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Since last Tuesday and until next Monday my typical day has been
5:30 wake up call; 6am tai chi and meditation; 7am breakfast; 8-11am lectures; 11:30 lunch in dining hall with chanting; noon waking meditation; 1pm sitting mediation; 2pm fo guang shan propaganda hour/cultural activities; 3-5:45pm free time/personal project/wandering around rural taiwanese town; 6pm dinner in dining hall with less chanting; 6:30pm calligraphy; 8pm Q&A session, lecture, or "dharama talk;" as of yesterday we do vespers at 9pm and then sleep at 10pm. Long long days.
Next Tuesday we start a seven day silent meditation retreat, and then we go on a five day cultural tour of Taiwan. For August I will work for a Summer camp in Taipei and then start regular teaching and Mandarin language school in September.
5:30 wake up call; 6am tai chi and meditation; 7am breakfast; 8-11am lectures; 11:30 lunch in dining hall with chanting; noon waking meditation; 1pm sitting mediation; 2pm fo guang shan propaganda hour/cultural activities; 3-5:45pm free time/personal project/wandering around rural taiwanese town; 6pm dinner in dining hall with less chanting; 6:30pm calligraphy; 8pm Q&A session, lecture, or "dharama talk;" as of yesterday we do vespers at 9pm and then sleep at 10pm. Long long days.
Next Tuesday we start a seven day silent meditation retreat, and then we go on a five day cultural tour of Taiwan. For August I will work for a Summer camp in Taipei and then start regular teaching and Mandarin language school in September.