~ The Garden of Enlightened Knowing ~
A traditional Theravada Buddhist monastery in the lineage of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho. Principally a residence for those wishing to participate or train in the monastic lifestyle. It also provides a suitable environment for lay visitors and overnight guests.
Notable Events
Regular Events
Daily Schedule
5:15am — Morning Puja
10:30 — Main Meal
11:30 — Informal chat–Q&A with Sangha
7:00pm — Evening Chanting and Meditation
Sunday
10:00am — Short Meditation
10:30 — Main Meal
1:30–4:30pm — Group Meditation
6:00–8:00 — Chanting, Meditation, Dhamma Talk, Q&A
Wednesday:
8.15am alms round down Stokes Valley Road.
7pm Puja: Residents take 8-precepts. A Dhamma talk.
Series Events
Meditation Workshop: 1st Saturday of every month; 1–5pm
Silent Group Meditation: Every Sunday; 1:30–4:30pm
All News
Latest News22 May 2026
🧘 Meditation Retreat King’s Birthday weekend; 29th May—1st June. A wonderful opportunity to develop your practice…
📅 Calendar Our new events calendar seems to be working well; thanks for your feedback. For those of you who mi…
💧 Bottled Water Just a reminder that we prefer not to use plastic-bottled water. Through considerations like ecolog…
👥 Annual General Meeting July 12th, 12:30pm This is an opportunity to participate in the workings of the monastery.
🙏 Vesak What a wonderful day of happy celebration we had. This is mostly to give you a link to
Verse from the Khuddaka
Disciples of the Buddha
are fully awake
both day and night
taking delight in compassion.
are fully awake
both day and night
taking delight in compassion.
Dhammapada Verse 300
Newly added: 4th June 2026
