancing from others

(1)本活動須全程參與 。
(2)活動期間，請勿擅自外出。
(3)學員承諾在禪修期間禁語
(4)請事先獲得外帶食物或飲料的許可。
(5)請勿使用手機、拍照、錄音、抽煙 。如遇到不可避免的事務，請事先獲得使用手機或電腦的許可（僅限在專用區域）。
(6)請準時到達。
(7)與他人保持社交距離。
Please indicate your arrival Time (請註明您的到達時間) *
Signature (簽名)
By signing below, I testify that all the information I have provided is correct and complete. I understand that if I withhold any necessary information, I may be excluded from future participation. If I am accepted, I agree to finish the entire event. I understand that if I leave the event without permission, my application to future events may not be accepted. I agree to relieve DDMBA and Property owner from all liabilities in the event of any injury or illness incurred while I am on the retreat center property.

通過在下面簽名，我證明我提供的所有信息都是正確和完整的。 我明白，如果我隱瞞任何必要的信息，我可能會被排除在未來的參與之外。 如果我被接受，我同意完成整個活動。 我明白，如果我未經允許離開活動，我未來活動的申請可能不被接受。 我同意在活動期間發生任何傷害或疾病的情況下免除DDMBA及活動場地產權擁有者的一切責任。
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