On this mild spring day, the community here at Tisarana celebrates Luang Por Viradhammo’s 73rd birthday. As an expression of gratitude, the resident monks chant a number of selected Parittas, with a brief introduction and history of each one and its significance in the Thai Sangha. Luang Por offers some words expressing his appreciation for […]
Ajahn Sona, Abbot of Birken Forest Monastery in BC, is offering an online 10-day retreat from May 1st through 10th…from the comfort of your own home in response to the pandemic. It will be available on his YouTube channel for anyone who is interested in participating to whatever degree that suits them. Links and details […]
Anumodanā from Luang Por Viradhammo, the sangha and residents of Tisarana for the Dana received on April 7th in Barrhaven. Such spontaneous generosity is inspiring and delightful to witness. Many thanks to Bee Sterling and Niranjala Weerakoon for taking the lead on this and much Anumodanā to all our friends who participated. Here are some […]
The Buddha comes to Sussex – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JznA4ueq2vE Video details – https://dharma-documentaries.net/the-buddha-comes-to-sussex
We had a meeting yesterday to talk over points of the new Dhamma Hall construction contract. Here we are, all in the office. Gabriel took the picture using a fish-eye lens to get us all in the shot! We’ve heard that at Wat Pah Nanachat they’ve cancelled the daily Pindabhat and, like Tisarana, have a […]
Bee’s mum died on Monday. She was ill with cancer so Bee and Steve have been caring for her in this time of dying. Without belittling the loss, I would say she had a good death – a good death because she lived a good life. She was cared for and loved. She knew the […]
Next on our list of Video Documentaries from the Ajahn Chah Forest Tradition – an oldie but goodie: Blue Eyes in Saffron Robes (1979). This video feature young versions of monks who went on to become famous teachers, including Ajahns Amaro and Jayasaro. A good website describing the video: https://dharma-documentaries.net/blue-eyes-in-saffron-robes
We’ve started a plain-vanilla blog, probably the closest we’ll get to social media. Here you might find occasional posts by various monastery residents about monastery life, including a kick-off post today by Tan Khemako. You can find it under the “News” menu item at the top of the site, or here.
Technically I’m still on Winter Retreat forest practice, but it’s getting pretty hard to ignore the signs of spring. The squirrels outside my kuti have been engaging in quite loud and sometimes shocking territorial combat. After meditating in the long stillness of the snowed-in weeks, with only the distant sound of coy-wolves howling, for me […]
As many of us are restricted to staying at home more often, we thought we would share some inspiring Dhamma videos (all of which can be found on YouTube) every couple of days to make our increased time at home more beneficial. Many of you might have seen a number of these, but they give […]
Functioning guidelines with regard to COVID 19 / Coronavirus In keeping with Health Canada guidelines detailed by the Public Health Agency of Canada, we request our community to follow guidelines below until further notice. We will update you when conditions change, but until you hear from us, please note the following: Events: All pubilc events […]
Starting March 1st, 2020, Tisarana Buddhist Monastery will start banking with TD Canada Trust instead of Scotia Bank. Please access the ‘Financial Contributions’ page on this website for details. Most donations will not be affected by this. If you have set up a monthly automatic contribution to Tisarana, we have successfully moved these transactions from […]