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 […]
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How to (un)learn yourself to meditate – the barefoot walk through Woźniki
The first Vassa in Poland is underway!
The Vassa that Ajahn Kondañño is spending in Poland has been going on for several days. We have prepared long and carefully for this event, realizing its momentousness. During the Rain Retreat (Vassa), monks and nuns commit to staying in one place, often using the occasion to study the principles of monastic training. Vassa traditionally begins the day after Ashala Puja, the festival commemorating Buddha’s delivery of his first sermon, the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, which set the Dhamma wheel in motion. […]
Bodhi tree in Poland? Why not!
It is with great joy that we announce the official launch of the BODHI TREE FOUNDATION in May 2024, whose main goal and mission is to create a hermitage for monks and nuns of the Buddhist Forest Tradition in Poland. Such formalization of our activities is a necessary step on the way to its establishment, but this is not the first step we have taken in this direction. We have been walking this path for a long time, although the […]