The Anattalakkhana Sutta and Not Self – Q & A
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Eighteenth Talk).… Read the rest
Not Dependent on Attributes – Closing Talk
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Nineteenth Talk).… 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.
Hindrances, Jhana Factors, and Refusing to Think
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Fourteenth Talk).… Read the rest
From Thought to No Thought
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Fifteenth Talk).… Read the rest
Many Questions, Many Answers – Q & A
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Sixteenth Talk).… Read the rest
Avijja Paccaya Sankhara
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Eleventh Talk).… Read the rest
Enlightenment Stories and Developing Interest in the Practice
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Twelfth Talk).… Read the rest
Memory, Kamma, and Rebirth – Q & A
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Thirteenth Talk).… Read the rest
2015: Endings and Beginnings
As we enter a budding spring time at Tisarana after the ending of our winter retreat, many changes have been brought to the fore.
The Saturday Afternoon Program Resumes Beginning at 1:00 pm.
The first Saturday of April brought many old friends back to the monastery and we would like to announce a small change in schedule. A request was made from lay supporters to have the Saturday program begin at 1:00 pm instead of 2:00 pm due to the long wait for the practice session to begin after the meal and to allow those from further distances to return home sooner rather than later.
The Next Work Bee on Saturday, May 9
We plan to hold a work bee to initiate planting trees at the monastery. Both Noi and Aka are offering their time to help with further landscaping and will be leading a tree planting day on Saturday, May 9. The work will begin around 9:00 am and end around 4:00 pm. After the work is finished Luang Por Viradhammo will have an early tea with anyone who is interested in speaking with him. This is in lieu of the regular Saturday sit and talk that we will forgo on May 9th.… Read the rest