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Tisarana is  a monastery in the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism.  It is located 15km from Perth in the countryside a little more than an hour west of Ottawa, Canada.

The monastery is a residence for Buddhist monks and those who wish to train as Buddhist monks. It also functions as a spiritual sanctuary for interested friends who may visit for varying periods of time.  Ajahn Viradhammo is the resident senior monk at Tisarana.

 

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Progress Update: May 8th, 2013


Vesak Come and join us in celebrating Vesak on Sunday, May 19th.  The schedule for the day is as follows... 10:00am- Please try to arrive by this time if you are planning on joining in the morning activities 10:30am- Five precepts 11:00am- Rice ...

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Drowsiness

Release Date: 05-19-2013

Description: A typical problem in meditation is to literally try to look for the breath with our eyes.  One of the things that's very good as we're meditating is to be aware of our eyes.  What I would recommend then is to include the eyes in awareness of the body.

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Upcoming Events

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    • Lunar Observance Day: Full Moon
      Starts: 12:00 am
      Ends: May 25, 2013 - 12:00 am
      Description: *7pm evening puja followed by a Dhamma Talk
      *The community typically meditates until midnight. Optional for drop in visitors.
    • Vesākha Puja
      Starts: 12:00 am
      Ends: May 25, 2013 - 12:00 am
      Description: This full moon day marks the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death. Tisaraṇa will hold Vesak celebration on May 19th.
    • Dana: Lionel & Dula
      Starts: 12:00 am
      Ends: May 25, 2013 - 12:00 am
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    • Dana : Saman and Irangie
      Starts: 12:00 am
      Ends: May 26, 2013 - 12:00 am
    • Public Meditation
      Starts: 1:00 pm
      Ends: May 25, 2013 - 3:00 pm
      Location: Tisarana Buddhist Monastery
      Description: Potluck lunch at 11:00am. After lunch, there is a meditation session and Dhamma talk from 1pm to 3pm.
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    • Dana: SuhkaThai (Jean Anne)
      Starts: 12:00 am
      Ends: May 29, 2013 - 12:00 am
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