Santi Forest Monastery

If you are inclined to avoid the noise and excitement that surrounds the usual New Year’s celebrations in the cities, why not do something a bit different by spending a peaceful time at Santi as a superb way to reflect over the past year of your life and greet the new one with a sense of clarity and resolution.

The program for Friday 31st December starts at 19:00 PM and includes a Dhamma talk to inspire and give food for thought, followed by meditation sessions culminating at midnight with some wholesome paritta chanting to activate faith and other energies of the mind. Of course, everyone is welcome to keep going beyond this time too.

It may also be a great opportunity to arrive even earlier in time for Dana at 11:00 AM, and make a whole day out of it in the beautiful forest surroundings here, to meet and talk to the monastics and other fellow practitioners.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Santi Forest Monastery will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on
Sunday 5th of December 2010 at 12.30pm.

We would like to invite you to join us for the day.

The meeting will be held at:

Santi Forest Monastery
100 Coalmines Road
Bundanoon

On the agenda:

Welcome and introduction
Guided metta meditation
Spiritual Director’s report
President’s report
Treasurer’s report
Voting in a new committee
Planning discussions for 2011, led by Bhante Sujato
Closing discussion and meditation

The growing community at Santi is looking forward to meeting you.

Santi Forest Monastery

Bhante Sujato has gone on a three-week trip to the USA. He is expected back at Santi around the 20th October but the date is approximate. For details of his trip, please see his blog which he is planning to keep updated.

We would like to invite our friends and supporters to join us for the Kathina ceremony, which will be held at the end of the rain retreat on Sunday the 24th of October here at Santi FM. (100 coalmines rd., Bundanoon)
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.

Like every year on the full moon day in the month of July – Theravada monasteries all around the world enter their traditional rains retreat. It is a period of 3 months within which the monastic community stays in one place and concentrate on solitude, meditation and contemplation of the dhamma. This year we have gathered about 15 people, sangha and lay people to spend this time at Santi.

Coming to the end of the fiscal year Santi Monastery Inc. needs to have its 2010 Financial Statements audited by a Registered Company Auditor. If any of you know anyone with this qualification and who would be willing to donate their time could you please email us to: santioffice@gmail.com
Thank you for your support!

On April 14 2010 an earthquake in the magnitude of 7.1 hit the Tibetan town of Kyegu (Yushu in Chinese).

A request for help came from the head of Kyegu monastery – the largest monastery in the area- who has initiated a campaign to raise funds to help the people in the area, orphaned children in particular.
Please visit KRF website for more information.