Kopan FPMT Basic Program 2018
Application Form*Please submit one form per person
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Participant: This retreat is suitable for you if you fulfill all of these requirements:
•Having taken refuge.
•Strong enthusiasm to study and practice the Buddhas teachings.
•Stable physical and mental health.
•Want to engage into an intensive study retreat
If you do not fulfill these strict requirements, or not all of them, please write briefly why you still feel that the retreat is suitable for you/ why you are suitable for the retreat.
I have read the retreat description Yes () No ( )
I accept the retreat discipline Yes ( ) No ( )
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Your Personal Details
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Gender:
Date of Birth:
Mailing Address:
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Additional Personal Details
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Contact Phone for emergency:
Are you planning to have travel insurance? (We recommend this)
Have you read all the information about the course?
Are you aware of and accept the course discipline? (see appendix one please)
Do you have any physical health problems? If yes, please give details
Are you presently taking any medication? If yes, please give details:
Have you lately/presently experienced severe emotional stress or depression?
Have you lately/presently experienced mental problems, (such as acute anxiety, paranoia)?
Your Buddhist Background
How long have you been involved in Buddhism?
What lineage are you following?
Have you taken refuge and who is your refuge teacher?
Details on previous studies and retreats (please give details)
Please outline in a few sentences your reason for wanting to attend the retreat (short generic answers such as “for all sentient beings, want to become enlightened for all sentient beings, etc.,” are not accepted):
General Information
1. Application and Registration
This course has limited places available and early registration is recommended..
Please complete the application form. We will contact you if we need more information.
2. Course Cost:
3. Payment of Fees:
A deposit of 250 US$ is required once you have been accepted, the remainder is payable on arrival.
4. Certificate
A certificate of completion of the retreat will be issued at the end, providing you fulfill the criteria of having kept the retreat disciplines and ethical requirements during the retreat.
This will help you when joining any other Basic Program offered within in the FPMT, to complete the nine necessary modules to qualify for BP final exam.
The certificate is issued by the course teacher and the monastery.
5. Accommodation
Standard Double w. private facility is included in the cost of the course. You will have the option to choose single rooms with private bath.
6. Retreat Schedule
The daily program will start at 06.30 and end ca.21.30
The daily schedule will include meditation sessions incorporating practices for accumulating merits and purification, single pointed meditation and analytical guided meditations in the morning, afternoon and evening, teachings in the morning and afternoon, discussions and debates.
A more detailed schedule will be supplied closer to course time.
Appendix One
General Discipline for Staying in the Monastery Grounds
•Men and women are accommodated in separate quarters. You are requested not visit the rooms of the opposite sex.
•Respect the monks and their vows.
•Do not distract them from their studies. Donot visit the monks' rooms or invite them into your room.
•Keep for the duration of your stay the five precepts: no killing, stealing, lying, sexual conduct, and no mind altering substances such as alcohol. Also no tobacco inside the monastery grounds.
•Dress according to a monastic environment – modest, simple, comfortable and covering. So no need for sexy clothing, low-hanging jeans , etc. You know what we mean.
Some Aspects of the Course Discipline
•Attendance of all sessions.
•Follow the house rules of Kopan Monastery
•Remaining within the Monastery Grounds and Kopan Hill for the duration of the retreat.
•For most of the retreat silence will be kept till lunch time. Individuals are free to keep silence full time.
•Mobile phones need to be deposited at the office, where they will be kept for you for the duration of the course.
•You are welcome to use personal computers, e-books and the like.
•During the retreat there will be a three strike policy for not conforming to the retreat discipline such as silence during the appointed hours, or missing sessions. The first two will result in extra cleaning duties, and after the third strike you will have to leave the retreat.
Please note: more information regarding what to bring, how to get here etc, will be sent to you after the completion of the registration process.
I agree to abide by the discipline of the course and follow the rules of the monastery.
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Kopan Monastery reserves the right to accept or refuse registration of course participants in line with its rules and regulations.
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