Santi Forest Monastery

Have you always wanted to be able to read the Buddha’s words in
the(ir) original Pali? Do you need a supportive environment to learn?
Are you intimated by learning a new language? Well here is your
opportunity to achieve your goal.

Over 20 Saturdays Bhante Sujato, Pali Scholar and Abbott of Santi
Forest Monastery has generously offered to be our guide and
introduce the basics of Pali to enable us to read Buddhist suttas.

The design of the course is based on learning Pali by reading Buddhist
suttas. From the first class the aim is for you to begin to read and
gradually comprehend suttas in Pali. By matching our motivation (to
read Suttas) with the challenge of learning a new language the aim is
to create an enjoyable and practical experience. Our goal is for each
participant to gain a sense of accomplishment through reading and
understanding Pali Suttas.

Course Details

Due to the very limited numbers we can accommodate (8 to 10) we would
prefer people who can commit to most and ideally all 20 Saturdays. The
classes will run from Saturday February 25th to Saturday 7th July. (While
classes will run on all Saturdays, Bhante Sujato will not attend all
of them due to prior commitments/availability.) Bhante’s role is to answer
questions and guide students – motivated self-learning is required.
Depending on interest, more / continuing courses will be offered in the future.

About the teacher

As well as being a meditator and teacher, Bhante Sujato is a scholar
of early Buddhism. You can view his body of work (books and essays) here or his blog.

Textbook

You will need to purchase the textbook for the course: Pali – Buddha’s
Language: A complete teach yourself course for beginners in 10 simple
lessons by Kurt Schmidt.

For those whose who feel that their knowledge of grammar needs
refreshing, we recommend “Pali Grammar for Students” by Steven
Collins. This is optional and at your own discretion. Both texts are
available from Amazon website.

Where is it?

Australian Buddhist library in Camperdown.

When is it?

Saturday 9 – 10 am.
Dates: Saturday 25th February – Saturday 7th July 2012.

Cost

By Donation.

Bookings

If you wish to attend please email sam[dot]jerga[at]hotmail[dot]com.
For any further queries, please call 0435 723 264

Due to very limited space successful applications will be
on a strictly first come basis

A dialogue between Stephen Batchelor and Bhante Sujato about the practice of Buddhism and its relevance at the dawn of the new millennium. The discussion will be moderated by Tina Ng.

When is it?
Monday 5th of March 2012, 7-9pm

Where is it?
Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt Street, Redfern.

How much is it?
$25

All proceeds will be divided between two charities: The Buddhist Library – Project Cambodia & The Bodhicitta Foundation.

For booking and more detailed information visit Sydney Insight Meditation site.

This last weekend Bhante Sujato has taught a meditation workshop in Helensburgh.

Here are some photos from the event

Our New year’s event, a whole night meditation sit we cal Jhanathon was a very inspiring experience for everyone involved.
Santi looked a bit like a tent city for a couple of days with the large number of people who were very keen to see just how far they can go. As you can see from the pictures of morning after breakfast – all of us survived…..
Click on the Photo above for more pictures of the event.

This last Monday, Ruwinie, a long standing supporter and a guest here at Santi, has decided to take the plunge and try it out as an anagarika.
From now on she will shave her head, wear white and eat her meals upstairs with the sangha. If it will feel right for her – the next step is ordaining as samaneri.
Sadhu.
For more pictures of the ceremony click on the photo.

Sayalay Dipankara, the famous meditation teacher, is going to teach a samatha & vipassana retreat in Jhana grove, Perth from 9th to 17th of June, 2012.
Detailed information can found on this brochure.

Kathina at Santi

On a sunny Sunday at the end of October we had celebrated the end of the rains retreat with the traditional Kathina ceremony. At the time of the Buddha it was when the monks and nuns would sew their new robes and in some countries this custom is still practised. Here we get them offered……
Here are a few Pictures of the day taken by Gia Hieu.

Bhante Sujato will be teaching a metta retreat this Easter from Friday, 6th to Monday, 9th of April at the retreat centre “Quest for life” in Bundanoon. The cost for the three night accommodation and meals is $412.50 (including GST).
As space is limited it is highly recommended to register soon.

Registration can be done either online or by mail.
For online registration make an direct deposite to our bank account (details bellow). Please write your name and “metta retreat” in the place for a description.Then fill up the form down bellow. (Do it in this order because you are asked to confirm payment on the registration form).

Account details:
Account Name: Santi Forest Monastery Inc.
BSB Number: 012-739
Account Number: 3488-68601
Bank: ANZ Bank
Address:

The other option is to download the brochure, fill up the details in the registration form there and send it along with a cheque for the exact amount due, to:

Important: Please DO NOT use the online donation on our website.

It is also possible to fill up the online form and send a cheque by mail and vice versa, make a direct deposit and send a registration form.

For enquiries please call Pat Denny 02 4393 6546
or email: santifinance@gmail.com