Santi Forest Monastery

NOTE: Sadhu! Great thanks to Hung and Nga who have offered the funds for the new vehicle. The generosity of people never ceases to amaze. May they always rejoice in their good deeds! And again: Sadhu!

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Dear Santi supporters,

For the last several years our main monastery vehicle has been our Mitsubishi Delica. It’s served us well, bringing us to and from Sydney, Canberra, and elsewhere, and as it is 4WD it can cope with the rough bush tracks at the monastery. However, increasing mileage and maintenance costs mean that its days are numbered.

We’d like to upgrade to a newer model Delica, so that we can continue to serve our community as in the past. If you’d like to help, you can donate to the monastery General Account. You can donate online here, or for other means of payment see our donations page.

If you do donate for this purpose to our General Account, please send us an email letting us know the details, so we can keep track.

Note that donations to the tax-deductible Building Fund cannot be used for a vehicle. The General Account is not tax-deductible.

If you have any questions, please contact us Santi.

Needed at present

Below are items that would be useful to the monastery at the moment. This post is updated regularly.

(updated 19/01/2012)

Food items:

whole milk, skim milk, juice, eggs, yogurt, cheese, apples, kiwi, bread, plain (wheat) flour, tofu, salads, broccoli, potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, zucchini, radish, tomatoes, leek, pumpkin, spinach, barley, lentils, ginger, coriander, cumin powder, sunflower seeds, dried fruits (apricot, raisin, banana), nuts (almond, peanut, cashew) 

evening allowables (dark chocolate, sweets, miso) 

Miscellaneous items:

foam squeechy mop, pot mitts, scourer pads, biodegradable garbage bags, aluminum foil, cling wrap, bleach

Not needed at present – we have plenty of the following

(updated 19/01/2012)

Food items we currently have plenty of

white rice, instant noodles, tea and  instant coffee, stock powder, sauces and condiments, margarine, dried seaweed, garlic, cake, honey, salt, bottled water (see below)

Non-food items we currently have plenty of

white clothing of all kinds

toothpaste, toothbrushes, paracetamol, skin care products, liniment, hand cleaner and soap, blank CDs, blank DVDs, CD & DVD covers, AA Batteries, towels, chemical detergents (see below).

Towels

We also have plenty of tealight  and other candles.

Santi and the environment

As a forest monastery bordering Morton National Park we strive to minimize our impact on our environment. We support Bundanoon in its “bottled water – free” town campaign – so PLEASE, do not offer bottled water to the monastery. We also refrain from using disposable items such as: plates, cups and cutlery, tea light candles and other materials that harm the environment.
At Santi we have an environmentally friendly greywater system, which cannot handle harsh chemical detergents, so please offer only ‘greywater safe’ laundry detergents.

We appreciate your support in our effort to keep a green monastery.

The Spirit of Dana

Please note that in order to keep alive the spirit of reliance on alms food, none of the money donated to the monastery is spent on food .

Acts of generosity lead to joy.
Joy leads to peace,
Peace leads to insight,
Insight leads to Liberation.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!