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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

A Pragmatic Way to End Suffering

Ajahn Viradhammo explores the reflective capacity and speaks about how to apply reflection – not for the sake of knowledge, but to learn what it is we are supposed to reflect upon. Examining the absence of conditions and exploring not self, non-becoming and non-resistance.… Read the rest

Gratitude on Canada Day

On Canada Day, Ajahn Viradhammo talks about how different people react to the same occasion with different points of view and also how gratitude can lead to a deep sense of peace.… Read the rest