Self View and Self Importance
Venerable Cunda reflects upon the distress caused by self importance, how we are regarded by others and how we regard ourselves.… Read the rest
Individuality vs Anatta
Ajahn Viradhammo talks at the Ottawa Buddhist Society Day of Mindfulness about the unconditioned, uncreated, transcendent and how we suffer because of wrong view.… Read the rest
Week long retreat, Wan Phra (28th Sept) & Talk by Nick Scott.
Starting Saturday 23rd till Saturday 30th September 2017, the monastics and residents at Tisarana will be on retreat. The public meditation sessions on Saturdays (23rd & 30th) will happen as scheduled.
However, there will be no Dhamma Talk on the Lunar Observance Day on Thursday, September 28th.
On Saturday 23rd September at 1,30 PM there will be our usual public meditation session starting at 1.30 PM followed by a talk by Nick Scott who is visiting us from the UK. Nick has had a long relationship with the Western Ajahn Chah Sangha and will talk about his experiences over decades past.… Read the rest
Stillness and the Roar of the Crowd
Ajahn Viradhammo talks at the Ottawa Buddhist Society about the stillness that exists constantly and the recollection of that stillness in presence, even when the crowds roar for Olympic Athletes!… Read the rest
Anagarika Siddarth’s Going Forth.
On the New Moon of Wednesday 20th September, Luang Por Viradhammo will act as Preceptor as Anagarika Siddarth takes on Samanera precepts and joins the Tisarana Sangha as a Samanera at 7 PM.
The evening will start with a meditation sit, followed by the ceremony of ‘Going Forth – Pabbajha’ and reflections by Ajahn V.… Read the rest
2017 Kathina Wish List
Here is a link to Tisarana’s 2017 Kathina wish list.
It contains recommendations of useful objects that would help to support the monastery.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vwdsOXxCJPgPh9JT_LPWrjueMn___vG9-tJbcrIauy4/edit
Please be sure to cross off any object that you have purchased, by following the instructions on the first page, so that others will know what has already been purchased.
The Tisarana Buddhist Monastery MAILING ADDRESS for deliveries is:
1356 Powers Road, RR #3
Perth, Ontario Canada
K7H 3C5… Read the rest
Vedana and Right View
Ajahn Viradhammo talks about the experience of feeling and investigates how we form views and opinions based on feelings.… Read the rest
The Buddha’s Project
Ajahn Viradhammo uses carpentry to examine how we learn and apply knowledge to our practice.… Read the rest
Right Speech
Venerable Cunda talks about the four modes of speech. Focusing closely on the first two modes.… Read the rest
Journey Towards The Deathless by Khema Bhikkhu
Click on the image below to read “Journey Towards The Deathless” a poem-recollection of the recent trip to England by Khema Bhikkhu:
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