{"id":8894,"date":"2026-01-05T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:53:04","slug":"vesak-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/2026\/01\/05\/vesak-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Vesakh 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">29-31 May 2026<br \/>\nTilorien Monastery<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9137 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/group.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/group-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/group-768x447.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><br \/>\nThis year we have another Vesakh celebration and iSangha reunion from 29th to 31st May. The main event is on Saturday if you wish to come for just one day. It&#8217;s a special occasion that celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of the Buddha. There will be a program of meditations, chanting, dhamma talks, and sharing together. And of course, a wonderful occasion for seeing each other live, and not via Zoom!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7993 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lunch-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lunch-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lunch-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lunch-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lunch.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Program (all times in CEST)<\/h2>\n<p>(Everything is optional! Times are approximate and can vary.)<\/p>\n<h4>Friday 29th May<\/h4>\n<p>from 14.00 arrival, settling in<br \/>\n17.00 Tea time<br \/>\n18.00 iSangha evening chanting and guided meditation<br \/>\n19.00 Welcome, taking of the 8 precepts, and household announcements<\/p>\n<h4>Saturday 30th May<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8238 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/P1170924-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/P1170924-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/P1170924-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/P1170924-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/P1170924-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/P1170924-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/P1170924.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>6.00 Morning meditation and chanting<br \/>\n7.00 Morning reflection<br \/>\n7.30 Breakfast<br \/>\n8.30 Breakfast cleanup and chores<br \/>\n9.00 Guided meditation<br \/>\n10.00 Kitchen preparation<br \/>\n11.00 Dana (Lunch) and chanting (until appr. 11:15) (Please bring food to share)<br \/>\n12.00 Kitchen cleanup<br \/>\n13.30 Program with Dhamma talks, guided meditations and more<br \/>\n17.00 Tea time<br \/>\n18.00-19.00 Chanting and guided meditation (English\/French)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240526-WA0001-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240526-WA0001-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240526-WA0001-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240526-WA0001-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240526-WA0001.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Sunday 31st May<\/h4>\n<p>6.00 Morning meditation and chanting<br \/>\n7.00 Morning reflection<br \/>\n7.30 Breakfast<br \/>\n8.30 Breakfast cleanup and chores<br \/>\n9.00 Guided meditation<br \/>\n10.00 Kitchen preparation<br \/>\n11.00 Dana (Lunch) and chanting (until appr. 11:15) (Please bring food to share)<br \/>\n12.00 Kitchen cleanup<br \/>\n13.00 End<\/p>\n<p>We have rented a couple of houses for those interested in staying for the entire weekend. Together with the space in the monastery, there are a total of 16 places available. But you are also welcome to stay at the campground, which has now become a &#8220;silent campsite&#8221;, or you can come just for the main event on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>With a lot of joy and warmth, we welcome you all for the Vesakh celebration 2026!<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to be kept informed or to participate in this weekend, please email: <a href=\"mailto:samitaeventscommittee@gmail.com\">samitaeventscommittee@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Warm greetings and much metta<\/p>\n<p>Katrien and Karina<br \/>\nTilorien Monastery Events Committee<\/p>\n<p>The weekend is organised on the basis of donations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF8743-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF8743-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF8743-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF8743-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF8743-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF8743-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.samita.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSCF8743-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29-31 May 2026 Tilorien Monastery This year we have another Vesakh celebration and iSangha reunion from 29th to 31st May. The main event is on Saturday if you wish to come for just one day. It&#8217;s a special occasion that&#8230;<br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/2026\/01\/05\/vesak-2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8894"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9151,"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8894\/revisions\/9151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samita.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}