🛠 Meditation RetreatFriday 23rd Oct. 7pm until Monday 26th 4.30pm An extended opportunity to give focussed time to your meditation. Instruction and general teachings will be given along with allowing time for questions and discussion. Suitable for all levels. Accommodation is still available; Book Here The (approx.) schedule and a few other details here.

🧘 Pre-Retreat MeditationTo bring the vassa to a suitable conclusion the community will have a week of group meditation in the sala. This will start on Tuesday 20th November and run through until the end of the Labour Weekend Retreat on Monday 26th. Until the retreat the schedule will be:

• Morning puja 5.15
• Meditation 8.30—10.30
• Do join us for the meal at 10.30
• Meditation 1.30—4.30
• Evening puja 7.00

You are most welcome to come and join us at any time.

🍃 Kathina S.C.Sunday 8th November 9:45 we gather to celebrate the end of the three month vassa retreat. It is the largest alms giving ceremony of the year with items given to the Sangha and the monastery with the traditional focus on the giving of forest cloth. A joyful celebration of our shared love and respect for all that is Bodhinyanarama. All are welcome.

🧘🏽 MonksWe had a very nice visit from Ajahn Dipako who was with us for a week on a visa-run from Australia. Even though his time was brief the visit was very pleasant. We have an upcoming visit from Ajahn Kavidhaja who many of you will remember from when he was living here. He will arrive on the 13th November… unfortunately we couldn’t organise it so he would be here for our Kathina S.C.

🟫 Vihara FloorFinally we have a new floor in the top level of the Bhikkhu Vihara. This has been planned for quite some months but the contractors are very busy. We have been similarly waiting for the new wood fire in the same room. Just as well we are well practiced in patience 🙂 There are some photos of this work along with a few other images of the monastery.

🧱 Stupa MuralYou may remember the big stupa upgrade back in 2018? See 2018 Stupa Dedication. A significant piece that was missing is the mural behind the rupa and, unfortunately, our artist let us down. So… we have another artist and are hopeful that this project can be brought to conclusion. You will hear a lot more about this as work progresses. Watch that space…