{"id":11439,"date":"2021-06-04T23:48:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T23:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/?p=11439"},"modified":"2023-02-10T04:15:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T04:15:21","slug":"vassa-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/2021\/06\/04\/vassa-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Vassa 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SisterJit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5957\" width=\"247\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SisterJit.jpg 442w, https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SisterJit-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>vassa<\/em> retreat period for monastics (from the full moon  of  July till the full moon of October), has been established since the   time of the Buddha. It was the rainy season (monsoon season) in India,   and the Buddha recommended that the sangha reside in one place for those  three months rather than travel about too much. Back then, the   potential for the monks and nuns to damage crops when wandering in this   season was one main reason for this stipulation \u2013 as was the potential   to get very wet, I imagine! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many Buddhist monasteries this period is traditionally set aside \nfor the monastics to be in extended retreat, as often the rest of the \nyear can be quite busy with running the monastery, managing projects, \ntraveling and teaching, and meeting with people. (In many parts of the \nNorthern hemisphere however, since this time of year is their summer \nperiod, monastics will often take the winter period to retreat instead, \nwhen activities naturally quieten down in their environment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Santi, this time of year is the cold winter season, and as nature  settles into hibernation mode, it is the perfect time for us to focus  more inwardly, stilling the mind and developing meditation in quiet  reflection. In 2021, the vassa starts on the <strong>25th July and finishes on the 21st October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the vassa retreat, we plan to have a Kathina celebration day at Santi. The sangha have decided on Sunday 7th November for that, (please get in touch if you would like to support in some way). We hope that both the covid situation  and weather conditions allow for it to unfold as planned&#8230;  However, we have to stay alert in these times and adapt as needed, so we&#8217;ll keep the community posted here regarding any changing circumstances, particularly if we need to postpone or cancel plans at the last minute. Please stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all blessings of the Triple Gem to each and every one of you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vassa retreat period for monastics (from the full moon of July till the full moon of October), has been established since the time of the Buddha. It was the rainy season (monsoon season) in India, and the Buddha recommended that the sangha reside in one place for those three months rather than travel about<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/2021\/06\/04\/vassa-2021\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-santi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11439"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11441,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439\/revisions\/11441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}