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Vesākha Pūjā: Saturday, May 30, 2015

This year we will hold our annual Vesākha Pūjā on Saturday, May 30. This is a day commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death.

The commemoration will begin with the taking of the 5 Precepts at 10:30 am under the large outdoor tent (conditions permitting).

At 11:00 am the monks will receive the meal danā (a potluck lunch).

Around 1:00 pm, after everyone is finished eating and the dishes have been cleaned, we will reassemble for blessing chants, a short sitting, and a Dhamma talk by Luang Por Vīradhammo.

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Non-Preoccupation with the khandas

Ajahn Viradhammo gives a short talk and guided meditation speaking about the five khandas and using the three principals of presence, non-anticipation, and non-resistance to support being watchful and available. This is the second talk from the Peterborough Retreat in 2014.… Read the rest

It All Belongs

Ajahn Viradhammo gives a brief talk about the third foundation of mindfulness, knowing mind states as opposed to being preoccupied by them. This is the third talk from the 2014 Peterborough Retreat.… Read the rest

Community Work Bee: Landscaping at Tisarana, Saturday, May 9, 9 am to 4 pm.

From Akka Janssen . . .

Two Springs ago Tina suggested I become a garden keeper at Tisarana and the role has given me great pleasure. The monastery is a wholly welcoming and peaceful place with a wonderful community of monks and lay people. I frequently schedule my garden work visits to coincide with Saturday’s meditation and Dhamma talks: gardening, and food for the soul. The property is large and there is always brush to be cleared, suckers to be cut back, pathways to be raked as well as finer gardening jobs such as weeding, amending soil, transplanting, and rearranging existing plants. Currently there is a large project underway to landscape the grounds around the new monks’ building so that means there are holes to be dug, shrubs and groundcovers to be planted, manure and mulch to be spread. A work bee to accomplish some of this will be held on Saturday, May 9th. See the Tisarana website for details. Gardening at Tisarana is a gift that keeps on giving.
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