Welcome visitors back for Sunday meditation and Dhamma teaching in 2023.

Numbers will be restricted.  Bookings only, by email: [email protected]

Please check our website or instagram for update.

Thank you very much for your kind cooperation.

 

You are welcome to form a group of friends or work colleagues who are interested in Buddhist teachings and meditation to spend one Sunday between 10 AM- 2 PM at the monastery. Please contact us in advance. Thank you.

 For more enquiries, please contact us by email.

Instagram

To follow up our current activities, please visit Instagram @kimmcsweeney52  or   #sunnataramforestmonastery.

Helping the monks

 

 

Every Sunday is a working bee. Please email us if you would like to help the monks working in the garden or cleaning. Thank you very much.

 

Buddhist talk and a short meditation session for people who are interested to learn Buddhism between 10 AM -2 PM

Booking is essential.  Thank you very much.

After experiencing teaching Buddhism in many high schools, we have decided to include a section in our website to help those students studying Buddhism in HSC. Read more in 'Dhamma Teachings/Buddhism for Students'

Sunnataram Forest Monastery now establishes a special training program: Teaching Monks: Further Training in Australia, to support international Buddhist monks who want to learn how to teach Buddhism in Australia and the West.

We welcome any non-Thai monk who would like to undertake this program to experience teaching Dhamma and helping Dhamma work in Australian culture for 3 months. Please email us.

Thank you & Sadhu

 

 

We would like to thanks to all friends who kindly donate Bunning Gift cards and Mitre 10 Gift cards to the monks. We have been using them to purchase many building materials to maintain the monastery and to support our Dhamma teaching programs. May all happiness and wisdom be with all of us. Sadhu

Thanks to Mick Rattanapanyo for your kind help.

1-3 December 2023 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Awakening Moment

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Boxing Day - New Year Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Peaceful Transformation

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Activities in January 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Fri 19th Sun 21st Jan 2024

Weekend Meditaion Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities in February 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Fri 16th - Sun 18th Feb 2024

Weekend Meditaion Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the 2020 Bushfire damage to the monastery, we have only limited accommodation. Please make sure to complete the whole retreat before your booking.. Please email the monastery your application form at least 7 days in advance.  All retreat is by suggested donation. 

Every retreat there are some people who cancel their booking at the last minute. We have created a waiting list for people who seriously want to practise meditation. Please email your application form to be eligible for the waiting list, and be ready to be notified at short notice (1-2 days before the retreat starts). Thank you.

The retreat starts at 6 PM on Friday and will finish 1 PM on Sunday.

Activities in March 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Thur 28th Mar - Mon 1st April 2024 Easter

Long Weekend Meditaion Retreat : The Beauty of Mindfulness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the 2020 Bushfire damage to the monastery, we have only limited accommodation. Please make sure to complete the whole retreat before your booking. Please email the monastery your application form at least 7 days in advance.  All retreat is by suggested donation. 

Every retreat there are some people who cancel their booking at the last minute. We have created a waiting list for people who seriously want to practise meditation. Please email your application form to be eligible for the waiting list, and be ready to be notified at short notice (1-2 days before the retreat starts). Thank you.

The retreat starts at 6 PM on Thursday and will finish 1 PM on Monday

Activities in April 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in May 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in June 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in July 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in August 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in September 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in October 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in November 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

Activities in December 2024

Every Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 AM              A guided meditation and Dhamma talk

11 AM              Vegetarian lunch for all, prepared by our volunteers. Please don't bring your food to offer the monks.

12.30 - 2 PM  Viewing the monastery garden, exhibition or helping the monks to work around the monastery

 

 

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Sunnataram Foresst Monastery in The Southern Highlands

The Fold Southern Highlands by Jessica Raschke Jan 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bush Fire 2020 Record

The monks are grateful and touched by all of your support and concerns.  We have received many phone calls and emails from many monks and nuns, supporters and retreat friends.  We wish everyone to be safe and peaceful.  With gratitude from all at Sunnataram Forest Monastery, Bundanoon.

Please click on the photos to see records

 

Donation for Bush Fire

Account Name: Sunnataram Forest Monastery Incorporated

ANZ Bank, NSW, Australia

Swift code: ANZBAU3M

BSB: 012 547

Account No. 2370 37944

The monastery has been burnt twice by the Morton fire on 10 & 23 Jan 2020. We lost almost all Ladies' and Men's accommodation, 25 water tanks, water pumps, meditation bushland and a lot of building materials.

Thank you to everyone who has kindly made a donation to rebuild the monastery

Sadhu Anumodhana

Fri 26th - Sun 28th April 2024

Weekend Meditaion Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the 2020 Bushfire damage to the monastery, we have only limited accommodation. Please make sure to complete the whole retreat before your booking.. Please email the monastery your application form at least 7 days in advance.  All retreat is by suggested donation. 

Every retreat there are some people who cancel their booking at the last minute. We have created a waiting list for people who seriously want to practise meditation. Please email your application form to be eligible for the waiting list, and be ready to be notified at short notice (1-2 days before the retreat starts). Thank you.

The retreat starts at 6 PM on Friday and will finish 1 PM on Sunday.

Fri 17th - Sun 19th May 2024

Weekend Meditaion Retreat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the 2020 Bushfire damage to the monastery, we have only limited accommodation. Please make sure to complete the whole retreat before your booking.. Please email the monastery your application form at least 7 days in advance.  All retreat is by suggested donation. 

Every retreat there are some people who cancel their booking at the last minute. We have created a waiting list for people who seriously want to practise meditation. Please email your application form to be eligible for the waiting list, and be ready to be notified at short notice (1-2 days before the retreat starts). Thank you.

The retreat starts at 6 PM on Friday and will finish 1 PM on Sunday.

Retreat Dates

 

Mar 28th Mar - 1st Apr Easter

April 26th - 28th 2024- Full

May 17th -19th 2024-Full

June 7th 10th 2024 Long Weekend

July 12th  -14th 2024

Aug 9th -11th 2024

Sept 6th -8th 2024

Oct 4th - 7th 2024

Nov 1st -3rd 2024

Dec 6th - 8th 2024

Due to the 2020 Bushfire damage to the monastery, we have only limited accommodation. Please make sure to complete the whole retreat before your booking. All retreat is by suggested donation. Please email the monastery for inquiry. Thank you

Things We Need

Donation to rebuild meditation huts to resume our monthly meditation retreat.

Sunnataram Forest Monastery

ANZ Bank, NSW

Swift code: ANZBAU3M

BSB: 012 547

Acc No: 2370-37944

 

 

Thank you for your kind support. May the Blessings of the Buddha be with all of us, to be healthy, weathy and wise.

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