Practicing Generosity
Buddhist Monk going for Almsround in Blewett If you’ve ever had the opportunity to travel in Thailand, Myanmar or Sri Lanka, you may have noticed Theravada Buddhist monks and nuns…
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Anicca Khandhas and the River Flows
Part of a guided meditation on impermanence: “Like looking at a river. Might seem like some parts of the river are fairly stable– some shapes, the water going around…
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Sunday Gatherings Resuming
Dear friends, I hope this little message finds you well, enjoying these clear September days. As an update, Bhante Ananda returned last week, so our outdoor Sunday gatherings will…
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Summer Building Projects
With much work and some willing hearts, Some essential projects have been completed in order to have the capacity to receive visitors for short stays at the hermitage and to…
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Robe Making Season
Every year during Vassa, the monsoon season of Northern India, monks take to solitary retreat and take advantage of this sedentary period to repair their robes or make new ones.…
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The Beginning of Vassa
In Northern India, where the Buddha lived and taught, the year is mainly divided into three seasons, unlike our four familiar seasons here in the West. They are the Summer…
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Meal Dāna Koen & Khin
Meal Dāna from Koen and Khin today. Sharing merits with them and their families. 🙂 Sādhu Sādhu 🌷
Meal Dāna Chris
Meal dāna from Chris today, Sharing merits with him and all his family. Sādhu Sādhu 🌸
Happy Vesak
This 26th of May is the full moon which marks the triply auspicious date of the Birth, the Awakening and the passing into Parinibbāna of the Bhagavan Buddha. This day…
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Meal Dāna
Meal dāna from Brigitte today, May she and her entire family be well and happy. 🙂 Sādhu Sādhu 🌺