Another round of seasons at Tisarana. The quiet, open space of the previous winter retreat is long past; subsequent seasons have been filled with regular pujas and Sangha gatherings, daily chores, needed kuti repairs, cabinetry, and numerous planning meetings for our prospective Dhamma Hall. Especially since mid-August (when a public ceremony marked the Hall’s formal […]

All are invited to attend another online retreat offered by Luang Por Viradhammo this holiday season, organised by our Dhamma Friends in Asia. Date: 24 – 26 Dec 2021Register Now: https://tinyurl.com/LPV-Retreat-2021Closing Date: 18 Dec (Sat), 6pm (Singapore GMT+8) :: Retreat Handbook with Programme ::Please visit BDF website https://www.buddhadhammafoundation.com/lpv-buddhamas-2021 for details. :: Enquiries ::For enquiries, please email us at  […]

Dear donors, supporters & friends, As the calendar year comes to a close, it’s time for us to close our books of accounts and start the process of issuing tax receipts for Canadian donors. If you are a resident of Canada or if you file taxes in Canada, you are eligible to receive a tax […]

The podcast, Where Are You Going, has a new audio Buddhist pilgrimage book which you can listen to in weekly instalments. Over this winter Nick Scott will be reading In My Teacher’s Footsteps, the account of how Ajahn Amaro, he and four others followed Luang Poh Sumedho to Mount Kailash in Tibet. You can start […]

This year’s monastic Rains Retreat, marking another ‘year in the robes’ for Bhikkhus at Tisarana Buddhist Monastery, will end on October 21st. Traditionally, what follows is a month-long period during which a ‘Kathina cloth’ may be offered by lay supporters. This has long been a beloved event in Buddhist cultures, one arranged in advance by […]

In addition to the normal routines and business of the monastery, over the past seven years considerable energy has been directed towards envisioning, designing, contracting and planning to build a Dhamma Hall at Tisarana. With each passing month, now, these plans are coming closer to completion. And so, to honour this quickening pace, on August […]

PLEASE NOTE that the Date of AGM has been changed to: Sunday, September 5, 2021. Place: Tisarana Buddhist Monastery – 1356 Powers Road, Perth, Ontario K7H 3C5 Time: 130pm (EDT) The Directors of the Board of Tisarana Buddhist Monastery cordially invite all members of good standing to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to […]

We are going to have a site clearing ceremony for the New Dhamma Hall on Sunday, August 15th starting at 1pm. An outline of the new Hall will be laid out on the ground which we will all circumambulate with social distancing, and then the Sangha will chant parittas so as to to bless the […]

Date of AGM: Sunday the August 29, 2021. Place: Tisarana Buddhist Monastery – 1356 Powers Road, Perth, Ontario K7H 3C5 Time: 130pm (EDT) The Directors of the Board of Tisarana Buddhist Monastery cordially invite all members of good standing to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held on Sunday, August 29, 2021 […]

May 26 marked this year’s Vesak Day, the full-moon of May that commemorates the Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment, and Final Passing (Parinibbana). It is a major, sacred occasion in the annual Buddhist calendar, observed throughout the Buddhist world. With Tisarana situated at some distance from the Asian heartlands of Theravada, our celebrations contained improvised as well […]

Signs of spring are making themselves felt. The early birds have started arriving, showering us withtheir multiple calls and exhibiting their mating dances. The sun now feels quite warm, even on dayswhere the air is cold. The snow is all gone; the coyote and deer are free to roam unconstrained by theirnarrow trails. Hello, I […]

At long last, the much-awaited ‘Stillness Flowing’ audio book is now available online. Thanks to the efforts of Aj. Jayasaro and Aj. Siripanyo, the audio book is made available in time for Ajahn Chah’s memorial day today (Jan 16th).  There are several ways that Stillness Flowing audio book can be accessed:Directly from Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasaro website:https://www.jayasaro.panyaprateep.org/en/audio-album/9 […]