>> Winter Retreat: The winter retreat will start on Monday, January 4th. There will be a week of all-day group meditation with dhamma reflections and…

>> Anagarika Joe’s Ordination: Anagarika Joe will take the going-forth as Samanera ??? His new name is a surprise. The white to the brown. You can ge…

>> Ordination #1: Samanera Sumangalo will take the going-forth on Saturday 31st October. You are all invited to come and share the meal at 11.00 then…

>> Lotsa News: It has been several weeks since news was updated but it has been pretty much a case of being too busy doing it to have the time to rep…

>> Wildflowers: We are generally looking to reduce the amount of lawn we mow and one strategy is to plant wildflowers down the side of the front lawn…

>> Family Camp: 5th – 7th September (Labour Weekend). An opportunity to spend time at the monastery with a range of activities for both parents and c…

>> Mistaken: For those who didn’t spot the error – the correct URL for the Satisaraniya web site is: www.satisaraniya.ca >> Floored: So far the pl…

>> AGM: The Annual General Meeting for Tisarana will be held this coming Saturday after the usual day of mindfulness (approx. 3pm). All are welcome. …

>> Creatures: A bit of a critter review this week. The raccoons have been up to their usual food seeking tricks with their latest assault focussed on…

>> Vesak: What a wonderful day it was with the dhamma sala full of friends come to celebrate the life of the Buddha. The weather was – as it was – bu…

>> Vesak: The traditional story tells of the birth, enlightenment and parinibbana of Gotama the Buddha taking place on the full moon in the month of …

>> Anagarika Janko: A lovely group of friends joined us for Janko’s anagarika ordination [photo]. It is always very inspiring to see young men confid…