A Buddhist Monastery in the Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah
The vassa sangha
A combination of hail, frost and things generally cold.
An anagarika sew-in.
Ethan and Bryce take the anagarika
Anagarika Ryan and Ajahn Joe
The birthday celebration at the Thai Embassy for the king of Thailand.
Bodhinyanarama is a monastic sanctuary situated in a 51 hectare (126 acre) wooded valley near Wellington, New Zealand. The monastery is the focus for a thriving Buddhist community and serves a variety of functions. While principally a residence for those wishing to participate or train in the monastic lifestyle, the large public area and meeting hall are used for religious festivals, public meetings and retreats. The forested area with remote lodgings provides a suitable environment for seclusion. The senior monks instruct in meditation, teach Buddhist principles, lead retreats and provide religious services for the Buddhist community, both at the monastery and at other venues in New Zealand and elsewhere.
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Vassa
Our annual winter retreat is well underway. We had a week of group meditation and this was well attended, both by residents and visitors just here for the day. This gets 'the meditative ball rolling' and the sangha has now started a cycle of self-retreats so there will be various monastics not visible at different times; not to say that they will be invisible :) The general schedule of pujas is being maintained and we will try and keep the calendar up to date with any changes. By definition the vassa means there is not much happening here in terms of work and projects generally. There are a couple of small jobs here and there but generally all quiet on the dhamma front.
Vassa 1
Our annual winter retreat is well underway. We had a week of group meditation and this was well attended, both by residents and visitors just here for the day. This gets 'the meditative ball rolling' and the sangha has now started a cycle of self-retreats so there will be various monastics not visible at different times; not to say that they will be invisible :) The general schedule of pujas is being maintained and we will try and keep the calendar up to date with any changes. By definition the vassa means there is not much happening here in terms of work and projects generally. There are a couple of small jobs here and there but generally all quiet on the dhamma front.
Vassa 2
Our annual winter retreat is well underway. We had a week of group meditation and this was well attended, both by residents and visitors just here for the day. This gets 'the meditative ball rolling' and the sangha has now started a cycle of self-retreats so there will be various monastics not visible at different times; not to say that they will be invisible :) The general schedule of pujas is being maintained and we will try and keep the calendar up to date with any changes. By definition the vassa means there is not much happening here in terms of work and projects generally. There are a couple of small jobs here and there but generally all quiet on the dhamma front.