ALBA Winter Day of Practice

10.00 am (arrive 9.45 am) - 5.00 pm
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

ALBA Winter Day of Practice

10.00 am (arrive 9.45 am) - 5.00 pm
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

Point of Practice
Led by Nick Carroll

Starts 7.30 pm Friday (arrive from 5.00 pm), finishes 4.00 pm Sunday
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

A Perfect Relationship

10.00 am (arrive 9.45 am) - 5.00 pm
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

ALBA Day of Practice

On Saturday, July 4, 2009 Amaravati Buddhist Monastery will celebrate three auspicious events in one day.

July 4 this year is the 10th anniversary of the Temple opening on July 4, 1999. This summer also marks 25 years since the Sangha arrived at Amaravati in 1984. These events will be celebrated with an upasampada (higher ordination ceremony) for four men, welcoming them into the Bhikkhu Sangha.

Walking through Treacle
Led by Martin Evans

Starts 7.00 pm Friday (arrive from 5.00 pm), finishes 4.00 pm Sunday
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS

ALBA Winter Day of Practice

10.00 am (arrive 9.45 am) - 5.00 pm
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Registration from 9.30 am
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Registration from 9.30 am
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

Nuns’ Ordination 2.00 pm
Anagarika Miriam and Anagarika Soledad will approach the Sangha to request the Going Forth, with Venerable Ajahn Sumedho as Preceptor.

Everyone is most welcome to come along to the ceremony which will take place at 2.00 p.m. in the Temple.

Led by Chris Ward

10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Registration from 9.30 am
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

The Psychology of Good Meditation
Led by Nick Carroll

Starts 7.30 pm Friday (arrive from 5.00 pm), finishes 4.00 pm Sunday
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

Savour the Moment
Led by Alison Moore

10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Registration from 9.30 am
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

The Four Noble Truths
Led by Martin Evans

Starts 7.30 pm Friday (arrive from 5.00 pm), finishes 4.00 pm Sunday
Organised by the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association

Please join us on Saturday, 17 July for a day of working together to maintain the monastery buildings and grounds. Arrive any time and ask to pitch in, though if you can make it for the work meeting at 8.15 a.m. all the better. Tasks will be available and suitable for people of all abilities. There will be a meal with the community at 11.30 a.m., and guided meditation in the afternoon before continuing the work. Please contact the Monastery Secretary if you have any questions: monasterysecretary at amaravati dot org

This day, sometimes called “Dhamma Day,” commemorates the Buddha’s first discourse, which he gave to the group of five monks with whom he had practised in the forest for many years. The annual Rains retreat (Vassa) begins the following day.

Luang Por usually receives people from about 7–10 a.m. and after the 11.30 a.m. meal. Everyone is welcome to come along and wish him well as he celebrates another year.

The Rains Retreat, or Vassa, is a three-month period (full moon of July to the full moon of October) during which time monks and nuns reside in one monastery or dwelling place.