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Ajahn Santamano in Palestine

Ajahn Santamano, who stayed in Tilorien Monastery in 2024, is going to Palestine as a protective presence in West Bank villages to support and protect the Palestinians. Ajahn has been very concerned about the situation in Gaza and the West…
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Tax deductable donations

Samita ASBL now has ANBI status in the Netherlands. For those living in the Netherlands, donations to Samita ASBL and Tilorien Monastery are now tax deductable. For people from Germany, this was already the case. If you want to know…
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Bhante Sujato “Chaos & Metta” Tour of Europe 2024/2025

Pre-Tour online program 2024: 29. September, Progetto PienEssere Zoom talk 10-12 am CEST (6 pm AEST for Bhante) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84193388344?pwd=T0VIVUxRa2RFaXRkUkFvb3pLZ1dEZz09 ID riunione: 841 9338 8344 Passcode: 230503 6. October, Buddha-Talk 10-12 CEST am (7 pm AEDT for Bhante) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/95555792004?pwd=nWH1pOYxMbgh1aHnYRs2hFmtck2Aqe.1 or Meeting…
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Reflections on My Four-Day Stay at Tilorien Monastery

Last week, my friend Katelijn invited me to spend a few days at Tilorien Monastery, a Theravada Forest tradition monastery located in the village of Houffalize in the Ardennes Mountains, Belgium. I have been closely connected with this Sangha and…
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Tudong: a practice of renunciation

From june to august 2024 Ven. Vimala embarked on a Tudong with attendant T along the Oregon coast. The route was chosen because the nearly 500 mile trail provided sufficient opportunities for going on almsround as well as (walking) meditation…
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iSangha reunion and Vesak 2024

I’ve always felt it’s quite weird to have a group of people who all sit in front of a computer screen in silence with their eyes closed every day! Yet it is exactly this act that over the years created…
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Samita Events Committee News

Email The Samita Events Commitee now also has it’s own email address: samitaeventscommittee@gmail.com Which monastics would you like to invite? We would like to organize monthly Dhamma talks with respected monastic teachers from the autumn onwards. We therefore invite you…
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