“The Theravada Forest Tradition in the Heart of the City”
Posted in General on Oct 25th, 2011
This year, Sitavana – Birken Forest Monastery is celebrating its tenth anniversary at its current location near Kamloops, British Columbia. Sitavana’s growth and vibrancy over the past decade are testament to the vision and generosity of thousands, particularly in the Lower Mainland. To mark this occasion, Sitavana’s founder and abbot, Ajahn Sona, will inaugurate a [...]
Posted in General on Sep 30th, 2011
September 30 – Oct 2, 2011 I led a Buddhist weekend retreat in Monterrey, Mexico and it was a success. Some photos and videos are posted on my Picasa.com and Facebook pages. They invited me because the two organizers of the retreat are taking an online course with the International Buddhist College in Thailand. The [...]
The Theravada Buddhist Community of Vancouver Web Site, and the courses on Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation are humbly provided by Brian Ruhe. Brian has been a practicing Buddhist for twenty years and spent seven months as Buddhist monk in Thailand in 1996. Brian is also the author of two books on meditation titled “A Short Walk [...]
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