Recently, Ajahn Kondañño and our friend Kamil went on a trip to see another place which potentially fulfilled our requirements. Small, wooden house quite far from the heart of the village, surrounded by forests and picturesque areas of Subcarpathia. Unfortunately, after closer inspection it turned out that the last section of the access road has an unregulated status – it partially passes private areas – forcing us to give up the place. Nevertheless, we keep searching and we are open […]
The search continues.
A few words at the end of Vassa.
Ajahn Kondañño The end of the successful Vassa and our stay in Śliwa is coming – time to pack our tents. We would like to express our gratitude: Anumodana to everyone who supported us by either helping us here on site or sending us their kindness and support from afar. Thanks to our collective effort and generosity of many of you, by living in harmony with intention to observe the precepts, we were able to meet together once again – […]
How to (un)learn yourself to meditate – the barefoot walk through Woźniki
During late September of 2024, I spent a week in Woźniki, where Ajahn Kondañño’s Vassa was taking place. It was a unique opportunity to discover the Buddha’s teachings directly from a monk – a living teacher. I generally knew what I should expect before I got there, as almost a year before it I participated at Winter Shelter in Czarków, also led by Bhante. But still – there was no shortage of surprises, stirrings and discoveries. Stays with Ajahn Kondañño […]
Searching for a place for the future hermitage.
Last Saturday, in a light drizzle, we went to the Beskid Niski (south-eastern region of the country) to look at two properties for sale that might serve as the site of a future hermitage. One of them (and the only one worth mentioning) was an almost 100 year old wooden house with additional outbuildings. Although beautifully situated, as you can see from the photos, it was in a state that would require significant future investment and skilled labour. So we […]
Photo recap
In the last few days we had a special visit from Hillside Hermitage, a place that inspires our thoughts on creating a forest hermitage in Poland. It was an invaluable opportunity for us to be in contact with Ajahn Ñāṇamoli’s teachings and to host for the first time (and we hope not the last) the Sangha from Slovenia. Ajahn was accompanied by Bhante Ñāṇadīpo, Sāmaṇera Nandako and Anagārikā Medhini. We are extremely grateful to Ajahn Ñāṇamoli and Ajahn Kondañño, as […]