Meditation · භාවනා

The 180‑hour mission.

A three-month training in meditation — taught in Sinhala, recorded, and published openly so that anyone can follow the method.

පැය 180ක මෙහෙයුම

The programme

What it is.

The 180-hour mission is a structured meditation programme of three months. The method is introduced in a public talk, and the sessions of the programme are being recorded and published on the ABHĀṢITHA YouTube channel.

A practical English guide of the same name, The 180 Hour Mission: A Practical Meditation Guide, is listed among the publications.

Registration. There is no online registration for this programme on this website, and no enrolment dates have been announced here. Private meeting links and participant details are never published. For questions, write to contact@abhasitha.com.
  1. Month one

    1–60

    hours

  2. Month two

    60–120

    hours

    Sessions published
  3. Month three

    120–180

    hours

Month two’s range (hours 60–120) is given in the published session titles. The first and third ranges follow from the same three-month, 180-hour structure.

Begin here

Two talks before the first sitting.

Opens on YouTube

How the programme is done · 43 min

පැය 180ක මෙහෙයුම | මාස 3ක භාවනා වැඩසටහන කරන්නේ මෙහෙමයි

Preparation · 33 min

භාවනාවට පෙර ඔබ දැනගත යුතුම දේ | ආනාපානසතිය සහ සිහිය වැඩීම

Related canonical text: Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118), the Buddha’s discourse on mindfulness of breathing.

Cover of The 180 Hour Mission: A Practical Meditation Guide

The guide

The 180 Hour Mission

A Practical Meditation Guide · English edition

See the book