Anual vassana retret DatesAguest – November (every year) LEAD BYCheif incumbent The highly important time a year for Theravada Buddhist monks is a three-month-long Vassana or ‘Rains Retreat’ period. It comes right after the full moon of Asalha month which is around July every year. The first Buddhist monks did not reside in monasteries, they…
Rules of Discipline It is only possible to stay at Samadhi if you are taking one of our residential courses/retreats or are an established Buddhist practitioner doing your own formal Buddhist retreat of a minimum of 10 days duration. Since Samadhi is a semi-monastic meditation centre and not a guesthouse, we ask all of our…
Meditation is a training to your mind just like sport is training to your body. Different meditation practices require different mental skills.
Buddhism is a way to wisdom, peace, harmony of mind and soul, an exploration of the life in all its forms.
Buddhism is not only an abstract philosophy. It considers the emotions as well as the intellect and creates a new understanding of the world through art and culture.
Some Buddhist teachers insist that believing in rebirth is necessary for living an ethical life. Their concern is that if there is no fear of karmic repercussions in future lifetimes, what keeps hospice patients, for example, from overcharging their credit cards? I find this argument as sad as the argument that without a belief in…
Some Buddhist teachers insist that believing in rebirth is necessary for living an ethical life. Their concern is that if there is no fear of karmic repercussions in future lifetimes, what keeps hospice patients, for example, from overcharging their credit cards? I find this argument as sad as the argument that without a belief in…
Some Buddhist teachers insist that believing in rebirth is necessary for living an ethical life. Their concern is that if there is no fear of karmic repercussions in future lifetimes, what keeps hospice patients, for example, from overcharging their credit cards? I find this argument as sad as the argument that without a belief in…
Some Buddhist teachers insist that believing in rebirth is necessary for living an ethical life. Their concern is that if there is no fear of karmic repercussions in future lifetimes, what keeps hospice patients, for example, from overcharging their credit cards? I find this argument as sad as the argument that without a belief in…