Online Meditation Hall

For Mahasi Devotees.

You must have done at least a one day retreat in the Mahasi Tradition either at Satipanya or with another Mahasi Teacher either residential or online. See Security below to join.

If you have not practised in the Mahasi Tradition, but want to join,  please contact Bhante Bodhidhamma - [email protected]

See Calendar for opportunities

Join us for meditation.

The schedule is as follows: All times GMT (November to March) and BST (April to October)

 

Flexi-time Morning: 06.00 - 09.00

Join as and when you want for as long as you want. Request - join on the quarter hours and make sure you microphone is mute.

Chanting starts at 07.00 with the Refuges and Precepts and continues for 20 minutes. If you join at 07.00 and do not wish to join the chanting, simply mute your sound.

There is sometimes the possibility to chat at 07.00.

 

Flexi-time Evening: 18.00 – 21.00

Join as and when you want for as long as you want. Request - join on the quarter hours and make sure you microphone is mute.

The last sitting starts at 20.00 and at 20.45 the Evening Chanting starts with Metta and Joy Contemplations. If you do not wish to join the chanting, simply mute your sound.

Bhante or Noirin will join the 06.00 & 20.00 whenever possible

Hopefully, there will be someone to start the recording which has the chanting.
Failing that, you can listen to it yourself by downloading the chanting below.

 

Chanting

Just Morning Chant     (Right Click and 'save as')

Just Evening Chant   (Right Click and 'save as')

Morning Chanting with the hour sitting and Metta Bell before the end in case you want to practice Loving-Kindness towards the end of the sitting. This is important for those who do not stay for the chanting.
Stream/Download (Right Click and 'save as')

Evening Chanting with the 50 min. sitting and Metta Bell before the end in case you want to practice Loving-Kindness towards the end of the sitting. This is important for those who do not stay for the chanting.
Stream/Download (Right Click and 'save as')

See below how to share on Zoom.

You can download the Puja Book which also has a lot of teaching about the practice.

 

Sharing the Chanting

If no-one is sharing the chanting, then at 7.00 and at 10.45, ​you​ can share ​if you know how to and have the confidence to do it on a laptop or desktop.

Instructions: Youtube video shows you how to do it. Very easy!!!​

Have the chanting ready to play - Open Zoom - Click on Share on the bottom bar -  Click on Advanced on the top bar - click on Computer Audio - start the recording.
T​ry it!​

If there is no sharing at all, you will have to put an alarm on and when it rings, you can start your own chanting and you should see others also chanting on screen.

It seems to be more complicated on mobile or tablet. You have to play from a cloud account e.g. Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive. Check out Youtube.

Security

Hopefully, there will not be any security issues (i.e. the infamous 'Zoombombing'!), as a Waiting Room to counteract that has not been set up, since there is no practical way of managing that. It should be fine though, as long as the link isn't shared publicly eg on Facebook.

However, as an extra measure, to access OMH,  please email  Mark Arthur [email protected] so that he can then send out the Zoom Meeting details. In addition, he is happy to address any technical difficulties and any other issues that may arise.