Nan Tien Buddhist Temple

 
Back from my full day retreat of meditation and buddhist teachings. It was wonderful, just what I needed.

Bit sore today because I went up and down thousands of steps, sat cross-legged for ages, did walking meditation at normal pace and v e r y v e r y slowly (which left me sweating badly....lol).



Did  Tai Chi in the main courtyard (above right) - was quite hot but then in the afternoon a thunderstorm rolled in and left everything refreshed and so very green.

 Had a delicious lunch (vegetarian which was fine by me as I only eat meat when someone comes to visit) and had wandered around before another meditation session/lesson.



We were asked to maintain 'noble silence' for the day and 'banned' from the gift shop ... rotfl.

The gardens are beautiful and oh so lush and green. The whole temple is so lovely and so very calm and peaceful.

We finished the day with a talk on the basics Buddhism and how to adapt the teachings to our way of life and to find your inner self and peace.

I would certainly recommend it - even if you find strength in your own faith it can still offer you meditation techniques that you can use.  We all need to learn how to deal with stress, pain and everyday things.


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