Senior Monk in Residence
Luang Por Tiradhammo, one of the most senior Western monk in the Ajahn Chah Tradition, will be at the Wat until 19th May. He recently led a 5-Day Easter Retreat.
New Teachings on Website
Recordings of Ajahn Dtun’s March visit to Australia and LP Tiradhammo’s Easter Retreat will be available on the website shortly.
Vesak Celebration
Sunday 24th May 2015
Activities include: Shared Meal, Auspicious Chanting, and Dhamma Talk
10 – 3 pm
Vesak Weekend Retreat
with Ajahn Khemavaro
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st May 2015
Rains Retreat 2015
31st July to 26th October
You are cordially invited to spend the Rains Retreat at the Wat–to serve and to deepen your practice. Minimum stay of one month and priority will be given to those who can commit themselves for the entire three months.
Kathina Ceremony
Sunday 1st November 2015
Activities include: Shared Meal, Auspicious Chanting, and Dhamma Talk
10 – 3 pm
The Wrong Road
A wandering ascetic, having heard of the Buddha, travelled everywhere looking for him. One night he came to stay in a house where the Buddha was also staying but, not knowing the Buddha’s physical appearance, he was unaware of his presence. The next morning he arose and continued on his way, still searching for the Buddha. To search for peace and Enlightenment without correct understanding is like this.
Due to lack of understanding of the truth of suffering and its cessation, all the subsequent factors on the path will be wrong—wrong intentions, wrong speech, wrong actions, and wrong practice of concentration and tranquillity. Your likes and dislikes are not trustworthy guide in this matter either, although foolish people may take them for their ultimate reference. Alas, it is like travelling to a certain town—you unknowingly start out on the wrong road, and since it is a convenient one, you travel it in comfort. But it will not take you where you want to go.
Excerpts from A Still Forest Pool by Ajahn Chah
To register for upcoming retreats, please download an application form from our website www.wbd.org.au and send it to wbdoffice@gmail.com. For further enquiries, please email or call the office at 02-4323-3193 or 0409-389-887 between 9 – 12 noon.