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Abundant Metta & Gratitude As We Enter Vassa (Rains Retreat)
Read more : Abundant Metta & Gratitude As We Enter Vassa (Rains Retreat)By Ajahn Canda Dear friends, In the eleven years since I returned to the UK, aspiring to establish a Bhikkhuni Sangha here, I have received so much more…
Our First Alms Round in Oxford!
Read more : Our First Alms Round in Oxford!By Ajahn Canda Since the Buddha formed the Sangha, monastics walked to their local villages with their bowls for alms (pindapata), allowing for a beautiful reciprocal relationship of…
Ajahn Brahmali’s Fabulous Retreat & Tour
Read more : Ajahn Brahmali’s Fabulous Retreat & Tourby Ajahn Canda Ajahn Brahmali arrived in Oxford from Perth, just the day before his teaching tour began with an evening talk at Oxford Quakers. The next day,…
Making One’s Life a Pilgrimage to Peace
Read more : Making One’s Life a Pilgrimage to Peaceby Ajahn Canda From the 16th until the 22nd of December, 2025, a sacred bhikkhuni pilgrimage took place in India. One hundred bhikkhunis and samaneris from numerous countries (including Nepal, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany…
Ajahn Brahmali’s “True Blessings” 8-Day Retreat & More
Read more : Ajahn Brahmali’s “True Blessings” 8-Day Retreat & MoreAjahn Brahmali is back in England from 12th – 22nd June and we feel blessed by the opportunity to immerse ourselves in his clear and insightful teachings again, which…
Ajahn Brahm’s Transformative Tour
Read more : Ajahn Brahm’s Transformative Tourby Ajahn Canda This November tour traversed new terrain. A week before Ajahn’s arrival we had the news that our trusty video volunteer Matthias was unable to join…
“Radiant Happiness:” Ajahn Brahm’s 2nd Tour, 2025
Read more : “Radiant Happiness:” Ajahn Brahm’s 2nd Tour, 2025November 17th – 30th 2025 After the poignant memories of the transformative 8-day residential retreat at Belsey Bridge back in 2018, we had eagerly planned another at the beautiful Belsey…
Life at Anukampa Grove
Read more : Life at Anukampa GroveVen Dhammasami, Retreats & Thai Restaurants ~ by Ven. Candā Never a dull day passes at Anukampa Grove ~ unless, that is, one may consider our weekly silent…
Fragrance of Renunciation
Read more : Fragrance of Renunciationby Anagarika Chie A long time ago in Harare, in the days when I first walked home from school alone, without siblings or any older person, I remember how…
A New Anagarikaa Hatches on Easter Day!
Read more : A New Anagarikaa Hatches on Easter Day!And then there were three….by Ven Candā On Sunday 20th April, whilst many people were celebrating Easter with family members, our spiritual family grew. It was an occasion…
