Staffing the Winter Retreat 2019 —– Tisarana Buddhist Monastery is looking for sincere, mature Dhamma practitioners to volunteer as staff for part or all of our upcoming Winter Retreat (Jan 01 – Mar 31). The crew for the retreat usually consists of 5-6 people who run the critical functions of the monastery on a shared […]

Two weeks ago, the monks from Tisarana Buddhist Monastery have started alms rounds in the Barrhaven suburban neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario. [flickr type=’flickr’ user_id=’98228581@N08′ photoset_id=’72157670506448737′] The above photos were from Sunday, August 12, 2018. For over 2,600 years, Buddhist monastics have traditionally went on daily alms round (piṇḍapāta) to collect food. The Buddha established this […]

At 12:30pm on Sunday, September 16, 2018, Sāmaṇeras Amarasiri and Sirimedho will take full ordination (Upasampadā) and become bhikkhus under the preceptorship of Luang Por Vīradhammo. All are welcome to attend. There will be a meal offering that day at 11:00 am. Shortly after the meal offering and cleanup, the ordination ceremony will start. Therefore, […]

On August 18, 2018, Steve Saslav, the former Ajahn Santacitto, passed away. The Tisarana community would like to extends its thoughts and good wishes to everybody that knew him, including his family, friends and fellow practitioners. From Ajahn Amaro and the Amaravati Community: On the morning of Saturday the 18th of August, 2018, Steve Saslav, […]

Tisarana Monastery is happy to announce that the purchasing of the new property at 548 Pike Lake Rt. 17A is complete. The agreement was finalized on June 15, 2018. As we shared last February, the bordering property includes 59 acres of forest similar to Tisarana and has a small stretch of access to Pike Lake. […]

As our community grows and expands, the need for a larger space dedicated to meditation, silence and teaching has become apparent. To address this need, a building sub-committee, headed by Ajahn V and Adam Mackenzie Smith, our architect, was formed. Over the past year, the building committee has made significant progress developing plans for a […]

Saturday, May 19th, 2018, will be observed as a day-long meditation retreat to commemorate the upcoming Vesaka Puja Day (May 29th, 2018). 8.45 AM: Arrive & be seated 9 AM to 11 AM: Readings on the life of the Buddha & Meditation 11.15 AM: Potluck dana 1.30 to 4.30 PM: Readings on the life of the […]

Tisarana Buddhist Monastery is honoured to welcome Tahn Ajahn Amaro, Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, who is visiting us from Hertfordshire, England. The public meditation this Saturday (May 12, 2018) at Tisarana will be lead by  Tahn Ajahn Amaro. The afternoon will start with a group meditation at 1.30PM followed by a Dhamma Talk and Q&A. On […]

Ajahn Punnadhammo, abbot of Arrow River Monastery near Thunder Bay, is in need of a new steward. From Ajahn Punna: On April 28 we are going to ordain a young man, James Koskela, as a samenera. While this is a joyous occasion, it does raise a practical issue. James has been serving long term as […]

Ajahn Amaro, abbot of the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in southern England, is coming on May 10-20, 2018 to reside at Tisarana and during that time he will be offering several teachings. Scheduled events: 12 May, Sat: Meditaion and public talk by Ajahn Amaro at Tisarana, 1:30 – 3:00PM 13 May, Sun: Afternoon meditation and Dhamma […]

An Invitation to Gratitude to Parents Day (From Sati Saraniya) – April 22, 2018, co-led by monastics from Tisarana Buddhist Monastery & Sati Saraniya Hermitage Time & Venue: 10-2:30 Sati Saraniya Hermitage Please save a special date in your calendar: April 22, 2018. We are planning to host a Gratitude to Parents Day at Sati […]

Spring Events We’ve just emerged from our Winter Retreat and want to let you know about upcoming events to be held at Tisarana, or involving the Tisarana community. See also our public calendar 20 April, Fri: Ajahn Viradhammo teaching at the Quaker House in Ottawa, sponsored by the Ottawa Buddhist Society. 21 April, Sat: Day […]