Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
Ayyā Medhānandī’s 70th – A Day of Sharing Gratitude
Please join us for Ayyā Medhānandī’s 70th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. It is also our 10th anniversary in the forests of Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage and our 11th year in Canada. Luang Por Viradhammo will join us for this special day along with…
THE NET OF OUR LONGING
Wandering farbeyond vast seas and galaxiesour minds reach out Beyond life’s webwe dreamsearching for lasting beauty But all we find are fragments caught in the net of our longing And yetAnd yet we stay the coursewe endure And soon what felt like trials and…
White Robes & Shaved Head
On an unusually warm winter afternoon, the last Sunday of November, many of us gathered together in the Temple to witness Anagārikā Kusalā (Lori Elling) enter the holy life as a postulant at Sati Sārāņīya Hermitage. Reflecting on the auspiciousness of this occasion, we…
At the Core of the Coreless
Audio Version – Ayyā Medhānandī Breakfast Reflections I’ve talked quite a bit about the tornado and the eye of the tornado. And I spoke more about the winds circling around the eye than the eye itself. We tend to measure the speed and direction…
Blessed by Ajahn Sucitto
In mid-September, we were blessed to welcome Ajahn Sucitto to Sati Saraniya Hermitage for a joyful sharing of the Dhamma. We marvelled at the benevolent impact of his wise, gracious presence on our inner well-being, and how – both during and long after his…
Almsgiving Sept. 30th, 2018
“The revival of the bhikkhuni tradition is…the most significant development for the Theravada tradition of the 21st century.” Bhikkhu Analayo With respect to the bhikkhu ordinations at Tisarana Buddhist Monastery on Sept. 16th, we have delayed our annual almsgiving ceremony this year to September…
Historical Moments
This year our community was blessed with a Spring visit from Ayya Tathaloka Mahatheri and Ayya Niyyanika of Dhammadharini Monastery in Penngrove, California. Since Ayya Anuruddha and Ayya Niyyanika were both ordained as bhikkhunis at Dhammadharini with Ayya Tathaloka as their preceptor on Dec….
Mothering: A Quintessential Quality of Practice
On May 13, 2018, we were blessed with a visit by Ajahn Amaro, abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, members of the Tisarana monastic community, and many devotees from near and far who were also present to listen to his Dhamma talk on Mothering: A…
Gratitude to Parents Day
On Sunday, April 22, 2017, with hardly a trace of the snow storms that had blanketed the area just 24 hours before we began, we held a special day of remembrance attended by nearly 120 members of the Tisarana Monastery and Sati Saraniya Hermitage…
~ Dhammapada Verse 54