I was joking with the board that I would have to write a post with this title on it, so here it is. It’s a joke, there’s not much sense of loss here, save the effort put into trying to secure a mortgage for this property. I think the name…
Still waiting for some decisions here, but there seems to be some need to let the broader community of people who wonder what I’m up to know what I’m up to, so… As mentioned, there are some issues with the property we’ve chosen; some fairly significant repairs/upgrades have to take…
Today we had a large group of supporters come to the monastery to perform a Spring clean, remove all the garbage that was left from the previous inhabitants, plant flowers, clear brush, etc. Some photos are up at Google+ here: https://plus.google.com/photos/118014954414967440482/albums/5877231419878968177 It’s always encouraging to see such support; we’re all…
Slowly but surely it is turning green outside… already found a couple of mosquitoes and I seem to be attracting wood ticks as well. Still, nothing beats the forest. The trip to Toronto and Rochester is now more or less sure; I have an airplane ticket to Toronto on May…
A little late this year, they say, but Spring seems to have found Winnipeg at last. Today we were outside doing walking and sitting meditation; yesterday I found an old tree-stand and did some treetop meditation in the forest. Snow is almost gone, last night was the first above zero…
So, we have high-speed Internet again… uploading videos now, starting with a short tour of our new monastery. We also have an album up on Google+ with photos: https://plus.google.com/photos/118014954414967440482/albums/5853513363142404497 Monk Radio will start again this Saturday at 22:00 UTC; visit http://radio.sirimangalo.org/ to participate. I’ve almost finished re-editing my How To…
Tonight I’m in my new shed-turned-kuti. Very well renovated, baseboard heater, wall-to-wall carpeting, no complaints. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. I think we can officially allow women to come to stay and meditate now. One woman is scheduled to come on the 13th to do a three-week…
Borrowing an Internet SIM card to type this; Internet people coming tomorrow, should be up in a day or two. In the meantime, just wanted to say that the inauguration of our new monastery went off without a hitch; someone counted over 60 people. It was a great start and…
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule.” ― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Saturday we move in to our new monastery. Today we pack everything up and tomorrow we move things. We will also take a look at the garage and see what needs to…
March 23rd is moving-in day at our new monastery 🙂 You are all cordially invited to a day of mindfulness (9 AM to 4 PM) at the Parideha Forest Monastery, 46025 Municipal Road 39E, Ste. Anne RM, MB (Map). Bring your own lunch.
