Monthly Archives: October 2021

COVID 19 Update–Open with Restrictions

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Following the NSW government COVID 19 Road Map, the monastery will be open to all visitors, vaccinated and unvaccinated, beginning Monday, 18th October.

Visitors will still be required to provide their name and mobile number for contact tracing. Masks are required for the kitchen, Dana Room, and Sala. Maximum occupancy of 20 for Dana Room and 30 for Sala. For overnight visitors, vaccination is strongly encouraged but not mandatory.

For more info regarding what you can and can’t do under the rules, please click here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rules

Robes Offering Ceremony

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Sunday, 7th November 2021

Meditation Hall 
        Arrival             10:00  -  10:30 am
        Lunch               10:30  -  12:00 pm
        Ceremony            12:15  -   2:00 pm
        Guided Tour          2:00  -   3:00 pm

The Robes Offering Ceremony marks the end of the Rains Retreat. On this day we rejoice in having spent the past three months at the Wat dedicated to the cultivation peace and kindness. This is a rare opportunity to take part in an old and inspiring Buddhist ceremony and a chance to make new friends.

The core values that are celebrated during the Robes Offering Ceremony are those that make living together in harmony possible; qualities like kindness, compassion, patience and acceptance. In our sometimes chaotic and competitive world, it is important to remember that our own sense of well-being cannot be secure unless it is founded on acts of generosity and goodwill to others.

The ceremony will include taking the Three Refuges and Five Precepts, auspicious chanting and Dhamma talks by Luang Por Tiradhammo and Ajahn Khemavaro. After the ceremony there will be a monastery tour, where visitors can see some monks’ huts.

For further info, please call 0409 389-887 between 8-10 am and 11am -1 pm or email: wbdoffice@gmail.com.