Working BEE:Sunday 8th December.! The main project will be clearing tracks and sites for two new lay kutis. If you can lift a leaf you can help. Come in the morning for breakfast, 7am. Work up ’til lunch in the sala at 10:30. Start again at 1pm. We need tea wallahs, chainsaw swingers, leaf lifters, log lumpers, dirt diggers… and more. Bees buzz off around 3.30pm. Come for all or part.
Kathina Season:It is impossible to fully capture the joyful energy of such an event but a few photos gives some idea of the day and times preceeding and after. [photos] Album: Kathina Season 2013
New Year Retreat:Friday December 27th, 7pm – Friday January 3rd, 3pm. All our retreats are semi-residential and you are welcome to join with all or some of this retreat. If you want to stay in the monastery please book early through the online guest form. This will overlap with our usual New Year’s eve vigil (more details of this later).
Ajahn Kusalo in Melbourne:The main reason for the visit was to join the Kathina at Bodhivana Monastery. This was a first-time visit so a few extra days were given to spend time with sangha and explore the property and environs. Photos of crowds can be crowded so a few ‘around the scenes’ shots are on the photo page.
Public Office:The space that was a store over the kitchen is now just a space. The next step is to consider the office layout and organise electrics, phone and furniture. Watch that space.