{"id":901,"date":"2011-03-08T04:12:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T04:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/?p=901"},"modified":"2011-10-20T22:18:22","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T22:18:22","slug":"2011-rains-retreat-meals-dana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/2011\/03\/08\/2011-rains-retreat-meals-dana\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Rains Retreat – Meals dana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vassa 2011 (17th July \u2013 12rd<\/sup> October) <\/strong><\/span>Dana Invitation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Vassa (or the Rains Retreat) is the three month period of each year when Buddhist monasteries go into retreat.<\/h4>\n

We invite you to stay in touch and continue your support during the Vassa by contributing cooked food to Santi Monastery. The reason we emphasise cooked food (as opposed to raw food) is that during Vassa, activity is minimised, and energies are devoted to meditation. Receiving cooked food means less time in the kitchen and more time on the cushion.<\/p>\n

Fourteen people including seven monks and nuns will be in residence at Santi during the 2011 Vassa<\/p>\n

If you are interested in contributing meals during this period there are two options.<\/p>\n

1. Coming to Santi \u2013<\/h3>\n
A good option if you would like to prepare a meal and personally bring it to Santi.<\/address>\n

Step 1 \u2013 Go to our \u00a0Dana Calendar<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to find a free date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 2 \u2013 Book your chosen date and other details by either:<\/p>\n