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Picture: Shrine in the Bamboo Grove kuti
Today, Friday 13th, is the Full Moon day for the month of September 2019. The next Full Moon falls on Sunday 13th October, which also marks the end of our annual Rains Retreat (vassa.) For those who enjoy…
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Picture: Reguilding the Sima Marker
Today, Thursday 15th, is the Full Moon day for the month of August 2019. The next Full Moon falls on Friday 13th September. On the last Full Moon day two of our good friends from the Burmese community took the…
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Picture: Harnham Monastery lake
Today, Tuesday 16th, is Asalha Puja, the Full Moon day for the month of July 2019. The next Full Moon falls on Thursday 15th August. Around mid-July there was a series of comings and goings: Tan Niddaro (who some of…
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Today, Monday 17th, is the Full Moon of June 2019. The next Full Moon falls on Tuesday 16th July which is also Asalha Puja Day. On the day after that, 17th July, the resident community formally enters our annual Rains Retreat (vassa); the dhammacakka sutta…
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Today, Saturday 18th, is the Full Moon of May 2019. The next Full Moon falls on Monday 17th June. Tomorrow, on Sunday 19th, we will observe Vesakha Puja : marking the birth, Enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha. Details regarding proceedings of the day…
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Today, Friday 19th, is the Full Moon of April 2019. The next Full Moon falls on Saturday 18th May. Earlier this month the sangha here at Harnham emerged from our annual winter retreat with gratitude and gladness for all the goodness that makes these periods possible…
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Picture: A new publication, Servant of Reality
The next Full Moon will be Sunday 20th January. This 'out-of-season' issue of our news/blog is to announce the commencement of the monastery's annual Winter Retreat and to inform readers that the next issue can be expected…
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Picture: Harnham Hill
The Full Moon day for this month falls today, Saturday 22nd December 2018; the next Full Moon will be Sunday 20th January 2019. The early winter weather brings with it a quietness conducive with pensive mood (though hopefully not vacant). The…
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Picture: Harnham community gathering, end of vassa 2018
The Full Moon day for this month falls today, Thursday, 22nd November; the next Full Moon will be Saturday, 22nd December. The Robe Cloth Offering season (kathina) is about to end and with it…
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Picture: Jonathan at work building the new tool shed
The Full Moon day for this month falls today, Wednesday, 24th October; the next Full Moon will be Thursday, 22nd November. This year's Rains Retreat has ended with a flurry of not just falling autumn leaves…