Vesak Gathering 2020 - Cancellation
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Evening Pujas - Live streamed
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Thursday 19th March, 2020, Update on preparations for COVID-19
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INFORMING FRIENDS OF ARUNA RATANAGIRI
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Songkran Gathering 2020 Cancellation
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Voluntary Kitchen Manager
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Whatever Helps
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Picture: wildflowers in front of the Dhamma Hall
The approaching New Moon for next month falls on Monday 4th July. Recent ample rain and agreeable temperatures have contributed to the lush growth of wild flowers. It helps that Anagarika Will put so much time and effort into seeding…
June 2016
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picture: Luang Por Munindo with his mother in NZ, 2005
Last Friday 17th June a dana meal was offered to the sangha at Harnham dedicating the punnya to Luang Por Munindo's mother who recently passed away, aged 96. With generous donations that have been made, dana meals will…
Annual General Meeting of HBMT
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The Annual General Meeting of the Harnham Buddhist Monastery Trust will take place at 1.30pm on 23rd July 2016, at Harnham Buddhist Monastery.
Liking and Disliking
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Picture: Cesare showing An Andrew how to cook Italian style
The Full Moon for this month falls on Sunday, 19th June. Last Sunday Luang Por Munindo offered a Dhamma Talk called Looking into Liking and Disliking . From Saturday 18th Luang Por plans to go away for…
Bucolic Surroundings
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Picture: The bucolic surroundings of Harnham Hill
We were happy to have had Ajahn Jaras visit with us; now he has left en route to Dhammapala Monastery in Switzerland. We had a great visit from Tan Thitapannyo's parents who have also left, just in the opposite direction en…
Celebration
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picture: A family of 7, Harnham Lake
There has been much to celebrate recently, beginning with the good amount of work done on last Saturday's Lake Work Day. Then there was the wonderful weather we had for the Vesak Celebration on Sunday. In the morning, many members of our…
Marking Wesak
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Events to mark Vesakha Puja 2016 at Aruna Ratanagiri Monastery:
Morning meal offering: precepts, parittas, Dhamma Talk
Afternoon Practice & Study: The Life of the Buddha
Evening: Circumambulation of the lake with chanting followed by a gathering in the Dhamma Hall with meditation and a Dhamma Talk.
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Study & Practice Day on Sunday the 19th of June
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The day will consist of an afternoon of meditation, readings and discussions at Kusala House, starting at 1:30pm and finishing with tea at 5:30pm. No prior booking is required.
All those attending are warmly welcome to stay on for the Sunday evening puja.
Sunday 19th June - on…
Vesakha Puja: Birth, Enlightenment and Death
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Picture: gilding a sima-marker
The Full Moon this month (Vesakha) falls on Friday, 20th May. It is the day on which we give special emphasis to honouring the Buddha's birth, his Enlightenment and passing away. Our public celebration will take place at Harnham on Sunday 22nd…