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

Numbers will be restricte.  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.

Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 20th Jan start 6 PM- Sun 22nd Jan finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 17th Feb start 6 PM- Sun 19th Feb. finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Power of Love

Thanks to all volunteers and retreat participants for supporting and practise the Power of Love. We wish all of us to be happy and peaceful. Please click here to see more photos and a brief summary

 

 

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 17th Mar start 6 PM- Sun 19th Mar finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living a Balanced Life

 

Thankyou for your participation in this weekend's "Living A Balanced Life" meditation retreat.

 

Phra Ajahn Mana, all volunteers and I hope you have taken peaceful and joyful energy home with you, to support your mindfulness and awareness practice.

 

We hope you have discovered new tools to help you navigate life in the present moment, always remembering to breathe mindfully and smile peacefully :)

 

Thank you all for helping the monastery during one of the hottest retreats we can remember.

 

Please join us any Sunday to recharge your batteries, and let us know in advance by email or text.

 

You will find other photos from the retreat on the link, and also a copy of the chanting book if you would like to practice or read more.

 

with metta,

 

Kim

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Long Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 7th Apr start 6 PM- Mon 10th Apr finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Blissful Letting go like An Autumn Leaf

Please click here to see photos

 

 

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

Vesak 5th -7th May 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Awakening Moment

Please click here to see more photos

 

 

 

Unibuds Autumn Meditation Retreat

12th -14th May 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Fri 19 May 2023

 

 

 

Students from Chevalier college, Burradoo will come to the monastery to study Buddhism and take part in the native bush regeneration project. Planting 30+ Warratah in the bush fire damaged area in the monastery. Please click here to see more photos.

Long Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 9th Jun start 6 PM- Sun 12th Jun finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life is like the big snow ball

Please click here to see more photos and feedback

 

 

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 7th Jul start 6 PM- Sun 9th Jul finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Enlightened Mind is like a water drop on lotus leaf

Please click here to see more photos and feedback

 

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat 11th-13th Aug 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

1st-3rd Sept 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Factors of Enlightenment

Please click here to see more photos and read the feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fri 8th Sept 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A very nice visit from St. Rafael's Catholic School, Cowra. 

Please click here to see more photos.

 

 

 

 

Long Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 29th Sept start 6 PM- Mon 2nd Oct finish 11 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvigorating MInd

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Activities in November 2023

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

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 3rd Nov start 6 PM- Sun 5th Nov finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart Blossom

Please click here to see photos

 

 

 

 

Sunday 19th Nov 2023

Special Event

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activities in December 2023

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

 

 

Weekend Meditation Retreat

Fri 1st Dec start 6 PM- Sun 3rd Dec finish 2 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Awakening Moment

Sorry the retreat is full.We will post the retreat date for 2024 soon. Thank you.

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 participate in the weekend retreat. Please email your application form to be eligible,  and be ready to be notified at short notice (1-2 days before the retreat starts). Thankyou.

 

 

 

 

Boxing Day - New Year Retreat

Wed 27th Dec 2023 start 6 PM- Mon 1st Jan 2024 finish 11.30 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Peaceful Transformation

Special condition: Please don't apply for this retreat unless you have attended at least 5 retreat at Sunnataram Forest Monastery, Bundanoon. 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Retreat Dates

 

Jan 19th - 21st 2024

Feb 16th - 18th 2024

Mar 28th Mar - 1st Apr Easter

April 26th - 28th 2024

May 17th -19th 2024

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

1. 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

 

2. Donation to buy driking water $320 per truck load [ 13,000 litres ]

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

สิ่งของที่ทางวัดต้องการ

1. ในขณะนี้ คือปัจจัยในการสร้างกุฏิพระสงฆ์และ กุฏิที่พักปฏิบัติธรรม ของอุบาสิกอบาสิกา จำนวน 35 หลัง ซึ่งถูกไฟป่าไหม้เมื่อปี 2020 แต่ทางวัดไม่ต้องการสร้างศาลาโรงนอน เพราะป้องกันการระบาดของเชื้อโรค เช่นเหตุการณ์โควิด จึงขอเชิญสร้างบุญบารมี โดยเฉลี่ยราคาวัสดุก่อสร้าง กุฏิหลังละ ประมาณ $ 9,000 ดอลล่าร์ ไม่รวมแรงงาน ซึ่งเป็นแรงงานพระสงฆ์และอาสาสมัคร ขอเชิญร่วมสร้างบุญบารมี เป็นเจ้าภาพแต่ละหลัง กรุณาติดต่อสอบถามรายละเอียดได้ที่วัดฯ 02-48844262 หรือ email: [email protected]

ขออนุโมทนาในความเมตตาเสียสละของทุกท่าน ขอคุณพระรัตนตรัยได้อภิบาลคุ้มครองรักษาให้ทุกท่านมีความสุข สำเร็จในสิ่งปรารถนาทุกประการเทอญ

2. น้ำดื่ม น้ำใช้ในวัด  ทางวัดไม่มีน้ำประปา พึ่งพาเฉพาะน้ำฝน และปีนี้ฝนแล้ง ไม่มีน้ำในแท็งก์ จึงต้องซื้อน้ำสำหรับดื่ม ปริมาณ 13.000 ลิตร ราคา 320 ดอลล่าร์ ต่อหนึ่งรถบรรทุก