Relationship

Please note that links and other information have been added. This is so that this site can be used to contemplate the theme relationship and the teachings of the Buddha.

The theme of the Young Person Retreat held at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in November 2003 was relationship.

 

 

Click here to read a brief introduction from the retreat

Various ways of reflecting/contemplating what relationship means, such as:-

Dictionary/Pali definitions

Some definitions we came up

What makes a relationship work or not work

Movement and art was used to look at various words that support relationship. The links below connect to a meditation for looking at the word and the artwork produce by the retreatants.

Boundaries        Click here to read article by Ajahn Sucitto on Boundaries

Taking Responsibility

Choice

Ethics

Respect

Click on the small images to download a bigger image

Images from the 5 Rhythms movement Session.- (password protected for particpants only)

Whats is 5 Rhythms

Images from the retreat - (password protected for particpants only)

General information about retreat and time table  (includes some of activities we did not have time for)

Videos watched on retreat

The how and why of watching videos (or music- you apply this to music as well)

Ragging teens- This was presented to give some of the scientific facts behind puberty- our body change faster than our emotion can keep up. A fascinating and a slightly embarrassing film.

More info here The BBC - human body series 

Shrek - See a review of Shrek

http://www.shrek2.com/  (SHREK 2 IS COMING!)