On Friday 9 and Saturday 10 of December 2016 Ayya Vimala had been invited to teach at Ehipassiko Buddhist Centre in Deurne-Zuid close to Antwerp / Belgium. On Friday night Ayya gave a Dhamma talk based on the documentary “The…
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(by Maria Backes) My friend Anna mentions this so often: “The recipient determines the message!” – And sometimes she adds: “unfortunately”. With this statement she refers to stories like this: “There is a person at my work who very often misinterprets…
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Ajahn Brahm once remarked that “keeping” a monk or nun is far cheaper than keeping a dog. It is maybe a little doubtful if this is really true, but monastics indeed try to live with little. Monastics live on the basic…
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(by Maria Backes) If you want to do something completely different, something you’ve never done in your life before, go and live in a forest monastery. If you want to finish off with your work, go and live in a…
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“Hope” is a word I hear a lot nowadays. After the initial shock and devastation that many people in the world felt after the US Elections, “hope” is the new keyword. Hope is something to cling on to. Hope that…
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It is the morning before the US elections. I put my morning cup of tea down on a sturdy wooden crate next to me. The printing on the side of the crate reads: W.B.R. Welfare Biscuits W.G.C & S (1929)…
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Bhante Sujato wrote an interesting article about the possibility for Bhikkhunis to re-ordain after disrobing: Since I became interested in supporting bhikkhuni ordination, I encountered a series of objections in the form of Vinaya arguments why women could not or…
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Ajahn Brahmali, a senior disciple of Ajahn Brahm and living in Bodhinyana monastery near Perth, Australia, will come to Europe between 14-25th June 2017 to give a retreat and talks in Germany and Belgium. We will post more information soon and…
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Today, our president has signed the contract to purchase the land in Engreux for the new monastery! We can now start to look at plans for the new buildings together with the architect and ask for quotes from building firms….
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