A Special Dhamma talk on a Special Day Visākha Puja or simply ‘Vesak’ is a traditional Buddhist holiday observed on the first full moon in May. It commemorates three important events: The Buddha’s birth, his enlightenment, and his passing away. Tisarana’s 2019 Vesak celebration will be held on Saturday, 18 May. The event will start […]

Order a hard copy of last year’s photo book. We’re planning to place an order for several more hard copies of the 2018 Photo Book. You can see and download an on-line version of the book here. If you would like to purchase one or more copies of the book in printed form (approximately $82 […]

Special Saturday Speaker We have had the good fortune to host Ajahn Vajiro, a 40-vassa English monk and the abbot of Mosteiro Budista Sumedhārāma, Portugal, for a week’s stay here at Tisarana. This Saturday, 06 April 2019, Ajahn Vajiro will be offering the Dhamma talk for our regular Saturday program. The program starts at 1:30Pm […]

Taking more time for first timers As Tisarana has grown and become more popular we have noticed an increase in sincere guests who never get to properly understand the monastery or how it works. We think this is because there’s so much going on during the “work year”, and we haven’t set ourselves up to […]

Ajahn V. gives a talk to retreatants in Singapore on his last evening there, Jan 2019. Includes Q&A.

Starting on 1 January 2019, The Tisarana community will enter the three-month Winter Retreat. Please be aware that the community will be practicing noble silence. As such, talking and conversations with the monastics and retreat crew will be limited. In addition, until 31 March, Tisarana monastery will not be hosting overnight guests. However, the monastery […]

Come celebrate New Year’s Eve at Tisarana. On Monday, December 31st, we will be holding a special puja starting at 7:00pm, which will include chanting, meditation and a Dhamma talk. Following the evening puja, there will be a relaxed get-together on our new property to greet the New Year.

Dear friends,It is the 22nd of December and I am at a monastery near the city of Mae Hong Son in Northern Thailand. At breakfast this morning the temperature was 19C, that’s plus, and the birds were singing their hearts out. I’m here at this forest monastery, 50km from Burma, at the invitation of Ajahn […]

The Tisarana Community is pleased to share our photo book for the Summer of 2018. You can view the photo book online, download it or request a print copy. A French version is also available. View Online English French Download PDF English Cover English Main French Cover French Main Ordering a Print Copy If you […]

Saturday Program Cancelled, Departure of Luang Por Viradhammo: Today, Saturday 03 November 2018, our usual Saturday program of a 1:30 meditation and Dhamma talk is canceled. Instead we will be seeing off Luang Por Viradhammo who will be departing for a 2-month trip through New Zealand and Asia at 2:30 PM.

This year’s Kathina ceremony will be starting at around 10AM this coming Sunday, October 28, 2018. The event will not be held at the monastery. Instead, Tisarana’s Kathina will be held at the Stanleyville Hall across the street from the St. Bridget Church in Stanleyville. The address is 844 Stanley Rd, Stanleyville, ON K0G 1K0. […]

The Tisarana community will be celebrating this year’s Kathina ceremony on Sunday, October 28th starting at 10:30am. The event will be held at the Stanleyville Hall across the street from the St. Bridget Church in Stanleyville, which is only 5 minutes from Tisarana Monastery. The address is 844 Stanley Rd, Stanleyville, ON K0G 1K0. Everybody […]