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News Updates, Page 13

Come to Kathina, Sunday Oct 8th.

On Sunday October 8th, the Tisarana community will celebrate the end of the Rains Retreat by offering the Kathina cloth to the monastic community. The event will be held at the monastery (1356 Powers Road, Perth ON) and will start at 10.45 AM, followed by the meal blessing and a meal. At 1 PM, the ceremony of offering the Kathina cloth will take place followed by a Dhamma Reflection given by Luang Por V.

We are delighted that Ajahn Punnadhammo from Arrow River and Venerable Suneetha from Ottawa are joining us this year. We look forward to the gathering on Sunday. Please ensure that you arrive well before 10.15 AM if you are offering dana for the pot-luck meal. Please allow time for parking, getting to your seats and we ask that everyone is seated by 10.40 AM in order to start the event. Help with breaking up and cleaning up after the event will be greatly appreciated.… Read the rest

Notice of the Annual General Meeting – Saturday October 21, 2017.

The Directors of the Board of Tisarana Buddhist Monastery invites all members of good standing to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 1.30 PM. Please note that the public meditation normally scheduled for Saturday afternoons will be cancelled on the 21st of October due to our AGM.… 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

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

Alms Round in Perth – Tuesday August 8th, 2017.

This week, the Lunar Observance falls on Tuesday 8th August and our monastics will be in Perth on Alms Round Tuesday 8th August. All other details remain the same. If you would like to offer alms Tuesday alone, please email tisarana.office.webmail@gmail.com before 9 PM Monday 7th August with the words “Alms Round” in the subject line and body of your email, your name and address. Thank you very much!

Alms round details can be found at: https://tisarana.ca/alms-round-in-perth/… Read the rest

Non residential retreat @ Tisarana – September 2, 3 &4th 2017

We are happy to announce a non-residential retreat at the Monastery led by Ajahn Viradhammo this Labour Day Weekend – starting on Saturday 2nd of September and ending after the morning session on the 4th of September.

This retreat is designed to offer maximum flexibility and allows participants to select their sessions.

Registration for this retreat can be done by clicking on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DFPDWQ9

More details are available on the form itself that will open from the link above.

Please note that registration for this event closes at 11.45 PM on the 15th of August, so, book your spot soon!… Read the rest

Alms Round in Perth – Monday 24th July 2017.

This week, the Lunar Observance falls on Sunday 23rd July. Our monastics will be in Perth on Alms Round on Monday 24th July. All other details remain the same. If you would like to offer alms Monday alone, please email tisarana.office.webmail@gmail.com before 9 PM Sunday 23rd July with the words “Alms Round” in the subject line and body of your email, your name and address. Thank you very much!

Alms round details can be found at: https://tisarana.ca/alms-round-in-perth-starting-soon/

 

https://tisarana.ca/alms-round-in-perth-starting-soon/… Read the rest

Memories of an English Spring – Chittaviveka & Amaravati visits May 2017.

On the 30th of April 2017, a day after Ajahn V’s 70th birthday celebrations, Ven. Cunda and Ven. Khema accompanied by An. David, An. Siddarth and Noriko (lay guest) departed to spend ten days at Chittaviveka Monastery and attend Luang Por Sumedho’s open retreat followed by the international elders meeting at Amaravati. While the weary travelers trudged along, Fort Tisarana was steadfastly held by Ajahn V, Ven Khemako, An. Peter, Niraso (aka Brian) and the visiting bear.

Ajahn Sucitto, Ajahn Karuniko and the Chithurst sangha were gracious hosts. The manor house, Hammer Pond, Hammer Woods, St. Mary’s Church (a blissfully secluded 10th Century Church near the monastery where Ajahn Sucitto would get away to memorise the Patimokha) and the national reserve forests were silent, peaceful and serene, offering much seclusion and calm.

 

May is the best time to visit England and the English spring shines forth gloriously in West Sussex where the monastery is located. And indeed we were greeted by the darling buds of May – a sea of bluebells, lilies, an assortment of wild flowers and a truly resplendent dawn chorus thanks to the rich bird life in the area. Among the many attractions on the property were the bee hives which are kept by a local farmer who generously donates 1 in every 5 pots of honey harvested in lieu of rent!… Read the rest