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Picture: Ajahns Punnyo (left) and Sripunnyo (right)
The New Moon for this month falls today, Friday 23rd June; the next Full Moon will be Friday 8th July, Asalha Puja. The very welcome and steady stream of sangha visitors continued through most of May and June, with Luang…
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Picture: Luang Por Munindo and Ajahn Sawaeng
The Full Moon for this month falls today, Friday 9th June; the next New Moon will be on Friday 23rd June. The sangha gathering at Amaravati last month was attended by approx 120 bhikkhus, siladhara, samaneras and anagarikas. The entire event…
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Picture: Ajahn Kevali
The New Moon for this month falls today, Thursday 25th May; the next Full Moon will be on Friday 9th June. Our calendar has been full for the past 2 weeks with lots of guests coming and going. This theme looks to continue right through…
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Picture: Ajahn Jayanto and Robin Moore (ex-Ajahn Suriyo) visiting
The Full Moon for this month falls today, Wednesday 10th May; the New Moon will be on Thursday 25th May. At the end of last month we had a fruitful Lakeside Work Day. Various friends helped out with the…
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Picture: Bathing the Buddha rupa
The New Moon for this month falls today, Tuesday 25th April 2017. The Full Moon for next month will be on Wednesday 10th May. Last Sunday 16th April, we marked S.Asia's New Year with the traditional bathing of the Buddha rupa and asking…
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Picture: A Buddha rupa offered to our monastery
(For this year these news/blogs will appear on the same day as the new- and full-moon days i.e. fortnightly, as opposed to the weekly Wednesday postings of the past). The Full Moon for this month falls today 11th April 2017…
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Picture: Harnham Sangha at the end of Winter Retreat 2017
The Full Moon for this month falls on Tuesday 11th April. Our annual winter retreat has passed and we wish to express anumodana for the many generous offerings of support which led to such a smooth retreat. April…
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Picture: Ajahn Chandapalo visiting
The Full Moon for this month is due on Sunday 12th March. The midway point of this year's winter retreat has passed and we are now entering the third and final month. We are particularly grateful to Penny, our monastery secretary, who helps to…
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Picture: stone wall at the entrance to Harnham Monastery
The Full Moon for this month of February falls on Saturday 11th. This will be Magha Puja which is the time when we reflect on how two and a half thousand years ago 1250 fully awakened beings spontaneously came to visit the…
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Picture: Mangala House
The New Moon for this month falls next Thursday 12th January 2017. Last Saturday 31st December we ended the year with a large, happy, harmonious gathering of friends, sitting in the Dhamma Hall, reflecting on how we take responsibility for what has been and how…