announcements & updates
News and announcements about things that have been happening at the Buddhist Society of Western Australia.
Kathina Ceremony 2021
Sunday 31 October 2021 @ Dhammasara Nuns Monastery 9.15am – 12.30pm 9:15am : Arrival of Guests 10:00am : Taking 3 Refuges & 5 Precepts Dhamma…
Read moreNew BSWA Retreat Dates
Retreat dates for retreats in 2022 (before rains) are now available. Please visit http://jhanagrove.akmin.com/ for more information. If you have questions, please email Lay Har…
Read moreNew Guidelines for BSWA 9-day Retreats
Dear Friends, Due to popular demand for BSWA 9-day retreats, it has been observed that all spots have been filled within a few minutes when…
Read moreJhana Grove Sub-Committee
11th August 2021 The Jhana Grove Sub-Committee was formed in January 2021 to manage the running of the Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine. This…
Read moreOpen Your Heart: Weekend Retreat with Venerable Munissara
Open Your Heart: Weekend Retreat with Venerable Munissara Bookings have now opened for a weekend retreat from May 7-9 with fully ordained nun Venerable Munissara….
Read moreRelax & Grow BSWA Meditation Day via Zoom – 17-18 April 2021
Bhantes Bodhidhaja and Cunda are offering another Relax & Grow BSWA Meditation Day online via Zoom from the 17th to the 18th of April 2021….
Read moreRelax & Grow BSV Meditation Day via Zoom – 27-28 November 2020
The monastics at Newbury Buddhist Monastery (near Melbourne) have now emerged from the three months Rains Retreat 2020 (and from lockdown). The three…
Read moreAdditional Retreats in Jhana Grove
We have just updated our booking page with new retreats. Here is a summary of our retreats before next Rains: Retreat Dates Retreat Type Booking…
Read moreWeekend Training Retreat for the Buddhist Care Line
We are excited to announce our next Care Group training session for the Buddhist Care Line! The Listening Skills training will be held over one…
Read moreBodhinyana Kathina
Bodhinyana’s Kathina ceremony will be held at Jhana Grove on Sunday 4 October starting at 9:30am. The monastery will be applying all necessary steps to…
Read moreAjahn Brahm 9-Day Retreat 15-24 January 2021
Retreat will be open for bookings to all BSWA Full Members on 23 Oct 2020 at 6pm (Perth time). Due to Covid restrictions and as…
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