I have to apologize for dismissing in my last post the idea that the past month has been anything but magical; in 28 days (I was reminded last night I arrived on the 9th of February) we’ve managed to establish daily and weekly programs in meditation, put together articles of…
And you thought Buddhist monks weren’t up on internet memes. FTW – For The World. Okay, not really, but this is. Today we had a meeting of what will probably become the new board of Sirimangalo International in Canada. We agreed unanimously to go ahead with acquiring the land I…
Made it to Winnipeg, staying in a small house at 1046 Chevrier Blvd with one meditator, Jared from Ontario. We are staying with the support of a group of Sri Lankan families who are providing the house and covering all of our expenses. We have had a few meetings already…
Lots of news… first, my brain seems to have rewired itself following the dengue fever, so apologies if this comes out muddled. It looks like I’ll be in Canada in January… Ajaan wants me to go quickly and set up a monastery as soon as possible. He said April is…
Tonight is the time for our regularly scheduled Q&A session on YouTube. Not happening. No particular reason comes to mind, but that the impetus to broadcast has disappeared from the mind. Some interesting thoughts; first, about deciding on a place to live… is Sri Lanka the right place? Really like…
The more things change, the more they stay the same, so the saying goes. Worth keeping in mind; in the world of sankhara, the new is ever as the old. On the other hand, this is what Buddhism attempts to address, in a sense; we strive for the unattained, a…
So, things are coming together in keeping the organization running; there is some coordination going on between the non-profit and the monastery, which should see the monastery regain its ability to finance the meditation centre. A budget is now up at the Org.Sirimangalo site, for anyone who is interested, though…