Education & Meditation Fall 2010

Please fill out this evaluation form if you attended our recent Diligently Meditating Retreat, Nov 5-7. Your comments and feedback help us to offer more useful activities to practitioners in future events.

We would appreciate your comments concerning the following. Please fill this form and click send feedback button at the bottom when you are finished. Your comments help us to offer more concrete and helpful activities at future retreats. Thank you for opening to Deer Park, and may you continue well in your studies and growth!

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How did you learn about Deer Park and this retreat?

What ideas or expections did you have about the retreat before coming?

In general, what did you find most valuable about this retreat?

How did you feel about the general environment and your interactions with the other students and with the monks and nuns?

Please give us feedback on any activities you attended, such as:

Orientation - Dharma Talk - Sitting Meditation - Walking Meditation - Workshop on the Mindfulness Trainings - Q&A Session - Closing Circle

How was your experience during working meditation?

pot washing, toilet cleaning, setting cushions, trash & recycle, etc.

How did you enjoy the meals?

Quality of the food, organization, eating in silence, etc.

How were the accommodations?

In the rooms, in the campsite, etc.

Please share any feedback you may have about the Dharma Sharing session.

when we met in smaller circle groups in the afternoon

With regards to the schedule, what about this retreat really worked for you? What didn't?

Was this retreat applicable to your daily life?

Any practices that you learned during the retreat that you plan to develop and continue in your life?

Please share any insight you may have had during the retreat.

about yourself, your habits, your family, your friends, society, etc.

What did you find most difficult about the mindfulness practice, describe?

sitting meditation, eating mindfully, stopping for the bells & chimes, waiting in line, etc.

What suggestions do you have for future retreats like this one?

Are there any issues you would like to see addressed in future retreats?

If you did not stay until the end of the retreat, what motivated you to leave early?

Would you come to the retreat again if it was longer?

Arrival on Thursday or maybe even Wednesday.

If you feel inspired please write an essay, a poem or a piece about your experience at the retreat

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Thank you and happy continuation in your practice!

The Brothers and Sisters of Deer Park Monastery

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